The Two Roads - Heaven and Hell

Shaykh *asan al Ba]r|, one of the greatest towering pillars to uphold
Isl\m, had gone to the extent of stating that the person guilty of not
performing good but instead performing acts of evil, cannot be called a
proper believer. He reasons that it cannot be possible for a person to
believe in All\h, to accept Him as his own God and to claim to have
accepted His every command, (the wavering of which results in
nothing short of disbelief, i.e. rejection of submission to All\h’s will) if
these commands are not adhered to, if he does not revere All\h to such
an extent that to disobey Him or to break any of His commands
becomes conceivable, then this cannot be counted as anything but lip
service, which in practice is hypocrisy.
Whatever view is taken, without doubt the carrying out of good deeds
is an integral part of true belief.
Worship and good deeds are of two types:
1. Worship by means of the body
2. Worship by means of one’s wealth.
Physical worship, for example %al\h, %awm (fasting), *ajj, Dhikr
(remembrance of All\h) etc, is to practically involve oneself in making
an effort for the acquisition of All\h’s pleasure.
Supportive worship by means of wealth is to spend money, not only on
the poor (Zak\h, %adaqah) but also for other necessities like building
Mas\jid (plural of masjid), enabling people (including oneself) to go
out in the path of All\h I etc. all for the pleasure of All\h I (Lill\h).
Once a %a#\b| came to the beloved Nab| r and asked: ‘Who is the
best of men?’
Ras[lull\h r replied:
“That believer who strives with his health and wealth in the path of
All\h.”
al-Bukh\r| and Muslim
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