Guide Others Towards Goodness

Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam says, “الدالُّ على الخيرِ كفاعلِه”, “Ad-dāl ‘ala l-khayr ka-fā’ilih”, “The one who guides to good is like the one who performs it.”

The one who shows good deeds, even if he doesn’t do them himself, earns thawāb as if he has done them. Good deeds are a benefit for humanity. Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla wants benefit for humanity.

Therefore, He ﷻ sent Prophets for that. Wherever there is goodness and deeds to be done, Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla sent Prophets there for them to show the ways of goodness. And then there are ṣaḥābahs, awliyā’, ālims and ‘ulamā’, hojjas.

If everyone, even normal people strive to do good deeds and make charity, or if they point at them and say “I couldn’t do this. Can you help them?” they will earn thawāb as if they did it.

Our religion of Islām is for goodness. Whatever goodness there is, doing it is advised. And we should prevent bad things and say “This is bad. Don’t do so.” Many people nowadays still don’t know what is good and what is bad in this time. They accept everything.

People see the worst things as normal now. Even if you just say this is not right, it will have benefit, because that is something Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla probihited. That is something against people’s nature.

So you will have shown that. And thawāb will be written for you. It will be counted as if you did goodness. And if you say “Alright, do it” about badness, it will be harmful for you. There will be no benefit.

Our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam always shows the highest levels of goodness and good deeds to people. To all people, not only Muslims. If all people followed the way shown by our Holy Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam the world would be peaceful, full of barakah and beauty.

As they have gone out of it, as they have chosen bad ways, there is no benefit to anyone. They get nothing but harm. Therefore, wherever there is goodness, do it as much as you can. ‘وَافْعَلُوا الْخَيْرَ’, ‘Wa f’alū l-khayra’, ‘And do goodness.’ (Qur’ān 22:77).

This is said in Qur’ān ‘Aẓīmu sh-Sha’n. It tells to do goodness as an order. If you can but don’t do it, at least show it to someone else. That is good. If he does it, Allāh ﷻ will grant you from its thawāb.

May Allāh ﷻ let us all do goodness. You don’t have to become hojja or a scholar to do goodness. Everyone can do goodness. Everyone can certainly do it.

Therefore, Allāh ﷻ has ordered to do goodness. Stay away from evil. May Allāh ﷻ let all of us always do goodness, in shā’a Llāh.

Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq.

Al-Fatiha.

•⁠ ⁠Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbaniق

12 November 2026/ 02 Jumada al-Thani 1448

Lefke, Cyprus

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