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What actions can one do to bring relationship closer to Allah. and as a student what best advice can be given to increase ilm as well as A’mal.

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What actions can one do to bring relationship closer to Allah. and as a student what best advice can be given to increase ilm as well as A'mal. What argument can we give to those who celebrate the Prophet s.a.w's birthday, what dalil can we give. JazakhaAllah Khair

Answer :

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatuh
Obedience to the commands of Allah takes one closer to Allah. Whatever Allah has ordained should be practiced and whatever has been prohibited should be abstained from. One would achieve this by adhering to the noble Sunnah of Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wassalam). Together with fulfilling the Faraaid (acts of compulsion), one should also practice upon the Nawaafil (optional acts). These Nawaafil play a significant role in taking one closer to Almighty Allah. Recitation of the Quraan e Kareem is also an important tool in gaining the proximity and closeness of Allah.
سنن الترمذى - (ج 11 / ص 103(
قَدْ رُوِىَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَرْطَاةَ عَنْ جُبَيْرِ بْنِ نُفَيْرٍ عَنِ النَّبِىِّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- مُرْسَلٌ. حَدَّثَنَا بِذَلِكَ إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِىٍّ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ عَنِ الْعَلاَءِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَرْطَاةَ عَنْ جُبَيْرِ بْنِ نُفَيْرٍ قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِىُّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « إِنَّكُمْ لَنْ تَرْجِعُوا إِلَى اللَّهِ بِأَفْضَلَ مِمَّا خَرَجَ مِنْهُ ». يَعْنِى الْقُرْآنَ.
Rasulullah (-صلى الله عليه وسلم) said “There is nothing more effective in getting you closer to Allah than that which has emanated from Allah-the Quraan”.
And Allah knows best
Wassalam
Muhammed Zakariyya Desai,
Assistant Mufti
Checked and Approved by:
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Darul Iftaa, Madrassah In'aamiyyah