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UUnnddeerrssttaannddiinnggoofftthheeRReelliiggiioonnIslamic questions on a wide variety of topics which have been answered in detail with fullexplanation by the great Marja` Taqlid, yatullh al-`Um al- jj ash-Shaykh Lufullh as- f alGulpygn(may Allh protect him)

Translated into English by Saleem Bhimji (www.al-mubin.org)

Question:Question:Question:Question: It has been mentioned in the adth that the Divine reward (Thawb) for performing some minor acts is

sometimes a grand reward for example, if a person says Glory be to Allh () one hundred times it is greaterthan offering one hundred sacrifices (of animals) in the ajj; or if a person sends prayers and blessings on Muammadand his family (blessings of Allh be upon him and his family) just three times, then its Divine reward can not be counted

by other than Allh (Glory and Greatness be to Him). Are these sorts of adth authentic?

Answer:Answer:Answer:Answer:Apparently, such expressions in these examples of the adth (of the rewards that are promised) are in relation

or in reference to a great (unimaginable) reward that has been promised. As we know, there are no other words at th

level of saying Glory be to Allh() in which we testify and state that Allh (Glory and Greatness be to Him) icompletely free from all sorts of defects and shortcomings which is truly the most perfect form of showing the belief of

Oneness (Tawd) that we as Muslims believe in.

In addition, by sending prayers and blessings upon Muammad and the family of Muammad (blessings of Allh be

upon him and his family) - which all human beings owe a great deal of thanks to as it through them (the Prophet and hisfamily) that we have been guided and have attained salvation in this world and the hereafter, and thus we must never

forget or stop thinking about their blessings for even one instance we see that there is no greater phrase that can be used

other that this (the alawt) and these types of prayers can also be found in the Qurn.

Allh the Most High has said in a verse of the Qurn that :

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Whether thou ask for their forgiveness, or not, (their sin is unforgivable): if thou ask seventy times for their forgivenessAllah will not forgive them: because they have rejected Allah and His Messenger: and Allah guideth not those who are

perversely rebellious. (al-Qurn, 9:80)Without doubt, the word seventy times in this verse does not have any specific meaning such that if the Prophet of Islm

(blessings of Allh be upon him and his family) were to ask forgiveness for them seventy-one times, then Allh (Glory

and Greatness be to Him) would forgive them! Thus, it is clear that the meaning here is that in no way would Allh

(Glory and Greatness be to Him) ever forgive them.

and Allh knows best