شَرْطا قَبولِ العَمَل
The Two Conditions for the Acceptance of Deeds

يقول الله – تعالى – في سورة هود [الآية 7]: {وَهُوَ الَّذي خَلَقَ السَّماواتِ وَالأرْضَ في سِتَّةِ أيـَّامٍ وكانَ عَرْشُهُ عَلى الماءِ لِيَبْلُوَكُمْ أيـُّكُمْ أحْسَنُ عَمَلاً وَلَئِنْ قُلْتَ إنـَّكُمْ مَبْعوثونَ مِنْ بَعْدِ المَوْتِ لَيَقولَنَّ الَّذينَ كَفَروا إنْ هذا إلّا سِحْرٌ مُبين}

Allah (ta’ala) says in Surat Hude [11:7]: "And He is Who has created the heavens and the earth in six Days and His Throne was on the water, that He might test you, which of you is the best in deeds. But if you were to say to them: "You shall indeed be raised up after death," those who disbelieve would be sure to say, "This is nothing but obvious magic."”

ويقول – سبحانه – في سورة الكهف [الآية 7]: {إنـَّا جَعَلْنا ما عَلى الأرْضِ زِينَةً لَها لِنَبْلُوَهُمْ أيـُّهُمْ أحْسَنُ عَمَلاً}

And he says (subhanahu) in Surat Al-Kahf [18:7]: "Verily! We have made that which is on earth as an adornment for it, in order that We may test them (mankind) as to which of them are best in deeds.”

ويقول في سورة المُلْك [الآية 2]: {الَّذي خَلَقَ المَوْتَ وَالحَياةَ لِيَبْلُوَكُمْ أيـُّكُمْ أحْسَنُ عَمَلاً وَهُوَ العَزيزُ الغَفُور}

{لِيَبْلُوَكُمْ} أي: لِيَخْـتَبِرَكُمْ، {أحْسَنُ عَمَلاً} أي: خيْرٌ عملاً، ولَمْ يَقُلْ: أكثر عملاً. فمتى يكون العملُ حَسَناً؟
And He says in Surat Al-Mulk [67:2]: "Who has created ...

How to serve IslaM

1 – You can serve Islam by having a correct resolve and sincere intention, for Allah blesses an action that is done sincerely for His sake alone, even if it is little. Sincere devotion, if it becomes a constant feature of acts of worship and obedience, even if they are small or simple in the sight of the one who does them, makes them great in the sight of Allah, so Allah will forgive him for major sins because of that, as it says in the hadeeth about the piece of paper on which is written La ilaaha ill-Allah.

2 – You can serve Islam by knowing the right way and following it. The Straight Path means following the way of our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) with regard to the principles, ways and means of da'wah and being patient in adhering to that, whilst treating people with kindness and compassion, because they are suffering from the disease of sin.

3 – You can serve Islam by making the most of all available means and circumstances. This is a great blessing, for all means are permissible except those which have been forbidden by Allah. So we call people ...