11 Good Reasons to Do Good Deeds

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Allaah The Almighty enjoins us to remember Him frequently and perform good deeds because forgetfulness is a disease that leads to neglecting virtuous deeds. Allaah The Almighty Says (what means): {“And indeed We made a covenant with Aadam before, but he forgot, and We found on his part no firm willpower”} [Quran, 20: 115]. One's good deeds should be based on one's belief in Allaah The Almighty, and we must frequently remind ourselves of the reward for righteous deeds which encourages us to perform them.

A person should always remember that he has been instructed to compete in virtuous deeds. Allaah The Almighty Says (what means): {“Race with one another in hastening towards forgiveness from your Lord.”} [Quran, 57: 21]. Shaykh ibn As-Sa’di  may  Allaah  have  mercy  upon  him said, commenting on this, "One who hastens towards virtuous deeds during his life will therefore also hasten to enter Paradise in the Hereafter."
The following are a few factors that serve as incentives to perform righteous deeds in order to gain blessings in this world and eternal reward in the Hereafter.
The Prophet  sallallaahu  `alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allaah exalt his mention ) used to ask Allaah The Almighty to enable him to perform virtuous deeds saying: “O Allaah! I ask You to enable me to perform virtuous deeds and (for) the abandonment of sins." [At-Tirmithi].