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Gates to Jannah

Deeds and actions that lead to Paradise

Based on authentic hadith from Bukhari, Muslim, Tirmidhi, and others

1

Growing up as a Muslim

A young person who grows up worshipping Allah and dies upon Islam. The Prophet ﷺ said: 'There are seven whom Allah will shade on the Day when there is no shade but His: a just ruler; a youth who grew up worshipping Allah...'

Bukhari & Muslim

2

Raising righteous children

A parent who raises their children upon Islam and they grow up to be righteous. Their children's good deeds continue to benefit the parent even after death.

Muslim

3

Honoring your parents

The Prophet ﷺ said: 'Let him be humiliated — the one who finds his parents in old age, one or both of them, and does not enter Jannah (by serving them).'

Muslim

4

Good character

The Prophet ﷺ said: 'The heaviest thing on the scales of a believer on the Day of Resurrection will be good character. Allah hates the one who is obscene and foul-mouthed.'

Tirmidhi