غنائم العمر

As Ulama, our occupation with ilm sometimes causes us to forget that the objective of ilm is getting closer to Allah Ta’ala, bringing a’mal and sifat into us and staying away from all that displeases Him.
It is beneficial to have a program or reminder, to help one achieve these goals.

The author of this book prepared a program, labelling each action a Ghanimah, intending them as assets that are to be gathered in this life. These are the Real Assets we should strive to acquire.

He divided these assets into 3 groups:
1- Those that bring one near to Allah Ta’ala
2- Those that prevent or save one from difficulty or punishment
3- Those that fulfil a need
Each group is then divided into sub-categories.
The total number of Assets is 360.

The manner of presentation is a big feature of this book. He mentions the Asset, then its virtue, followed by the dalil for its virtue, from Quran or sahih/hasan ahadith.
A different colour is used for each, plus a box to be ticked is placed next to Asset, so that one could keep a record of which ones have been practiced upon.

Within each chapter, the Assets are presented in order of importance, so that one could start with the most important ones.

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