<b>Guidance from the Hadiths:</b><br> 1) One should ask himself and call it to account: ‘Have you done good deeds? Have you repented? Have you returned to Allah?’ This is what matters for his salvation rather than waiting for death to come without having done good deeds!<br> 2) The wisdom of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) is illustrated in the Hadith through his reply to the questioner. He guided him to what is optimal for him in attaining salvation, namely, getting prepared for the Hereafter by doing what is beneficial for him.<br> 3) Allah Almighty concealed knowledge of the Hour from the people, so that everyone would be always prepared for meeting Allah Almighty. {and do not die except as Muslims.} For, once a slave dies, he will face his Hour.<br> 4) Loving Allah Almighty and obeying Him, as well as loving His Messenger (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) are among the best deeds by which one draws close to Allah Almighty, and are among the most perfect acts of worship that save one in the worldly life and on the Day of Judgment.<br> <br> <b>Benefit:</b><br> According to a narration by Al-Bukhāri and Muslim: “Anas said: I love the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) and Abu Bakr and ‘Umar, and I hope that I would be with them by virtue of my love for them, even though my deeds are not as excellent as theirs.”<br> Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy upon him) said in his poem Al-Lāmiyyah:<br> Love for all the Companions is a principle that I adopt, and love for the relatives of the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) is something through which I seek closeness to Allah.<br> All of them are high in status and have abundant merits, yet Al-Siddiq tops all of them.