The Messenger (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said, “O mankind! Spread the salutation, feed the poor and needy, join the ties of kinship and offer prayers at night while the people are asleep and you shall enter Paradise in peace.”
[Ibn Majah]
Commentary:
This hadith shows four types of worship which help one enter paradise with no hardship.
These four actions are:
- Spreading salutation (salam) by making it apparent to those whom you know and those whom you don’t know from the Muslims.
- Feeding the poor and needy by giving charity other than the Zakaat which is obligatory.
- Joining the ties of kinship from family and relatives.
- Praying the night prayers whilst everyone else is asleep. The final third of the night is considered to be the best time for this prayer because it is the time that Allah Almighty descends to the lowest heaven in order to forgive those whom are praying and grant them what they ask for
And Allah Knows Best!