Make my heart firm

Steadfastness on Deen

Hadhrat Shuhra Bin Jausab (RA) says, “I asked Umm-e-Salma (RA), ‘What was Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wassallam)’s most often read/repeated du’a in his house?’” She replied that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) used to read:
يا مقلب القلوب ثبت قلبي علي دينك

Transliteration: “Ya muqallibal quloob thabbit qalbi ‘ala deenik.”

Translation: “Oh Controller of hearts! Make my heart firm on Your Deen.”

(Jawaahir ul Bukhari, pg. 571)

One who continuously makes this du’a will remain steadfast on the Deen, with the result that he will die with Imaan.

and this is why we make wudu properly...

Sahih al-Bukhari
كتاب العلم (The Book of Knowledge)
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Narrated Abu Huraira:
Once the Prophet (salAllahu 'alayhi wasallam) remained behind us in a journey. He joined us while we were performing ablution for the prayer which was over-due. We were just passing wet hands over our feet (and not washing them properly) so the Prophet (salAllahu 'alayhi wasallam) addressed us in a loud voice and said twice or thrice: "Save your heels from the fire."

Scary Stuff

Sahih al-Bukhari
أبواب التهجد (The Book of the Night Prayer)
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Narrated Samura bin Jundab:
The Prophet (salAllahu 'alayhi wasallam) said in his narration of a dream that he saw, "He whose head was being crushed with a stone was one who learnt the Quran but never acted on it, and slept ignoring the compulsory prayers."

Best Friend

A friend once told me this.

There was Shaykh who was asked how he developed his eman in the akhira and he said that he saw many funerals. A man would die, his children would follow him to his grave, pray...and leave. His wealth was left behind. All that was with him were his deeds. So the Shaykh said, "I have made my best friend my good deeds, to keep me company in my grave"