As Muslims, our ultimate goal is to enter Jannah (Heaven) which can be attained through working in this life as we all say that we want to enter Jannah. However, do we genuinely take the steps to attain this honorable state?
Allah has made it easy for us to enter His Jannah. Still, some of us forget this due to an ‘attachment’ to this temporary worldly life despite knowing it is for trials, tribulations, and calamities to differentiate the believer from the disbeliever.
So we decided to collect some hadiths showing us 25 ways and deeds we can do to enter the Jannah. Keep in mind that these are not the only ways.
Table of Contents
How to Enter Jannah
1. Tawheed
Whoever believes (has Iman) in Allah and His Messenger (ﷺ), and establishes the prayer and fasts during the month of Ramadan, it is incumbent upon Allah that He enters him in Jannah. [Bukhari]
Whoever meets Allah without associating partners with Him will enter Paradise, and whoever meets Him while associating partners with Him will enter Hell
[Bukhari]
2. Memorize 99 Names of Allah
Allah has ninety-nine Names, one hundred minus one, and whoever believes in their meanings and acts accordingly, will enter Jannah. [Bukhari]
3. Building a Mosque
Whoever builds a Masjid seeking the Pleasure of Allah, Allah will build a similar place in Jannah for him. [Bukhari]
4. Seeking Knowledge
Whoever takes a path in search of knowledge, Allah will make easy for him the path to Jannah. [Muslim].
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5. Pray at the mosque
Whoever goes to the Masjid (every) morning and in the afternoon (for the congregational prayer), Allah will prepare for him an honorable place in Jannah with good hospitality for (what he has done) every morning and afternoon. [Bukhari]
6. Avoiding Arguments
The Messenger (ﷺ) said, “I guarantee a house in the vicinity of Paradise for a person who avoids quarreling, even if he knows he is in the right.” [Abu Dawud]
7. Sponsoring an Orphan
The Messenger (ﷺ) said “I and the one who sponsors an orphan will be in Paradise like these two” – and he gestured with his forefinger and middle finger, holding them apart. [Sahih Al-Bukhari]
8. Visiting a Sick Muslim
Whoever visits an ailing person or a brother of his to seek the Pleasure of Allah, an announcer (angel) calls out: “May you be happy, may your walking be blessed, and may you be awarded a dignified position in Jannah”. [Tirmidhi]
9. 12 Voluntary Units of Rakah
Whoever prays 12 Rak’ah in the day and night, a house in Jannah will be built for him. [Muslim]
2 before Fajr
4 before Zohar & 2 after Zohar
2 after Magrib
2 after Isha
10. Reciting La Ilaha Illallah
Whosoever last words are: لا إله إلا الله La ilaha illa Allah, will enter Paradise. [Abu Dawud, Sahih]
11. Spreading Salam
O people, spread the salaam (greetings), feed the hungry, and pray while the people are asleep, you will enter Jannah in peace. [Tirmidhi]
12. Maintain Tahara
There is not one of you who perfects his Wudu and prays two Rak’ah setting about them with his heart as well as his face except that Jannah would be mandatory for him. [Abu Dawud]
13. Speak the truth
Ubadah Bin al-Samit reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said:
“If you guarantee me six things on your part, I shall guarantee you Paradise. Speak the truth when you talk; keep a promise when you make it; when you are trusted with something, do not betray your trust; avoid immorality; lower your gaze; and restrain your hands from injustice.” [Musnad Ahmad]
another hadith: The Messenger (ﷺ) said, “I guarantee a house in the middle of Paradise for a person who avoids lying, even if he was joking.” [Abu Dawud ]
Indeed, truthfulness leads to righteousness and indeed righteousness leads to Jannah.
[Bukhari]
14. Being Pleased with Allah as your Lord
Whoever says the following, Jannah would be mandatory for him. [Abu Dawud]
Raḍītu billāhi Rabba, wa bil-Islāmi dīna, wa bi-Muḥammadin (ṣallallāhu `alayhi wa sallama) nabiyya.
رَضيـتُ بِاللهِ رَبَّـاً وَبِالإسْلامِ ديـناً وَبِمُحَـمَّدٍ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَبِيّـاً
I am pleased with Allah as my Rabb, and with Islam as my Deen, and with Muhammad (ﷺ) as my Prophet,
15. Obey Allah and His Messenger (ﷺ)
In Sahih Al-Bukhari, Abu Hurairah has transmitted that the Prophet, (ﷺ), said: “All of my ummahs will enter Paradise except those who refuse. They asked him: ‘O Messenger of Allah, who would refuse?’ The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: ‘Whoever obeys me will enter Paradise and whoever disobeys me has refused.’”
16. Devoting Time To Prostrate To Allah
Rabee‘ah ibn Ka‘b al-Aslami (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: I used to stay overnight with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and bring him water for wudhu and whatever he needed. He said to me: “Ask.” I said: I ask to be with you in Paradise. He said: “Is there anything else?” I said: That is all. He said: “Help me to do that for you by prostrating a great deal”. [Sahih Muslim]
All narrations not found in Bukhari or Muslim have been verified as authentic by Sheikh Albani Rahimahullah
17. Good Conduct
Whoever dies and is free from three: arrogance, grudges, and debt will enter Jannah. [Tirmidhi]
18. Reciting Allahumma Inni As’aluka Al Jannah
Whoever asks Allah for Jannah three times, Jannah will say: “O Allah, enter him into Jannah.” [Tirmidhi]
19. Repeating after Azan
Whoever repeats after the Mu’adthin (the caller to prayer) from his heart (i.e., sincerely) will enter Jannah. [Abu Dawud]
Another hadith: “Whoever calls the Adhan for 12 years, Jannah will become mandatory for him. [Ibn Majah]”
20. Reciting SubhanAllah al-Adthim wa Bihamdihi
Whoever says:
SubhanAllah al-Adthim wa Bihamdihi,
سبحان الله العظيم وبحمده
Glorified, and Exalted is Allah, The Great, and with His Praise
A date palm will be planted for him in Jannah. [Tirmidhi]
21. Removing Harm from the Road
I saw a man going about in Jannah (and enjoying himself) as a reward for cutting from the middle of the road, a tree that was causing inconvenience to the Muslims. [Muslim]
22. Raising 2 girls
Whoever raises two girls, he and I will enter Jannah. [Tirmidhi]
another Hadith says:
Anas Bin Malik has transmitted that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), said: “Whoever has three daughters or three sisters, cares for them and disciplines them, he and I shall be like this in Paradise” – and he put his index and middle fingers together.” [Musnad Ahmad]
23. Combing Four Good Deeds In 1 Day
The Messenger (ﷺ) asked, “Who is fasting today?” Abu Bakr (ra) replied, “Me”.
The Messenger (ﷺ) asked, “Who has followed a funeral procession today?” Abu Bakr (ra) replied, “Me”.
The Messenger (ﷺ) asked, “Who has fed a poor person today?” Abu Bakr (ra) replied, “Me”.
The Messenger (ﷺ) asked, “Who has visited a sick person today?” Abu Bakr (ra) replied, “Me”.
The Messenger (ﷺ) then said, “Any person that has done these four things in one day will enter Paradise.” [Sahih Muslim]
24. Performing Umrah
Performing Umrah is an expiation for the sins committed between it and the previous Umrah; and the reward of Hajj Mabrur (i.e., one accepted) is nothing but Jannah. [Bukhari]
25. Reciting this dua
“If somebody recites this invocation during the day, and if he should die then, he will be from the people of Jannah. And if he recites it in the night, and if he should die on the same day, he will be from the people of Jannah.” [Bukhari]
Allahumma anta Rabbi la ilaha illa anta, Khalaqtani wa ana `Abduka, wa ana `ala `ahdika wa wa`dika mastata`tu, A`udhu bika min Sharri ma sana`tu, abu’u Laka bini`matika `alaiya, wa abu’u laka bidhanbi faghfir lee fa innahu la yaghfiru adhdhunuba illa anta.
اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّي لا إِلَهَ إِلا أَنْتَ خَلَقْتَنِي وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ وَأَنَا عَلَى عَهْدِكَ وَوَعْدِكَمَا اسْتَطَعْتُ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا صَنَعْتُ أَبُوءُ لَكَ بِنِعْمَتِكَ عَلَيَّ وَأَبُوءُ لَكَ بِذَنْبِي فَاغْفِرْ لِي فَإِنَّهُ لا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلا أَنْتَ
O Allah, You are my Lord, none has the right to be worshipped except You, You created me and I am You servant and I abide to Your covenant and promise as best I can, I take refuge in You from the evil of which I committed. I acknowledge Your favor upon me and I acknowledge my sin, so forgive me, for verily none can forgive sin except You.
26. Devoting your life to Allah
Allah guarantees to those who strive in His Cause and whose motivation for going out is nothing but Jihad in His Cause and belief in His Word, that He will admit him into Jannah. [Bukhari]
27. Forgiving a Debtor who is in Hardship
The Messenger (ﷺ) said, “There was a merchant who used to give loans to the people, and whenever his debtor was in difficult circumstances he would say to his workers, ‘Forgive him so that Allah may forgive us.’ So Allah relieved him.” [Sahih Bukhari and Muslim]
28. Shahada
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “Whoever of you performs Wudu’ carefully and then says:
Ash-hadu an la ilaha illallahu Wahdahu la sharika Lahu, wa ash-hadu anna Muhammadan ‘abduhu wa Rasuluhu
أشهد أن لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له، وأشهد أن محمدًا عبده ورسوله،
[I testify that there so no true god except Allah Alone, Who has no partners and that Muhammad ((ﷺ) is His slave and Messenger]
the eight gates of Jannah are opened for him. He may enter through whichever of these gates he desires (to enter).”[Muslim].
29. For Women
Narrated by Anas ibn Malik: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “When a woman observes the five times of prayer, fasts during Ramadan, preserves her chastity and obeys her husband, she may enter by any of the gates of Paradise she wishes.” [Tirmidhi]
30. Protecting your tongue and private parts
Whoever can guarantee (the chastity of) what is between his two jaw-bones and what is between his two legs (i.e. his tongue and his private parts), I guarantee Jannah for him. [Bukhari]
31. Showing Patience at the Loss of One’s Sights
The Messenger (ﷺ) said, “Allah The Most High has said, ‘If I take away the eyesight of a slave of Mine and he shows patience and seeks My reward, then I shall reward him with nothing less than Paradise.”‘ [Sahih Bukhari]
Duas to Enter Jannah
May Allah allow us to join the Messenger ﷺ in Jannah
Ya Allah protect our parents & give them Jannah
Ya Allah, forgive our sins & grant us Jannah.
Ya Allah, Surround me with those who remind me of you who elevate my iman and will hold my hand, all the way to Jannah
May Allah grant us all Jannah-al-Firdous.
May we All meet in Jannah
