I began to understand why Allah loves continuous good deeds even if they are small. As human beings, our actions are easily influenced by our mood and emotions. We are very vulnerable to our state of mind. And it's not easy to keep doing the thing that we have to do (or even want to do), when we don't feel like it. It's like, very hard. This is where the struggles come, but you do it anyway. You are persistent.
The Prophet (ﷺ) was asked, "What deeds are loved most by Allah?" He said, "The most regular constant deeds even though they may be few." -Sahih Bukhari.
"So again the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said do the deeds that you are able to continue with, take things that do not exhaust you. The most beloved of deeds to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala are the small ones even if they are consistent." -Sheikh Omar: Allah Loves Consistency
Perhaps this is also why Allah loves us so much. We worship Him despite our lack of motivation, we continue doing the good deeds and trying to abandon unlawful ways of life despite all the intense desires and struggles we have to face. We worship Him, and not our emotion. Even on the days when we ended up worshipping our emotions, He is always the Most Merciful, and completely being understanding, giving us chances to keep trying and keep showing us the way to do it better.
Can you, as a teacher, imagine this analogy? You have student A and B. Student A is very privileged and intelligent, born in a good family, has a strong basic on the subject that you are teaching. Meanwhile, student B is born in a less-fortunate family, has learning disabilities, and does not have any basic regarding your subject (maybe this kid is from different stream of school).
So, these kids completed the same homework for the holiday which you have given them. But who do you think put in more work? Both of them are very well-disciplined, and you always admire Student A for the competency he has. But you will develop a fond feeling towards Student B, observing how much struggles he has to endure, including his own desire to just give up and sleep, as well as his effort to learn from his mistakes.
Let's add manners in the scenario, say Student A oftentimes looks down on Student B. That's already a deduction point. As a teacher, you would not like a persistent kid with boastful manner, instead, your heart will be more fond towards the one who is persistent and humble.
When our shuyukhul Islam reminded us, “Perhaps a sin that humbles you is better than a good deed that makes you arrogant”, perhaps these are the ways we can make sense of it in our very limited knowledge Allah has blessed us with.
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