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Muhammad ibn Isma'il al-Bukhari, commonly referred to as Imām al-Bukhāri or Imām Bukhāri, was a 9th-century Muslim muhaddith who is widely regarded as the most important hadith scholar in the history of Sunni Islam. Al-Bukhari's extant works include the hadith collection Sahih al-Bukhari, Al-Tarikh al-Kabir, and Al-Adab al-Mufrad. Born in Bukhara in present-day Uzbekistan, Al-Bukhari began learning hadith at a young age. He traveled across the Abbasid Caliphate and learned under several influential contemporary scholars. Bukhari memorized thousands of hadith narrations, compiling the Sahih al-Bukhari in 846. He spent the rest of his life teaching the hadith he had collected.

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"Sometimes ostentation penetrates you in such a way that no one notices it". One of the deadliest of blameworthy traits is Riya (ostentation; the desire to attract attention and impress). How does this trait operate and how can one safeguard themselves from all its subtle ploys, particularly in relation to good deeds? Page 107, Hikam 160 of the Book of Wisdoms https://www.whitethreadpress.com/publication/the-book-of-wisdoms-kitab-al-hikam/

"You are more in need in His forbearance when you obey Him than you are when you disobey Him". [Hikam 132] The Shaykh explains how the seeker can protect their good deeds and in what situation does a sinner rank superior to the good deed doer.

"When you seek a recompense for a deed, the existence of sincerity in it is demanded of you in return. As for the insincere, the feeling of security from chastisement suffices him". "Do not seek recompense for a deed whose doer was not you. It suffices you as a recompense for the deed that He accepts it." Is it proper to ask Allah for reward after having done a good deed? The Shaykh discusses this in light of the above aphorisms.

Tough Questions from Teenagers Mufti Abdur-Rahman starts the talk off with some simple yet practical advice to both parents and children and then answer a series of difficult questions from teenagers that attended on the day.

"Whoever worships Him for something he hopes for from Him, or in order to stave off the arrival of chastisement, he has not concerned himself with the real nature of His Attributes". An intricate discussion in which the Shaykh explains three categories of people in how they worship Allah Most High, which group is the most superior and why. Furthermore, the Shaykh mentions what mindset one needs to develop to cultivate a pure, sincere, non selfish motive in worshiping Allah Most High.

"It suffices as a reward for the doers of good that He has inspired obedience to Him in their hearts and bought upon them the existence of His reciprocal intimacy" The following talk enhances ones understanding of the purpose of doing good deeds aside from the usual objectives sought; to gain reward and avoid punishment.

" Far be it for our Lord to repay us with credit the Servant who deals with Him in cash". How does Allah repay us in this world? Without doubt the doers of good have been promised reward and eternal bliss in the life to come. However, the benevolence and graciousness of Allah is not only restricted to the Hereafter. The Shaykh mentions the numerous ways Allah repays His believing righteous servants in this world.

Let not obedience make you joyous because it comes from you, rather, be joyous over it because it comes from God to you. "Say: In the grace of God and in His mercy, in that they should rejoice. It is better than that which they hoard". [Q.10:58] [Hikam 58] How to balance the feeling of joy when one carries out good deeds, all the while expressing gratitude and acknowledging Allah Most High is the enabler. The following talk gives an understanding on how to balance both these aspects.