Peaceful Heart
The third thing which is a sign that our amaal are actually getting
accepted, is that after doing the amal, you feel peace in the heart. The
proof is the Quran:
ۡ ُّّٰ ۡ ن
ُ َا َل ب ِذ ۡكر الل َتط َم ِٕٮ ال ُق ُل ۡو
ب ؕ
ِ ِ ِ
“Beware, the hearts find peace only in the remembrance of
Allah.” (13:28)
If people don’t have the peace in the heart then something is wrong
somewhere; something isn’t right. If their life is not peaceful then there
is something wrong. If there is heaviness in the heart then something
is wrong. If they feel that they are obedient to Allah , and still they
are not peaceful, then there is something wrong. That means they
have to be careful about their amaal, whether they are being accepted
or not. If their amal do get accepted, then they will get this sakinah
(peace) in the hearts. Their life will become peaceful irrespective of
what happens around them.
If you want to know whether your prayers are accepted or not, you must
see if you get that feeling that you are standing in front of your Lord. You
have this khusho that you are standing in front of your Lord and it’s just
me and my Lord.‘I’m talking to Him, I’m His humble servant.’ If you get
all these feelings, then know that your prayers get accepted.
If you are reading the Quran and you get this electric current going down
your spine; sometimes we cry and we feel we are reading a letter that’s
given to us by Allah . We are not just reading and looking here and
there as to what is happening around us. If you get all of that feeling,
then know that your Quran is getting accepted. This is all peace of the
heart.
Consistency is Key
The fourth sign that tells us if our actions are getting accepted or not
is whether there is consistency in the action. It’s not that one night we
get up and pray all night long, and then we don’t even pray two rakats
(units) for the rest of our lives. Consistency is the key. The best actions
in the sigh t of Allah are those actions that are consistent, even if they
are small.
If I feel I was really into my sacred studies and suddenly I am not