Feeling like I am not doing enough for Allah

[QaherKarim]

As Salam Alekum brothers and sisters,

For the past few years I have tried my best to uphold my deen despite facing numerous challenges. I am both grateful and thankful that Allah has allowed me to observe salah, fasting and doing good but throughout all this time I feel like I have not done enough. I keep thinking about how we wont enter Jannah based on our actions but based on Allah's mercy which makes me feel at ease but at the same time I dont want to be too comfortable because I believe if I don't do enough then I may never enter Jannah. This comes from when the sahaba always did so so much in terms of deeds even when some of them were promised Jannah.


If these amazing individuals worshipped Allah with all their time and strength then who am I to rest and to think that I am doing good and i'll make it to Jannah. I know that Allah is what we think of Him, meaning if you think Allah loves you then he loves you, but if you think Allah is negative and mean then he will be so.

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Allah says: 'I am just as My slave thinks I am, (i.e. I am able to do for him what he thinks I can do for him) and I am with him if He remembers Me.
Sahih al-Bukhari 7405


I just wanted to know if anyone else thinks like this and what could the solution be, do you just keep doing what you'e doing and hope it is enough? Comparing oneself to others is not good but when I compare yourself to the prophet I feel like I am doing so little and it is embarrassing.


Jazak Allah Khair for reading.

[Eric H]

Peace be with you QaherKarim;

I feel like I have not done enough.

This is the right feeling to have, it keeps us striving to do more. We are all given many diverse gifts to use, we can only strive to do our best, with the gifts we have been given. We can pray for the wisdom to discern the will of Allah, and the help to do his will.

I keep thinking about how we wont enter Jannah based on our actions but based on Allah's mercy which makes me feel at ease

This is a lifetime journey, striving to do his will, but in the end, it all comes down to the mercy of Allah.

May Allah bless you on your journey,
Eric