The Day When Wealth and Children Profit Not — Except One Who Comes With a Sound Heart
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إِلَّا مَنۡ أَتَى ٱللَّهَ بِقَلۡبٍ سَلِيمٍ
— الشعراء 89
Verse: "The day when wealth and children profit not — except one who comes to Allah with a sound heart." (26:88-89) — Ibrahim's supplication encapsulates the complete truth. On Judgment Day everything falls away: wealth profits nothing, children profit nothing — except one thing: "a sound heart." A sound heart: free from shirk, filled with sincerity and taqwa. Lesson: the only wealth that will benefit you on Judgment Day is your heart — invest in it today.
Source: Ibn Kathir (6/157); Al-Sadi
Question: What are the qualities of the "sound heart" that benefits on Judgment Day?
Answer: Free from shirk, filled with sincerity, taqwa, and love for Allah — the heart that believes and acts.