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I want to get closer to Allah. I want to change my life. What should I do?

It's a very good question and at some point in the lives of every one of us,

we tend to feel within ourselves that we want to do more to gain closeness to Allah.

The question is what is the starting point? Well Allah Almighty has answered

that himself by telling us there is nothing that I love more than those things I

made compulsory. If I did not love it, it would not be compulsory. This means if you

want to gain closeness to Allah, do your Farah. That is something amazing. Clear

cut answer, your obligations, the five daily prayers, etc. Make sure you fulfill

your duty unto Allah. If he tells you you have to do this, pause for a moment.

Does he need it? No, he doesn't. Who needs it? You need it, I need it. So if that is

the case and he is telling you you have to do this, knowing very well he doesn't

need it, but you need it, you need to know there must be something massively beneficial

in what he is saying. La ilaha illallah. There is none worthy of worship besides Allah.

So you want to gain closeness to Allah? At least do your obligations. Start off with the

five daily prayers and so on when it comes to fasting in Ramadan, when it comes to your

charity, that which is obligatory and compulsory, do it with a happy heart. Do it such that

you are looking forward to it. Don't look at it as a burden. It is for you. More than

anything else. It is for your benefit. Now, the next question is, so from among these

things that Allah says, He wants you to do, which of those acts of worship is the best?

What can I do? I want to gain closeness to Allah. I want to be close to Allah. Well, I

can tell you prayer. Allah made it a pillar of Islam. The five daily salah. If you have

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