The ideas of quality and quantity have applications in Islam across a range of domains, including as moral conduct, religious observance, and personal growth. Although Islam stresses the value of number in some acts of worship, it also stresses the value of quality.
Islam emphasizes sincere and thoughtful deeds while promoting a balance between quantity and quality in all facets of life. While there are numerical criteria for some religious commitments, the motive and caliber of the deeds still matter most. An important part of Islamic teachings is aiming for perfection and keeping quantity and quality in check.
Here is a nice motivational video that explains how Allah judges us and what to expect in the future:
In the early days beginning when God Allah was first creating everything he said to the Angels bring me the earth and the angels they said why do you want to create this us in a negative way. Why do you want to make this thing Adam his sons his children? They will commit mischief, they will fight, they will shed blood, they will do all kinds of evil, because they will have freewill and we, we worship you, we praise you? So why do you create this thing when we worship you? And Allah says you don't know what I know.
So then we are created and now this gathering and the angels are climbed all the way to the heavens, where they are asked a question the question now is from Allah he asks them remember these people you said why do you make them why have they gathered? why have they come together? And the angels are so amazed by us they say you're our Allah they're praising you for Jaannah (heaven). But have they seen me? So they Angels realize no Allah they don't see you. What if they saw me? That would praise you even more than us. These people truly love you. What else do they say? They say alhamdulillah. For what? Dunya (earth). They thanked me for dunya? What is dunya? The word itself is if this was creation the bottom of the bottom the very bottom of the bottom. The word dunya means lowly, underneath that is what is given to us and we treasure. So much so Allah says what if I gave or showed them what I actually made for them, the rest of creation? They would thank you so much more. What else do they say? They say Allah Akbar. They say you are the greatest. So they are amazed by you o Allah. Have they seen me? No. Have they seen my powers? No. What if they were to see? They would worship you so much more. Remember the Angels first said why do you create this and now they're praising us the Angels they see us we were created with freewill do what you want and we were limited we cannot see God yet and then on top of that we were created inSun which means they will forget forgetful they are forgetful and then upon that they were given Freewill, desires, and then upon that they were surrounded by fatahna fitna (test), temptations, desires etc. and then they were put here and now amongst all of that they came here to remember Allah. The angels say this is amazing. And so they say to Allah, before they said why do you make them? Now they're saying to Allah, give them the best reward, these people are amazing, and the angels praise you by name.
Why Allah asks Angels to praise us?
While Muslims-
- Because, of our declaring Allah as the 1 true God
- Our 5 daily prayers
- Fasting in Ramadan
- Performing Hajj, and
- Charity in Allah's cause
Allah said to Angels above, you don't know what I know.
What did Allah know?
Here is a Hadith on that-
1) Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The first man to be called on the Day of Resurrection will be Adam who will be shown his offspring, and it will be said to them, 'This is your father, Adam.' Adam will say (responding to the call), 'Labbaik and Sa`daik' Then Allah will say (to Adam), 'Take out of your offspring, the people of Hell.' Adam will say, 'O Lord, how many should I take out?' Allah will say, 'Take out ninety-nine out of every hundred." They (the Prophet's companions) said, "O Allah's Apostle! If ninety-nine out of every one hundred of us are taken away, what will remain out of us?" He said, "My followers in comparison to the other nations are like a white hair on a black ox."
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، حَدَّثَنِي أَخِي، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ ثَوْرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الْغَيْثِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " أَوَّلُ مَنْ يُدْعَى يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ آدَمُ، فَتَرَاءَى ذُرِّيَّتُهُ فَيُقَالُ هَذَا أَبُوكُمْ آدَمُ. فَيَقُولُ لَبَّيْكَ وَسَعْدَيْكَ. فَيَقُولُ أَخْرِجْ بَعْثَ جَهَنَّمَ مِنْ ذُرِّيَّتِكَ. فَيَقُولُ يَا رَبِّ كَمْ أُخْرِجُ فَيَقُولُ أَخْرِجْ مِنْ كُلِّ مِائَةٍ تِسْعَةً وَتِسْعِينَ ". فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِذَا أُخِذَ مِنَّا مِنْ كُلِّ مِائَةٍ تِسْعَةٌ وَتِسْعُونَ، فَمَاذَا يَبْقَى مِنَّا قَالَ " إِنَّ أُمَّتِي فِي الأُمَمِ كَالشَّعَرَةِ الْبَيْضَاءِ فِي الثَّوْرِ الأَسْوَدِ ".
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 6529
In-book reference : Book 81, Hadith 118
USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 8, Book 76, Hadith 536
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So, What did Allah know?-
Allah knew, He will allow 1% of every 100 to enter heaven. The remaining 99% will go to Hell first to be purified.
Allah is not looking for Quantity. He is looking for Quality, so that he can reward them.
"The deeds are considered by the intentions, and a person will get the reward according to his intention." [Sahih Al-Bukhari 1]
There are always consequences to our actions. Every thought, statement, and action we take has an impact on both ourselves and other people. Because everything is interrelated, our actions spread out and have an impact on others, much like ripples on a pond; and the only real authority who truly understands our intentions is Allah.
“Our Lord, give us in this world [that which is] good and in the Hereafter [that which is] good and protect us from the punishment of the Fire." [Quran 2:201]
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