What is the criterion of the value of a person in the eye of Allah?

- What does the hadith "He who wants to find out what his value in the eye of Allah is should look what obedience and respect to Allah in his eye is"?
- Does the hadith above mean: The value of a person in the eye of ALLAH is determined by his respect and obedience to Allah; that is, obedience and respect to ALLAH increases his value in the eye of ALLAH?

Dear Brother / Sister,

It is possible to interpret it like that but the degree of a person's obedience to Allah's orders and prohibitions and the sunnah of His Messenger can also be a criterion regarding the issue.

The following verse exists in the Quran:

“Verily the most honored of you in the sight of Allah is (he who is) the most righteous of you.” (al-Hujurat, 49/13)

The value of everybody is the same in the eye of Allah by birth. His value is not determined by his material body from birth. However, his value increases or decreases based on his deeds.

The Quran eliminates all of the superiorities of man originating from gender, rank, class, wealth, race, climate and region. Instead of them, it regards superiorities that are the products of his intention, effort and patience as the criteria. In the eye of Allah, the equality of men changes based on taqwa; and taqwa becomes the criterion for superiority.

Nowadays, destruction and negative movements have increased. Taqwa is the greatest principle that can resist these negative movements. Nowadays, there are great good deeds and rewards originating from taqwa and avoiding haram deeds. Abstaining from what is forbidden (haram) is obligatory. We need to understand taqwa very well and place it in every moment of our life; we also need to have the ethics of the Prophet (pbuh).

We need to pay great attention to the issue of avoiding harams and sins, and make great efforts.

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