Why Do We Do Good?
Should our purpose be going to jannah or to please God? Isn’t pleasing God enough then jannah should be an afterthought?
Al-Mutaffifin 83:26 خِتَٰمُهُۥ مِسۡكٌۚ وَفِى ذَٰلِكَ فَلۡيَتَنَافَسِ ٱلۡمُتَنَٰفِسُونَ Al-Insan – 76:9 Arabic إِنَّمَا نُطۡعِمُكُمۡ لِوَجۡهِ ٱللَّهِ لَا نُرِيدُ مِنكُمۡ جَزَآءً وَلَا شُكُورًا Al-Insan – 76:10 Arabic إِنَّا نَخَافُ مِن رَّبِّنَا يَوۡمًا عَبُوسًا قَمۡطَرِيرًا These ayahs make it seem as though one should do good deeds for attaining heaven and because they fear hell. But ayah 9 of 76 makes it seem that they are doing it only for the sake of God. Then 10 says that they fear he’ll. but the surah 83 ayah says to compete for heaven itself
Could we perhaps say that these are all a means to the end of tazkiyya and becoming a person of God?