Islam is easy. Some may have you believe otherwise, which is a shame really, because they will be held to account for their doing so. Yes, we can always be doing more, and yes, the Muslim's journey is a lifelong one. But, I do believe this hadith (saying of the Prophet Muhammad, may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) sums it up quite nicely:
Jaber bin Abdullah Al-Ansari narrated that :
A man asked the messenger of Allah :
"Do you think that if I perform the obligatory prayers, fast in Ramadan, treat as lawful that which is lawful and treat as forbidden that which is forbidden, and do nothing further, I shall enter Paradise ?"
He said: "Yes."
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