1 – You have to revive the faith in your heart. Faith is what will
bring the Muslim everything he seeks in this world and in the
Hereafter. Faith is the key to all goodness and locks the door to all
evil. The means of reviving and strengthening faith in one's heart
are many and varied, including doing a lot of acts of worship and
righteous deeds.

2 – You must turn to your Lord sincerely, as it says in the
report: "If My slave turns to me inwardly and outwardly, I will turn
the hearts of My slaves to him with love and mercy."

Allaah has made worship the ultimate aim and loftiest purpose of man:

"And I (Allaah) created not the jinn and mankind except that they
should worship Me (Alone)"

[al-Dhaariyaat 51:56 – interpretation of the meaning)]

3 – You should always set your sights on the highest degrees, and
make your goal in life to earn the pleasure of Allaah, and strive to
attain the victory of Paradise, or to attain the highest Firdaws. You
should strive as hard as you can to achieve these lofty aims.

4 – You should follow the example of historical Muslim figures such
as the Sahaabah, Taabi'een and righteous forebears (the salaf).

5 – You should make the most of every minute, every moment and every
heartbeat to use it in such a way as to increase your faith.

6 – You should try to keep company with righteous people, because the
Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
said, "A man will follow the religion of his close friend, so let
each one of you look at whom he befriends." Narrated by Abu Dawood
and al-Tirmidhi with a hasan isnaad. Good friends are one of the best
means of helping you to obey Allaah and to avoid sin and error.

7 – Doing a lot of righteous deeds which will bring you happiness in
this world and in the Hereafter.

8 – Praying qiyaam al-layl, making du'aa' in the time just before
dawn. The feet of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) used to swell because of his desire to be a
thankful slave, even though Allaah had forgiven his previous and
future sins.

9 – Persisting in reading a portion of Qur'aan daily, and other dhikr
that helps you to think and ponder the meanings of the Qur'aan.

10 – Striving to spread the word and make da'wah for the sake of
Allaah, and working for Islam as much as possible.