competing in goodness
Allah says: Every group has its own direction. So race with each other in doing good (Al-Baqarah: 148)
Also: Rush toward your Lord’s forgiveness and heaven as wide as the skies and earth. It's prepared for people who believe in Allah and His Messenger (Al-Hadid: 21)
And: Some people do good earlier than others, by Allah’s permission. That’s a huge gift (Fathir: 32)
They quickly go after good deeds. They’re the ones who get it first (Al-Mukminun: 61)
And those who believed first, they’re the first to enter heaven (Al-Waqi’ah: 10)
(from Syajaratul Ma‘arif, Syaikh al-‘Izz bin Abdus Salam)