Controlling the Tongue
"It is quite amazing how it can be easy upon a person to be cautious and wary with regards to [different impermissible acts such as]: eating from unlawful means, oppression, adultery and fornication, stealing, drinking intoxicants, looking at prohibited things and the likes, and yet quite difficult for him to be careful about the movement of his tongue. So bad that you find a person towards whom the people point to concerning his practice of the Religion, his asceticism, and worship, and despite this he says statements that anger Allaah greatly and he shows no concern about this, yet this statement will take him [to a Fire] that is farther than distance between east and west."
Ibn al-Qayyim - al-Jawaabul-Kaafee/adDaa wad-Dawaa
"It is quite amazing how it can be easy upon a person to be cautious and wary with regards to [different impermissible acts such as]: eating from unlawful means, oppression, adultery and fornication, stealing, drinking intoxicants, looking at prohibited things and the likes, and yet quite difficult for him to be careful about the movement of his tongue. So bad that you find a person towards whom the people point to concerning his practice of the Religion, his asceticism, and worship, and despite this he says statements that anger Allaah greatly and he shows no concern about this, yet this statement will take him [to a Fire] that is farther than distance between east and west."
Ibn al-Qayyim - al-Jawaabul-Kaafee/adDaa wad-Dawaa
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18 Benefits of (Salah) Prayer [Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah]
Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah [d.751] (Rahimahullah) stated:
– 1 – Prayer is something that causes one to receive sustenance.
– 2 – It is something that safeguards one’s physical health.
– 3 – It keeps away harmful things.
– 4 – It casts away illnesses.
– 5 – It strengthens the heart.
– 6 – It brightens one’s countenance.
– 7 – It delights the soul.
– 8 – It gets rid of laziness.
– 9 – It makes the limbs active.
– 10 – It increases one’s physical strength.
– 11 – It expands the chest (making one at ease and giving him insight).
– 12 – It is nourishment for the soul.
– 13 – It illuminates the heart.
– 14 – It safeguards one’s blessings.
– 15 – It repels catastrophes.
– 16 – It brings on blessings.
– 17 – It keeps away the Shaytaan (the Devil).
– 18 – It draws one close to Ar-Rahmaan
Source: Zaad al-Ma’aad (4/304-305
Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah [d.751] (Rahimahullah) stated:
– 1 – Prayer is something that causes one to receive sustenance.
– 2 – It is something that safeguards one’s physical health.
– 3 – It keeps away harmful things.
– 4 – It casts away illnesses.
– 5 – It strengthens the heart.
– 6 – It brightens one’s countenance.
– 7 – It delights the soul.
– 8 – It gets rid of laziness.
– 9 – It makes the limbs active.
– 10 – It increases one’s physical strength.
– 11 – It expands the chest (making one at ease and giving him insight).
– 12 – It is nourishment for the soul.
– 13 – It illuminates the heart.
– 14 – It safeguards one’s blessings.
– 15 – It repels catastrophes.
– 16 – It brings on blessings.
– 17 – It keeps away the Shaytaan (the Devil).
– 18 – It draws one close to Ar-Rahmaan
Source: Zaad al-Ma’aad (4/304-305
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Shaykh Ibn Uthyameen رحمه الله:
"It is from stupidity that you come to the grave of someone who has rotten away and become dust, and call upon and worship him, while he is in need of your supplication!"
[AI Qawl al Mufeed 1/11]
"It is from stupidity that you come to the grave of someone who has rotten away and become dust, and call upon and worship him, while he is in need of your supplication!"
[AI Qawl al Mufeed 1/11]
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Abdullah narrated that the Messenger ﷺ said:
"Whoever has a mustard seed's weight of pride (arrogance) in his heart, shall not be admitted into Paradise. And whoever has a mustard seed's weight of faith in his heart, shall not be admitted into the Fire."
[Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1998]
"Whoever has a mustard seed's weight of pride (arrogance) in his heart, shall not be admitted into Paradise. And whoever has a mustard seed's weight of faith in his heart, shall not be admitted into the Fire."
[Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1998]
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Sometimes in life, we reach a point where we have two paths: one leading to Allāh and the other to our desires. In those moments, choosing Allāh’s command and following His path seems like hardest thing to do. But we often forget that when we leave something for Allāh, He blesses us with something better.
One thing about our desires is , once they are fulfilled, there is no real fulfillment in it.
They often leave us hollow. We desire things one after another, and the cycle is never ending.
_Whereas when Allāh blesses us with something, there is peace in that fulfillment and a kind of contentment._
So, let this be a gentle reminder to myself and to all of you:when life brings you to a road where you have to choose between Allāh and your desires, choose Allāh.
For when one choose Allāh's path he opens other beautiful paths for us that we have never imagined.
One thing about our desires is , once they are fulfilled, there is no real fulfillment in it.
They often leave us hollow. We desire things one after another, and the cycle is never ending.
_Whereas when Allāh blesses us with something, there is peace in that fulfillment and a kind of contentment._
So, let this be a gentle reminder to myself and to all of you:when life brings you to a road where you have to choose between Allāh and your desires, choose Allāh.
For when one choose Allāh's path he opens other beautiful paths for us that we have never imagined.
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*❇🎗 Friday Reminders🎗❇*
*👉🏻“O believers, when the call is proclaimed for the prayer on Friday, come to the remembrance of Allah and leave off business, that is better for you if you but did know*.”
*[Al-Jumuah, 62:9]*
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*✳Etiquette of the day of Jumuah*
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*✅ Purifying and cleaning oneself and Dressing well for Salat-al-Jumuah*
👉🏻Prophet ﷺ said: “Verily, Allah has made this day (of Friday) a celebration for the Muslims. So whoever comes to Friday (prayer), then let him bathe himself, and if he has any perfume let him put some on, and use the toothstick.”
● [رواه ابن ماجه ١٠٩٨ وصحيح الترغيب ١\٢٩٨]
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*✅Reciting Surah al-Kahf.*
👉🏻Prophet ﷺ said: “Whoever reads Surah Al-Kahf on Fridays will be adorned with light from that Friday to the next.”
● (صحيح جامع الصغير ٢/٦٤٧٠)
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*✅Reciting Durood upon Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W)*
👉🏻Prophet ﷺ said: “Send prayer upon me abundantly on the day of Jumu’ah (Friday) & on the night of Jumu’ah (Thursday night) for he who sends prayer upon me one time, Allāh sends prayer upon him 10 times.”
● [صحيح الجامع ١٢٠٩]
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*✅Make lots of Duas*
Prophet ﷺ said: “There is such an hour on Friday, that if any Muslim makes Du’ā during it, his Du’ā will be accepted.”
● {صحيح البخاري ٥٢٩٥، صحيح مسلم ٨٥٢}
…and remember… *“The deeds most loved by Allah are those done regularly, even if they are small.”*
*👉🏻“O believers, when the call is proclaimed for the prayer on Friday, come to the remembrance of Allah and leave off business, that is better for you if you but did know*.”
*[Al-Jumuah, 62:9]*
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*✳Etiquette of the day of Jumuah*
─━━━━━━⊱✿⊰━━━━━━─
*✅ Purifying and cleaning oneself and Dressing well for Salat-al-Jumuah*
👉🏻Prophet ﷺ said: “Verily, Allah has made this day (of Friday) a celebration for the Muslims. So whoever comes to Friday (prayer), then let him bathe himself, and if he has any perfume let him put some on, and use the toothstick.”
● [رواه ابن ماجه ١٠٩٨ وصحيح الترغيب ١\٢٩٨]
─━━━━━━⊱✿⊰━━━━━━─
*✅Reciting Surah al-Kahf.*
👉🏻Prophet ﷺ said: “Whoever reads Surah Al-Kahf on Fridays will be adorned with light from that Friday to the next.”
● (صحيح جامع الصغير ٢/٦٤٧٠)
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*✅Reciting Durood upon Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W)*
👉🏻Prophet ﷺ said: “Send prayer upon me abundantly on the day of Jumu’ah (Friday) & on the night of Jumu’ah (Thursday night) for he who sends prayer upon me one time, Allāh sends prayer upon him 10 times.”
● [صحيح الجامع ١٢٠٩]
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*✅Make lots of Duas*
Prophet ﷺ said: “There is such an hour on Friday, that if any Muslim makes Du’ā during it, his Du’ā will be accepted.”
● {صحيح البخاري ٥٢٩٥، صحيح مسلم ٨٥٢}
…and remember… *“The deeds most loved by Allah are those done regularly, even if they are small.”*
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Ibn ‘Umar رضي الله عنهما: “If we did not see a person at Fajr and 'Ishā prayers, we would think badly of him.”
● [المعجم الكبير للطبراني ١٢\٢٧١]
● [المعجم الكبير للطبراني ١٢\٢٧١]
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Shaykh Abdurrazāq Al-Badr حفظه الله said:
“..It is as if, by beginning his day with the mention of these three matters rather than others, he (the muslim) is setting his goals & purposes for the day..”
The Shaykh went on to say:
“& in starting with beneficial knowledge there is an obvious wisdom that is clear to the one who reflects; through beneficial knowledge, a person is able to distinguish between righteous & unrighteous deeds, & is able to differentiate between lawful & unlawful sustenance…”
“..(this dua’) is (the muslim) seeking help from his Lord سبحانه in the morning & at the start of his day, asking that He make the difficult easy, remove obstacles, & assist him in achieving his blessed goals & noble objectives..”
“..It is as if, by beginning his day with the mention of these three matters rather than others, he (the muslim) is setting his goals & purposes for the day..”
The Shaykh went on to say:
“& in starting with beneficial knowledge there is an obvious wisdom that is clear to the one who reflects; through beneficial knowledge, a person is able to distinguish between righteous & unrighteous deeds, & is able to differentiate between lawful & unlawful sustenance…”
“..(this dua’) is (the muslim) seeking help from his Lord سبحانه in the morning & at the start of his day, asking that He make the difficult easy, remove obstacles, & assist him in achieving his blessed goals & noble objectives..”
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History Repeats Itself - The Alawite Uprising at Jablah in 717 AH / 1317 AD
In his historical encyclopedia, Ibn Kathīr (d. 774 AH) recorded that a Nusayri (Alawite) man led an uprising near the coastal Syrian city of Jablah, claiming to be the Mahdī. On some occasions, he claimed to be Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasan al-ʿAskarī (the Twelfth Imām), and on other occasions, he claimed to be ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib, creator of the heavens and the earth [...]. He openly deemed the Muslims disbelievers, and he stated that the Nusayris were upon the truth.
Many of the Alawite chiefs coalesced around him, and they then raided the city of Jablah. They eventually entered the city and murdered many of its inhabitants. They exited it, chanting, "There is no God but Ali, no veil but Muḥammad, and no door but Salmān!" and cursing Abū Bakr and ʿUmar.
The town's inhabitants implored for help, but there was no one to aid them on that day. The Nusayri fugitives began to burn mosques and convert them into wine cellars. When presented with a Muslim captive, they would tell him, "Say that they there is no god but Ali and prostrate now to your deity, the Mahdī, who gives life and death, so that he may spare your life..."
They continued to cause corruption in the lands until official forces were dispatched to them, eventually defeating them and slaying many from their ranks, including the self-proclaimed Mahdī who had misguided them.
Al-Bidāya Wa-l-Nihāya of Ibn Kathīr 8/168-169
In his historical encyclopedia, Ibn Kathīr (d. 774 AH) recorded that a Nusayri (Alawite) man led an uprising near the coastal Syrian city of Jablah, claiming to be the Mahdī. On some occasions, he claimed to be Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasan al-ʿAskarī (the Twelfth Imām), and on other occasions, he claimed to be ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib, creator of the heavens and the earth [...]. He openly deemed the Muslims disbelievers, and he stated that the Nusayris were upon the truth.
Many of the Alawite chiefs coalesced around him, and they then raided the city of Jablah. They eventually entered the city and murdered many of its inhabitants. They exited it, chanting, "There is no God but Ali, no veil but Muḥammad, and no door but Salmān!" and cursing Abū Bakr and ʿUmar.
The town's inhabitants implored for help, but there was no one to aid them on that day. The Nusayri fugitives began to burn mosques and convert them into wine cellars. When presented with a Muslim captive, they would tell him, "Say that they there is no god but Ali and prostrate now to your deity, the Mahdī, who gives life and death, so that he may spare your life..."
They continued to cause corruption in the lands until official forces were dispatched to them, eventually defeating them and slaying many from their ranks, including the self-proclaimed Mahdī who had misguided them.
Al-Bidāya Wa-l-Nihāya of Ibn Kathīr 8/168-169
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"𝗦𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 '𝗔𝘀𝗿."
Jābir (may Allah be pleased with him) relates that the Prophet ﷺ said:
“Friday is comprised of twelve hours. There is one in which a Muslim who asks Allah for something will have it granted to him. Seek it in the last hour after `Asr.”
● (سنن أبي داود ١٠٤٨، سنن النسائ ١٠٣٢)
● [المستدرك على الصحيحين ١٠٣٢]
Prophet ﷺ said:
"There is such an hour on Friday, that if any Muslim makes Du’ā during it, his Du’ā will be accepted."
● {صحيح البخاري ٥٢٩٥، صحيح مسلم ٨٥٢}
Ibn al-Qayyim said:
“The Hour of Response in it (i.e. Friday) is like the Night of Decree in Ramadaan.”
● [زاد المعاد ٣٩٨/١]
One of the righteous said,
“I did not ask Allāh for anything between ‘Asr and Maghrib on Friday except that my Lord responded to me up until I felt shy (to ask for more).”
‘When Tā’ūs b. Kaysān would finish performing the ‘Asr ṣalāh on Jumu’ah, he would face the qiblah and not speak to anyone until sunset.’
‘When Mufaḍḍal b. Fuḍālah would perform the ‘Asr ṣalāh on Jumu’ah, he would seclude himself in the corner of the Masjid and continuously supplicate until the sunset.'
Likewise Sa'ēd ibn Jubair would offer the ‘Asr prayer and avoid speaking to others until sunset (i.e. He would busy himself with supplicating)
[Zād Al-Ma‘ād (1/382)]
Jābir (may Allah be pleased with him) relates that the Prophet ﷺ said:
“Friday is comprised of twelve hours. There is one in which a Muslim who asks Allah for something will have it granted to him. Seek it in the last hour after `Asr.”
● (سنن أبي داود ١٠٤٨، سنن النسائ ١٠٣٢)
● [المستدرك على الصحيحين ١٠٣٢]
Prophet ﷺ said:
"There is such an hour on Friday, that if any Muslim makes Du’ā during it, his Du’ā will be accepted."
● {صحيح البخاري ٥٢٩٥، صحيح مسلم ٨٥٢}
Ibn al-Qayyim said:
“The Hour of Response in it (i.e. Friday) is like the Night of Decree in Ramadaan.”
● [زاد المعاد ٣٩٨/١]
One of the righteous said,
“I did not ask Allāh for anything between ‘Asr and Maghrib on Friday except that my Lord responded to me up until I felt shy (to ask for more).”
‘When Tā’ūs b. Kaysān would finish performing the ‘Asr ṣalāh on Jumu’ah, he would face the qiblah and not speak to anyone until sunset.’
‘When Mufaḍḍal b. Fuḍālah would perform the ‘Asr ṣalāh on Jumu’ah, he would seclude himself in the corner of the Masjid and continuously supplicate until the sunset.'
Likewise Sa'ēd ibn Jubair would offer the ‘Asr prayer and avoid speaking to others until sunset (i.e. He would busy himself with supplicating)
[Zād Al-Ma‘ād (1/382)]
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IT IS A SIGN OF EMAN TO FIGHT AGAINST BIDAH AND IT'S PEOPLE.
(بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، {وبعد})
It is a sign of Emān (Faith) that a person fights against Biddah and that which corrupts the Deen.
Do not be baffled by the large number of people doing innovations in the Deen.
It is narrated on the authority Abdullah Ibn Masūd that the Messenger of Allāh (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said:
۞ 1 → ❝There was never a Prophet sent before me by Allāh to his people but he had, among his people, (his) disciples and companions, who followed his ways and obeyed his command.
۞ 2 → Then there came after them their successors who said whatever they did not practice, and practiced whatever they were not commanded to do.
۞ 3 →
a) He who strove against them with his hand is a believer:
b) He who strove against them with his tongue is a believer, and
c) He who strove against them with his heart is a believer and beyond that there is no faith even to the extent of a mustard seed.❞ [Sahīh Muslim (81, 82)].
Sh Salih Al-Uthaymeen (رحنه الله) commented:
Some of the benefits from this Hadīth are as follows:
1 → Every Prophet which was sent to his people, before the Messenger of Allāh (صلى الله عليه وسلم), had from his people who were his disciples and companions, who would follow the Sunnah of that Prophet and implement his command.
2 → And every time the era of Prophethood (the Prophet and his disciples) passed away, Biddah (religious innovations) emerged, and sins increased, as the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said: ❝Then there came after them their successors who said whatever they did not practice, and practiced whatever they were not commanded to do.❞
3 → It is a sign of faith that a person strives against these Biddah and corruption with his hands or his tongue or his heart.
4 → And from this Hadīth we also learn that Emān increases and decreases, till it reaches the size of a mustard seed. A mustard seed is really small and it is used as an example to describe the smallness of a thing.
[Sharh Sahīh Muslim (1/164-165)].
(بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، {وبعد})
It is a sign of Emān (Faith) that a person fights against Biddah and that which corrupts the Deen.
Do not be baffled by the large number of people doing innovations in the Deen.
It is narrated on the authority Abdullah Ibn Masūd that the Messenger of Allāh (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said:
۞ 1 → ❝There was never a Prophet sent before me by Allāh to his people but he had, among his people, (his) disciples and companions, who followed his ways and obeyed his command.
۞ 2 → Then there came after them their successors who said whatever they did not practice, and practiced whatever they were not commanded to do.
۞ 3 →
a) He who strove against them with his hand is a believer:
b) He who strove against them with his tongue is a believer, and
c) He who strove against them with his heart is a believer and beyond that there is no faith even to the extent of a mustard seed.❞ [Sahīh Muslim (81, 82)].
Sh Salih Al-Uthaymeen (رحنه الله) commented:
Some of the benefits from this Hadīth are as follows:
1 → Every Prophet which was sent to his people, before the Messenger of Allāh (صلى الله عليه وسلم), had from his people who were his disciples and companions, who would follow the Sunnah of that Prophet and implement his command.
2 → And every time the era of Prophethood (the Prophet and his disciples) passed away, Biddah (religious innovations) emerged, and sins increased, as the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said: ❝Then there came after them their successors who said whatever they did not practice, and practiced whatever they were not commanded to do.❞
3 → It is a sign of faith that a person strives against these Biddah and corruption with his hands or his tongue or his heart.
4 → And from this Hadīth we also learn that Emān increases and decreases, till it reaches the size of a mustard seed. A mustard seed is really small and it is used as an example to describe the smallness of a thing.
[Sharh Sahīh Muslim (1/164-165)].
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Count this in the Earnings of One’s Hands
Shaykh Abdur Rahman as-Sa’di (rahimahullah) said:
Whoever harms a Muslim (by word or deed, directly or indirectly behind their back),
Allah will harm him,
And whoever Allah harms
will be deprived of good and will face evil,
because of what his hands have earned.
[Bahjat al-Quloob, pg. 66, Shaykh Abdur Rahman as-Sa’di (rahimahullah)]
Shaykh Abdur Rahman as-Sa’di (rahimahullah) said:
Whoever harms a Muslim (by word or deed, directly or indirectly behind their back),
Allah will harm him,
And whoever Allah harms
will be deprived of good and will face evil,
because of what his hands have earned.
[Bahjat al-Quloob, pg. 66, Shaykh Abdur Rahman as-Sa’di (rahimahullah)]
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One of the Salaf Awn ibn Abdillah (rahimahullah) said, “The greatest blessing is that when things become difficult for you, you appreciate what you have been given of the blessings of Islam.” So next time you are in severe financial circumstances, instead of looking at the material and temporary pleasures that you are not able to acquire, ponder instead over the “treasure of Iman (Faith)” that Allah has blessed you with, and appreciate the great fortune of being a Muslim! Likewise, when you are overjoyed or distressed due to some monetary gain or loss, remember the statement of Muhammad ibn Suqah, who said, “There are 2 characteristics which, even though Allah does not punish us for them, are reason enough for our punishment: 1, we are overjoyed at a small gain that we receive from this world, and yet Allah has never seen us so happy for a good deed that we do, and 2, we are so worried about a small matter that has missed us concerning this world, and yet Allah has never seen us so worried about a sin that we commit.” Subhaanallah.
Allah reminded the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and the believers to not long for the wealth of this world, wealth that has been given to those that have rejected submission to Allah – but rather to strive for the richness of the Hereafter:
“And do not look towards that by which We have given enjoyment to [some] categories of them, [its being but] the splendor of worldly life by which We test them. And the provision of your Lord is better and more lasting.” (Quran 20:131).
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: By Allah, I am not afraid that you will become poor, but I am afraid that worldly wealth will be given to you in abundance as it was given to those (nations) before you, and you will start competing with each other for it as the previous nations competed for it, and then it will divert you (from good) as it diverted them.”’ [Bukhari : Book 8 : Volume 76 : Hadith 433 ]
The most important thing for a believer to remember is that we were created for the sole purpose of worshipping the Lord of Creation alone, and this life is just a means of testing our obedience and faith in Him. Whether we are granted abundant riches or severe poverty we must always strive to obey the commands of Allah (azza wa jal) and to fulfill our duties towards Him. A believer’s honour lies in Islam. The words of Allah (the Qur’an) and the Sunnah should be our guides, not the desires of the society surrounding us, which places great value on wealth and materialism. We are merely travelers in this world and we will soon move on. What we will take with us from this world will be our good deeds. They will be our wealth on the Day of Judgment and they are what we will be judged on. He whose deeds are heavy on the scale, will have succeeded and gained something that all the wealth of this world cannot buy, the pleasure of his Lord and eternal paradise.
Allah reminded the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and the believers to not long for the wealth of this world, wealth that has been given to those that have rejected submission to Allah – but rather to strive for the richness of the Hereafter:
“And do not look towards that by which We have given enjoyment to [some] categories of them, [its being but] the splendor of worldly life by which We test them. And the provision of your Lord is better and more lasting.” (Quran 20:131).
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: By Allah, I am not afraid that you will become poor, but I am afraid that worldly wealth will be given to you in abundance as it was given to those (nations) before you, and you will start competing with each other for it as the previous nations competed for it, and then it will divert you (from good) as it diverted them.”’ [Bukhari : Book 8 : Volume 76 : Hadith 433 ]
The most important thing for a believer to remember is that we were created for the sole purpose of worshipping the Lord of Creation alone, and this life is just a means of testing our obedience and faith in Him. Whether we are granted abundant riches or severe poverty we must always strive to obey the commands of Allah (azza wa jal) and to fulfill our duties towards Him. A believer’s honour lies in Islam. The words of Allah (the Qur’an) and the Sunnah should be our guides, not the desires of the society surrounding us, which places great value on wealth and materialism. We are merely travelers in this world and we will soon move on. What we will take with us from this world will be our good deeds. They will be our wealth on the Day of Judgment and they are what we will be judged on. He whose deeds are heavy on the scale, will have succeeded and gained something that all the wealth of this world cannot buy, the pleasure of his Lord and eternal paradise.
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