بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate
Assalaamu alaykum
Dear Friends
I pray that you are well.
When somebody needed help, we lent a helping hand. We responded to fundraising events for masjid projects and so on. We gave to Tsunami emergency appeal, Middle East and North Africa emergency appeal, Pakistan flood emergency appeal, Haiti earthquake emergency appeal, and so on. Then we felt good about ourselves that we helped people out in time of need. What a wonderful thing that we have done! This is thanking yourself and self admiration and this is blameworthy.
You helping others is a right that is due to Allah. Allah has placed you in a position to give while others in a position to take. Allah has given you knowledge and He didn't give somebody else knowledge. Allah has given you wealth which He didn't give somebody else wealth. He sent earthquakes, flood, fires and Tsunami's to certain areas and protected you from these disasters. He sent peace to your part of the world and turmoil and bloodshed to other parts of the world. So you have a responsibility to use what He has given you to help people out and you should thank Him for keeping you and your family and your belongings safe. Tomorrow the tables might turn.
People of ihsan, when they help somebody out they think of Allah. He realizes that Allah gave him the tawfiq to help others and so he thanks Allah for blessing him with that action. He doesn't thank himself. His action was not motivated by anything except to please Allah and to give back the rights that Allah has over him.
May Allah enable us to focus on Him when we give. Ameen. Please don't forget us in your night prayers. JazakAllahu khairan.
And Allah knows best.
Wassalaam
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate
Assalaamu alaykum
Dear Friends
I pray that you are well.
When somebody needed help, we lent a helping hand. We responded to fundraising events for masjid projects and so on. We gave to Tsunami emergency appeal, Middle East and North Africa emergency appeal, Pakistan flood emergency appeal, Haiti earthquake emergency appeal, and so on. Then we felt good about ourselves that we helped people out in time of need. What a wonderful thing that we have done! This is thanking yourself and self admiration and this is blameworthy.
You helping others is a right that is due to Allah. Allah has placed you in a position to give while others in a position to take. Allah has given you knowledge and He didn't give somebody else knowledge. Allah has given you wealth which He didn't give somebody else wealth. He sent earthquakes, flood, fires and Tsunami's to certain areas and protected you from these disasters. He sent peace to your part of the world and turmoil and bloodshed to other parts of the world. So you have a responsibility to use what He has given you to help people out and you should thank Him for keeping you and your family and your belongings safe. Tomorrow the tables might turn.
People of ihsan, when they help somebody out they think of Allah. He realizes that Allah gave him the tawfiq to help others and so he thanks Allah for blessing him with that action. He doesn't thank himself. His action was not motivated by anything except to please Allah and to give back the rights that Allah has over him.
May Allah enable us to focus on Him when we give. Ameen. Please don't forget us in your night prayers. JazakAllahu khairan.
And Allah knows best.
Wassalaam
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