What Is It For Me?

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate
Assalaamu alaykum

Dear Friends

I pray that you are well.

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
قُلۡ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ (١) ٱللَّهُ ٱلصَّمَدُ (٢) لَمۡ يَلِدۡ وَلَمۡ يُولَدۡ (٣) وَلَمۡ يَكُن لَّهُ ۥ ڪُفُوًا أَحَدٌ (٤)

Say: He is God, the One and Only
God, the Eternal, Absolute
He begets not, nor was He begotten
And there is none like unto Him.

(Qur'an Al-Ikhlas 112:1-4)

We could be doing good works for a week, a month, a year, or even 50 years, but we don't know if all that prayers, that fasting, that charity and that other good works are accepted by the One, the Samad, the One Whom all creatures need. We don't know if anything is in the box until we get both feet in Jannah (Paradise.)

We are to return to Allah with sincerity (ikhlas). Allah is our hope and everything else are empty life forms. We want to please Allah and not preoccupied with His creation. In order to please Allah, we should not have any other goal or destination except Allah. The world is in your hands and not in your hearts.

Allah is All Generous and He loves generosity. Generosity is to give Allah what is due to Him, but we never can. You rush when you do wudu' (ablution)...water is cold! I have to get back to work! I have to go back to sleep! But Allah still keeps your tap running. When you hear a sister needs help or a place to stay, no one help (except the church). But Allah keeps your roof over your head and your tap is still running. When disasters happen, you don't do anything to alleviate the pain of your fellow humans--it is not in my backyard! When your neighbors are fighting for human rights and against oppression, you look the other way and run. That little voice always asking, "What is it for me?" Rather next time tell that ungrateful little voice, "What is it for Allah?"

Qur'an is the word of Allah. For someone whose heart is alone, focus on what He is saying, not just repeating the words without understanding what He is saying.

May Allah put in our hearts the love for Him. Ameen. Please don't forget us in your night prayers. JazakAllahu khairan.

And Allah knows best.
Wassalaam