He Will Never Forsake You...

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

Dear Friends

I pray that you are well.

What is our religion? Our religion is not just pray, fast and go to hajj or umrah many times, but also give to people their due rights. We need to pay attention to the people around us as well--our parents, our family, our neighbor, our guests, the poor and the destitute, people afflicted with calamities.

During the Prophet's, Allah bless him and grant him peace, spiritual retreat in a cave outside Makkah, he encountered Jibril alayhissalaam and was given the first Message. Profoundly perplexed and heavy hearted, the Messenger of Allah, Allah bless him and grant him peace, rushed home and said to his wife, Khadija binti Khuwalid, Allah be pleased with her, "Cover me! Cover me! O Khadija, what has happened to me? I fear for myself!"

How did his wife responded and comforted him? She said:

Never! I swear by Allah! He will never forsake you...you keep good relations with your kith and kin, you help the poor and the destitute, you serve your guests generously, you assist the deserving calamity-afflicted ones.

She didn't say, "Never! I swear by Allah, He will never forsake you..you pray, you fast, you spent a lot of time thinking about Allah..." because our relationship with Allah appears in our treatment of others, and she saw only the best of her husband by his excellent treatment of others.

This is the message from the tongue of the best woman of Paradise. It should remind us about the importance of choosing a righteous spouse (and to teach our children that) as well as keep family ties, help the poor and the destitute, serve the guests generously (don't be stingy) and help those who are afflicted with calamities.

Our religion is a social religion and by you serving His creation well for His sake, you are serving Allah. One certainly cannot claim to be religious or righteous if one is not good and merciful to others.

So evaluate ourselves.

How is your relationship with your parents, your children, your spouse, your family? How do you treat those under your charge, your neighbors, your teachers/students, your elders? What are you doing to help the poor, the needy and those afflicted with calamities? If you are oblivious of these things and lacking, change. They have certain rights in Islam and you have to give them their due rights and treat them in the best possible manner and Allah will not forsake you inshaAllah.

May Allah give us tawfiq. Ameen. Please don't forget us in your night prayers. Jazakallahu khairan.

And Allah knows best.
Wassalaam