Attaining Piety

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

Dear Friends

I pray that you are well.

Do you give something that you value greatly, something that you love?

Allah says,

لَن تَنَالُوا۟ ٱلْبِرَّ‌ حَتَّىٰ تُنفِقُوا۟ مِمَّا تُحِبُّونَ ۚ وَمَا تُنفِقُوا۟ مِن شَىْءٍ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِهِۦ عَلِيمٌ ﴿٩٢

By no means shall you attain righteousness unless you give (freely) of that which you love; and whatever you give, of a truth Allah knows it well.(92)

[Qur'an AleImran 3:92]

If you give your life in the way of Allah, that is the greatest gift you can give.

If you give yourself, that is, your personal efforts, your talents, your skill, your knowledge, that comes next in degree.

If you give your earnings, your property, your possessions, that is also a great gift; for many people love them even more than other things.

وَتُحِبُّونَ ٱلْمَالَ حُبًّا جَمًّا ﴿٢٠
And you love wealth with immense love.

[Qur'an al-Fajr 89:20]

And there are less tangible things, such as position, reputation, the well-being of those we love, the regard of those who can help us, etc.

It is unselfishness that Allah demands. There is no act of unselfishness, however small or intangible, but Allah knows it.

May Allah guide us and make us among the righteous. Ameen. Please don't forget us in your night prayers. Jazakallahu khairan.

And Allah knows best.
Wassalaam