Giving Without Motive

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

Dear Friends

I pray that you are well.

Allah is the Bestower of every gift. He is the Provider of every benefit. He is Giver of what we need and what we enjoy. Whatever blessings you are enjoying is from Allah, Mighty and Majestic

وَإِن تَعُدُّوا نِعْمَةَ اللَّـهِ لَا تُحْصُوهَا ۗ إِنَّ اللَّـهَ لَغَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ ﴿١٨

And if you should count the favors of Allah, you could not enumerate them. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful. (18)

[Qur'an An-Nahl 16:17]

The Qur'an invites us numerous times to contemplate on the blessings of Allah.

أَلَمْ تَرَوْا أَنَّ اللَّـهَ سَخَّرَ لَكُم مَّا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَأَسْبَغَ عَلَيْكُمْ نِعَمَهُ ظَاهِرَةً وَبَاطِنَةً ۗ وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَن يُجَادِلُ فِي اللَّـهِ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ وَلَا هُدًى وَلَا كِتَابٍ مُّنِيرٍ ﴿٢٠

Do you not see that Allah has made subject to you whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth and amply bestowed upon you His favors, [both] apparent and unapparent? But of the people is he who disputes about Allah without knowledge or guidance or an enlightening Book [from Him]. (20)

[Qur'an Luqman 31:20]

When we see that everything is from Allah to us, we see that we don't give anything to Him and that is the beginning of sincerity in worship.

Allah is free of need. His gifts to us are not given for some ulterior motives. The Wahhab is not trying to get something in return from us with His gifts to us. But we, as people, are needy creatures. We do not give without something we want back, whether affection, love, praise, mentions in people's hearts, acquire nobility or power, or simply to free ourselves from being blamed of stinginess.

People who spend what they have--life, blood, sweat, energy, focus, money, for the sake of Allah, not because they want anything back in return, but only because they want Allah gain closeness with Allah and bliss of being with Allah in this life and the next, and all other pleasures dwindle in comparison.

May Allah grant us sincerity in worship and accepted works. Ameen.

Please don't forget us in your night prayers. Jazakallahu khairan.

And Allah knows best.
Wassalaam