Feed The Hungry

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

In Surah Al Insaan, Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala describes the righteous people. He tells us that one of the characteristics of the righteous people is that they feed the needy, the orphan, and the captives. We have to fit this description if we want to be righteous.

We have to have compassion towards all humanity, not just towards Muslims or our loved ones or people we know or we like only. Give food to everyone who needs it. We feed people because Allah wants us to do that. When we feed the hungry, it is not something we do as a da'wah for Islam or for a "Kodak moment" or Instgram or Facebook moment. We don’t feed the hungry because we think it will bring a good image to Islam. Feeding the hungry is not a public relation for Islam. If we think this way, we have prioritize it incorrectly.

يُوفُونَ بِالنَّذْرِ وَيَخَافُونَ يَوْمًا كَانَ شَرُّهُ مُسْتَطِيرًا ﴿٧﴾ وَيُطْعِمُونَ الطَّعَامَ عَلَىٰ حُبِّهِ مِسْكِينًا وَيَتِيمًا وَأَسِيرًا ﴿٨﴾ إِنَّمَا نُطْعِمُكُمْ لِوَجْهِ اللَّـهِ لَا نُرِيدُ مِنكُمْ جَزَاءً وَلَا شُكُورًا ﴿٩﴾ إِنَّا نَخَافُ مِن رَّبِّنَا يَوْمًا عَبُوسًا قَمْطَرِيرًا ﴿١٠

They [are those who] fulfill [their] vows and fear a Day whose evil will be widespread. (7) And they give food in spite of love for it to the needy, the orphan, and the captive, (8) [Saying], "We feed you only for the countenance of Allah. We wish not from you reward or gratitude. (9) Indeed, We fear from our Lord a Day austere and distressful." (10)

May Allah grant us righteous deeds and make us of the righteous. Aameen.

Allahumma salli 'ala Muhammad wa 'ala aalihi wa sahbihi wasallam.

And Allah knows best and is Most Wise, and He alone grants success, and to Him is the final return of all.

Wassalaam