To do an act of kindness is a branch of compassion, or, rather, its fruit. It can have many forms, such as, the doing someone a favour, the offering a gift, or the rendering a service or acting in any other manner that may be a source of joy or comfort to anyone. The holy Prophet Sallallahu alaihe wasallam has urged upon his followers to make all these part of their social and moral behaviour.
Anas radiallahu anhu related to us that the Messenger of Allah Sallallahu alaihe wasallam said: "He who fulfils the need of any of my people to make him happy, truly makes Me happy. And, he who makes me happy, in fact, makes Allah happy, and, he who makes Allah happy, Allah will make him enter Paradise." (Baihaqi)
It tells that a true Believer should always be kind-hearted and amiable to others and an act of goodness should not be done only to those who are good to us, but to such people, as well, who treat us unjustly. We can see how much the Messenger of Allah Sallallahu alaihe wasallam cares for his people from the above hadith. If anyone pleases another person by doing something for him then he pleases the Prophet Sallallahu alaihe wasallam and thereby earns the pleasure of Allah and Paradise.
Sunday
Thursday
Sweatness of faith
It is related by Anas radiallahu anhu that the Messenger of Allah Sallallahu alaihe wasallam said: “None of you believes unless his love for me exceeds the love he has for parents, children and all men.” (Bukhari and Muslim)
Faith can attain perfection and a Muslim can become a faithful Believer only when his love for the Prophet Sallallahu alaihe wasallam is greater than for any other person, even his parents and children.
The love for Allah, the Prophet Sallallahu alaihe wasallam, and the Islamic faith being stronger than for anyone or anything else in the world was declared as essential for tasting the sweetness of faith. True devotion to Allah and Islam is not possible without devotion to the Prophet Sallallahu alaihe wasallam and true devotion to the Prophet Sallallahu alaihe wasallam cannot be imagined without devotion to Allah and Islam. Love for the Prophet Sallallahu alaihe wasallam, will, of course, be for the sake of Allah and out of deep attachment to Him and love for Islam will, instinctively, stem from it. It is for this reason that love for the Prophet Sallallahu alaihe wasallam alone has been stressed in the above hadith.
The love of the Believers for Allah, the Prophet Sallallahu alaihe wasallam, and the Islamic faith must be stronger than for all the lovable objects in this world. Without it, the continence of Allah cannot be gained, nor His special guidance obtained, nor can eman acquire perfection.
Once this stage is reached, it will not only be easy for anyone to observe this duties of Islam and to carry out the command of Allah and the Prophet Sallallahu alaihe wasallam’ but he will also derive a pleasure even from laying down his life for the sake of eman.
A person whose heart the love for Allah and His Messenger is not well established firmly will find it most difficult to keep to the everyday Islamic duties and to obey the common religious rulings. At best, it will become a routine affair, an automatic procedure. Hence, it has been said that unless the love for Allah and the Prophet Sallallahu alaihe wasallam governs and has the control of all other attachments and affections the true station of love cannot be attained nor its sweetness perceived.
Faith can attain perfection and a Muslim can become a faithful Believer only when his love for the Prophet Sallallahu alaihe wasallam is greater than for any other person, even his parents and children.
The love for Allah, the Prophet Sallallahu alaihe wasallam, and the Islamic faith being stronger than for anyone or anything else in the world was declared as essential for tasting the sweetness of faith. True devotion to Allah and Islam is not possible without devotion to the Prophet Sallallahu alaihe wasallam and true devotion to the Prophet Sallallahu alaihe wasallam cannot be imagined without devotion to Allah and Islam. Love for the Prophet Sallallahu alaihe wasallam, will, of course, be for the sake of Allah and out of deep attachment to Him and love for Islam will, instinctively, stem from it. It is for this reason that love for the Prophet Sallallahu alaihe wasallam alone has been stressed in the above hadith.
The love of the Believers for Allah, the Prophet Sallallahu alaihe wasallam, and the Islamic faith must be stronger than for all the lovable objects in this world. Without it, the continence of Allah cannot be gained, nor His special guidance obtained, nor can eman acquire perfection.
Once this stage is reached, it will not only be easy for anyone to observe this duties of Islam and to carry out the command of Allah and the Prophet Sallallahu alaihe wasallam’ but he will also derive a pleasure even from laying down his life for the sake of eman.
A person whose heart the love for Allah and His Messenger is not well established firmly will find it most difficult to keep to the everyday Islamic duties and to obey the common religious rulings. At best, it will become a routine affair, an automatic procedure. Hence, it has been said that unless the love for Allah and the Prophet Sallallahu alaihe wasallam governs and has the control of all other attachments and affections the true station of love cannot be attained nor its sweetness perceived.
Saturday
Contentment of heart
Among the moral virtues, which make a man beloved of the Lord, and raise him, also, in the estimation of the world, and save him from a lot of frustration is contentment. What it denotes, in a nutshell, is that one should rest satisfied with what one has and be not greedy of more. He, indeed, is fortunate who is blessed with a contented heart. There is special favor of Allah on him.
It is related by Abdullah ibn Amr radiallahu anhu that the Messenger of Allah said: “Successful is he who is blessed by Allah with the reality of Islam, and is granted enough provision to sustain life, and Allah, also made him satisfied with it.” (Muslim)
Happy is the man who is blessed with the wealth or Faith and with it he is also has enough worldly goods to meet his needs, and the Almighty has, further favored him with a content heart. Contentment can make even the life of a beggar happier than that of a king.
A person may have heaps of wealth, but if his acquisitive desire is beyond reason and it is ceaselessly urging him on to acquire more, he can never enjoy peace of mind, and will, in face be no better than a beggar. On the contrary, if his worldly possessions are sufficient to keep him going, and he is satisfied with what he has, he is rich at heart in spite of poverty, and his life will be a life of comfort and cheerfulness.
In truth, prosperity and poverty are related more to the heart than to wealth. Prosperity does not come from worldly possessions, but real prosperity is the contentment of the heart.
It is related by Abdullah ibn Amr radiallahu anhu that the Messenger of Allah said: “Successful is he who is blessed by Allah with the reality of Islam, and is granted enough provision to sustain life, and Allah, also made him satisfied with it.” (Muslim)
Happy is the man who is blessed with the wealth or Faith and with it he is also has enough worldly goods to meet his needs, and the Almighty has, further favored him with a content heart. Contentment can make even the life of a beggar happier than that of a king.
A person may have heaps of wealth, but if his acquisitive desire is beyond reason and it is ceaselessly urging him on to acquire more, he can never enjoy peace of mind, and will, in face be no better than a beggar. On the contrary, if his worldly possessions are sufficient to keep him going, and he is satisfied with what he has, he is rich at heart in spite of poverty, and his life will be a life of comfort and cheerfulness.
In truth, prosperity and poverty are related more to the heart than to wealth. Prosperity does not come from worldly possessions, but real prosperity is the contentment of the heart.
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