[Abu Hafsat]

Assalam alaykum,

Anas Ibn Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, narrated that the Prophet, Sallallahu alaihi Wasallam, said:-

"Surely the weakness in certainty is due to people trading the [seeking of the]
pleasure of the people for the anger of Allah, the Most High; praising the people
for the sustenance which Allah, Most High, has conferred upon you (instead of praising Him);
and for blaming others for that which Allah has not given you... You do not refrain from
anything only for Allah and His Pleasure, except that Allah will give you even better than that
[which you have refrained from]; you do not perform anything which would bring you closer to
Allah, Most High, except that Allah gives you reward greater than what is expected.

So then expend your energies for the next life since the reward is reserved for the servant who
has done good deeds and whom Allah is pleased with, while punishment is for the one that
performs bad deeds and earns the anger of Allah, and it shall never end." [Bi har al-Anwar Vol. 74 Pg. 185]

In view of the foregoing, we must:--

1) NOT Consider people around us more effective than Allah Most High, in whatever form/manner...
SUBHANALLAH!!

2) NOT Humiliate ourselves by thinking and/or begging others for sustenance.

3) KNOW for certain that Allah Sustains and Nourishes all of us and others of His Creation.

 

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Last edited by Abu Hafsat; 02-02-2015 at 02:00 AM..