The fruits of righteousness

    Oppressors will not escape from Allah’s punishment: “These are their houses in utter ruin, for they did wrong.” (Qur’an 27: The fruits of righteousness are harvested both in the short long term: “So Allah gave them the reward of this world, and the excellent reward of the Hereafter.” (Qur’an 3: 148) Whoever obeys […]

 

 

Oppressors will not escape from Allah’s punishment:

“These are their houses in utter ruin, for they did wrong.” (Qur’an 27:

The fruits of righteousness are harvested both in the short long term:

“So Allah gave them the reward of this world, and the excellent reward of the Hereafter.” (Qur’an 3: 148)

Whoever obeys Allah, He will love him and provide sustenance for him:

“Verily, Allah is the All-Provider…” (Qur’an 51: 58)

Allah will punish the enemies of his obedient slaves:

“Verily, We will exact retribution…” (Qur ‘an 44: 16)

Shaykh ‘Abdur-Rebmaan ibn Sa’di wrote a valuable book called Practical Means to a Happy Life. In it he said:

“By enumerating Allah’s blessings, one will realise that he is better off than a great number of people and that he should truly be thankful for Allah’s favours upon him.”

Even in matters of religion, one finds that in spite of the negligence we are all guilty of, some of us are better than others in performing the obligatory congregational prayers regularly, in reading the Qur’an, in remembering Allah, and so on. These are all favours for which we should be thankful. Allah, the Exalted, said:

“Allah has perfected His Graces upon you, [both] apparent [i.e. Islamic Monotheism, and the lawful pleasures of this world, including health, good looks, etc.] and hidden [i.e. One’s Faith in Allah (of Islamic Monotheism) knowledge, wisdom, guidance for doing righteous deeds, and also the pleasures and delights of the Hereafter in Paradise, etc.]?” (Qur‘an 31: 20)

Adh-Dhahabi mentioned that the great scholar of Hadith, Ibn ‘Abdul Ba’qi, observed the people as they were leaving the central Mosque of Baghdad. He was looking for someone who in all respects he wished to change places with in life, yet he reported that he found no one:

“And We have preferred them above many of those whom We have created with a marked preference.”  (Qur ‘an l7. 70)

Pause to reflect

Asmaa’ bint ‘Umays related that the Messenger of (Blessings and Peace be upon him) said to her:

“Shall I not teach you words that you should say when in distress: ‘Allah, Allah, My Lord; I do not associate any partners with Him.”

In another Hadith, the Prophet (bpuh) informed us that when one is afflicted with sickness or hardship, he will find relief if he says:

“Allah, My Lord; He has no partner.”

At times, one becomes afflicted with a severe trial. If he turns to his Lord and surrenders his will to Him without associating any partners with Him, his hardship will go away.

 

 

 

From the book ‘Don’t Be Sad’, by Aaidh ibn Abdullah al-Qarni

 

 

Translated by Faisal ibn Muhammad Shafeeq