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Shall I Not Be A Grateful Servant?
Allah ﷻ says in the Qur’an:
فَٱذۡكُرُونِیۤ أَذۡكُرۡكُمۡ وَٱشۡكُرُوا۟ لِی وَلَا تَكۡفُرُونِ
Remember Me; I will remember you. And thank Me, and never be ungrateful.
[2:152]
Ibn Kathir رحمه الله writes “Allah commands that He be thanked and appreciated, and promises even more rewards for thanking Him.”
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How often do you ponder over the blessings you have received from Allah ﷻ?
How often do you ponder on whether Allah ﷻ is pleased with how you have used these blessings?
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Ibn Mas’ud رضي الله عنه reported: The Prophet ﷺ said:
“The son of Adam will not be dismissed from his Lord on the Day of Resurrection until he is questioned about five issues: his life and how he lived it, his youth and how he used it, his wealth and how he earned it and he spent it, and how he acted on his knowledge.”
[Sunan al-Tirmidhī 2416, Grade: Sahih]
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And the Prophet ﷺ also advised us as Ibn Abbas رضي الله عنه reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
“Take advantage of five before five: your youth before your old age, your health before your illness, your riches before your poverty, your free time before your work, and your life before your death.”
Shu’ab al-Imān 9767, Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani]
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So it is important to ask yourself questions about yourself,
In order to make yourself more aware and more grateful to Allah ﷻ for His blessings!
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This blessing of Islam, have we fulfilled its right upon us towards Allah ﷻ?
This blessing of life, have we used it so far to please Allah ﷻ?
And the list goes on and on!
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For without Allah ﷻ, you may have never been born into Islam,
Nor would you have life,
Nor would you have eyes or a mouth!
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But do the same eyes and mouth water and moisten in remembrance for the same creator who bestowed them?
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The Prophet ﷺ would worship Allah ﷻ till his feet would swell,
The Sahaba would ask, “Why do you do this when Allah has forgiven your past and future sins?”
He replied:
أَفَلَا أَكُونُ عَبْدًا شَكُورًا
“Shall I not be a grateful servant?”
[Sahih al-Bukhārī 1078, Sahih Muslim 2819]
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So what about you and I?
Isn’t this example of Prophet ﷺ an indication that if the best of mankind did it, we DEFINITELY should do it?!
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You pondering , will lead you to regret your lack of Gratefulness to Allah ﷻ, and in turn make you more grateful!
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We should be grateful
May Allah ﷻ make us among those who are grateful for the blessings bestowed upon us and may He ﷻ forgive our shortcomings.
آمِيْن يَارَبَّ الْعَالَمِينْ
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