Living \r\n the Quran |
Al-Maidah \r\n (The Repast)
God does not give His blessings as a personal favour or a personal gift. \r\n This comes only after its conditions are fulfilled. This was true in this \r\n particular covenant God made with the Children of Israel. \r\nThe first condition was to attend to prayer. \r\n This is more than merely offering prayers. It means that \r\n prayers should become a manifestation of a true relationship between man \r\n and his Lord. Second was charitable payment, \r\n in recognition of God's favour for having given us what we have and by \r\n way of acknowledgement of the fact that whatever we may own actually belongs \r\n to God. The next condition was to believe \r\n in God's Messengers making no distinction between them. \r\n Every single one of them was sent by God to preach the same message. \r\nIn addition to zakat, giving generously to support God's cause is mentioned \r\n as a loan given to God. Since God has promised to return to man every \r\n penny that he spends in His way along with His reward, which will be several-fold, \r\n the Quran characterizes this spending as a loan to God. \r\nTo forgive someone's evil deeds signifies two things: \r\n\r\n\r\n Source: |
\r\n Understanding the Prophet's Life |
Relieving \r\n the Distress of Others \r\nOn the authority of Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) from \r\n the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) who said, "Whoever \r\n relieves a believer's distress (kurbah) of the distressful aspects \r\n of this world, Allah will rescue him from a difficulty of the difficulties \r\n of the Hereafter." [Muslim] \r\nA Kurbah is that which distresses \r\n the soul and preoccupies the mind. In this world, many \r\n aspects can be described as kurbah. A person could face difficulties, \r\n problems and challenges almost every day in his life. \r\nThis hadith demonstrates the importance of fulfilling the needs of one's \r\n brother. This type of deed, with its great reward, is open \r\n to any Muslim. This is so because it can be accomplished \r\n by using one's knowledge, wealth or authority. It may be by simply advising \r\n him to what is best or guiding him to something good. It could also be \r\n by praying to Allah to help the other person and relieve his plight. \r\nThe word translated as "relieves" is actually naffasa. \r\n This means to lighten or relieve the burden. It comes from the expression, \r\n giving breath to one who is about to suffocate. It \r\n is as if one relaxes the suffocating person and opens a passage for him \r\n to breathe so that he is able to take a breath. \r\nOne can only imagine what society would be like - indeed, what the world \r\n would be like - if every Muslim would take this approach to life. The \r\n Muslim would go out in search of those who are in need and troubled because \r\n he knows that by helping them, he is actually helping himself and, Allah \r\n willing, saving himself from great hardship in the Hereafter. \r\nIncidentally, according to al-Haitami, the mentioning of relieving a \r\n believer's stressful situation was simply for the purpose of honouring \r\n believers and emphasizing the importance of their good treatment. Otherwise, \r\n he says, the reward stated in this hadith \r\n applies to relieving a distressful situation of any human. \r\nSource: |
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