Explaining the blessings of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) upon His servants and how to give thanks for them.
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The Shaykh: , he said: "By Allah, O Messenger of Allah, I did not embrace Islam for the sake of wealth." He said to him (peace and blessings be upon him): , so wealth is one of the blessings for which Allah (Mighty and Majestic) has encompassed most of the people with a great deal of it. A person does not live his life without enjoying these blessings that Allah has made lawful in his body and his constitution. For this reason, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said =
-- Another questioner : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.The Shaykh: And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. --
= For this reason; I mean, for the sake of a person appreciating the blessing of his Lord upon him and not being among those who are heedless of giving thanks to Him, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said in the authentic hadith: . They said: "O Messenger of Allah, who among us is able to give charity of three hundred and sixty charities every day?" He said (peace and blessings be upon him): , = -- And upon you be peace -- = The Messenger (peace be upon him) mentioned many characteristics, characteristics of goodness, then he said at the end of the hadith: As-Sunan al-Kubra lil-Nasa'i 63:128 .
The point of the hadith is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) draws the attention of the Muslim to the fact that he is immersed in many blessings, some of which are present in his body. Among these is that in every human constitution and body there are three hundred and sixty joints. In my opinion, these joints whose number Allah informed His Prophet of have not yet been known by today's medical anatomical science. This is from what Allah (Mighty and Majestic) informed him of. He draws attention to the fact that if these joints did not exist, a person would not be a human being. Imagine a person whose hand is rigid and he cannot eat, whose legs are rigid and he cannot walk; in that case, his destruction would be certain. Therefore, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) drew the attention of this person to the fact that he is surrounded by blessings that cannot be counted or enumerated. He reminded him, as a hidden miracle, that in the human being there are three hundred and sixty joints. We see these joints, but how many joints are in the neck and throat? Dozens, many things, and very many. Without a doubt, the people who know best about them are the medical anatomists.
The point is that he (peace and blessings be upon him) wanted the Muslim to be grateful for the blessings of his Lord in general, and for this joint in particular. If our Lord (Mighty and Majestic) has encompassed some Muslims with other blessings and they live in comfort and ease, this comfort does not last except by performing the act of giving thanks to the One who bestowed it upon them. For this reason, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) wants, from another angle, that the people of blessing not fall into the trap of living luxuriously in their wealth, fearing that the blame for extravagance and wasting wealth, which is blameworthy in the Noble Qur'an, would occupy them, and its opposite is what is praised, as He (Mighty and Majestic) said. I wanted to say: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), in addition to explaining that wealth is a blessing from the blessings of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) for the righteous man, also sets limits for enjoying this blessing so that it does not turn into a calamity for its owner ... .
... So I want to send you on an expedition and give you wealth
... فإني أريد أن أبعثَك بعثًا وأعطيك مالًاO Amr, good is the righteous wealth for the righteous man
يا عمرو ، نعمَّا المال الصالح للرجل الصالح-- Another questioner : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.The Shaykh: And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. --
= For this reason; I mean, for the sake of a person appreciating the blessing of his Lord upon him and not being among those who are heedless of giving thanks to Him, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said in the authentic hadith:
In the human being there are three hundred and sixty joints, and for every joint there is a charity every day
في الإنسان ثلاث مئة وستُّون سُلامى ، وعلى كلِّ سُلامى في كلِّ يوم صدقةIndeed, in every glorification (tasbih) there is a charity, in every praise (tahmid) there is a charity, in every magnification (takbir) there is a charity, in enjoining good there is a charity, in forbidding evil there is a charity, and in carrying your brother's luggage on the back of his mount there is a charity
إن في كلِّ تسبيحة صدقة ، وفي تحميدة صدقة ، وتكبيرة صدقة ، وأمر بالمعروف صدقة ، ونهي عن منكر صدقة ، وحملك المتاع على ظهر دابَّة أخيك صدقةAnd the two rak'ahs of the Duha prayer gather all of that for you
ويجمع لك ذلك كله ركعتا الضحىThe point of the hadith is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) draws the attention of the Muslim to the fact that he is immersed in many blessings, some of which are present in his body. Among these is that in every human constitution and body there are three hundred and sixty joints. In my opinion, these joints whose number Allah informed His Prophet of have not yet been known by today's medical anatomical science. This is from what Allah (Mighty and Majestic) informed him of. He draws attention to the fact that if these joints did not exist, a person would not be a human being. Imagine a person whose hand is rigid and he cannot eat, whose legs are rigid and he cannot walk; in that case, his destruction would be certain. Therefore, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) drew the attention of this person to the fact that he is surrounded by blessings that cannot be counted or enumerated. He reminded him, as a hidden miracle, that in the human being there are three hundred and sixty joints. We see these joints, but how many joints are in the neck and throat? Dozens, many things, and very many. Without a doubt, the people who know best about them are the medical anatomists.
The point is that he (peace and blessings be upon him) wanted the Muslim to be grateful for the blessings of his Lord in general, and for this joint in particular. If our Lord (Mighty and Majestic) has encompassed some Muslims with other blessings and they live in comfort and ease, this comfort does not last except by performing the act of giving thanks to the One who bestowed it upon them. For this reason, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) wants, from another angle, that the people of blessing not fall into the trap of living luxuriously in their wealth, fearing that the blame for extravagance and wasting wealth, which is blameworthy in the Noble Qur'an, would occupy them, and its opposite is what is praised, as He (Mighty and Majestic) said. I wanted to say: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), in addition to explaining that wealth is a blessing from the blessings of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) for the righteous man, also sets limits for enjoying this blessing so that it does not turn into a calamity for its owner ... .
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