MUSLIM AKHBAR WITH IMAM ABUDUL SAALIH OTURUGBEKE.mfc LAWFUL EARNINGS (PT ONE) Assalamu Alaikum O People, fear Allah as regards to your selves and to your families. Fear him concerning your deeds and to your wealth. Fear him with regards to what you eat and to what you save. Allah says which translates as: O Mankind eat from whatever is on earth that is lawful and good, and do not follow the footsteps of Satan indeed he is to you a clear enemy (Al-Baqarah: 168). Servants of Allah, earning provisions and seeking sustenance, is something that is commanded to be done by Islamic law - Shariah. It is something that is dictated by nature. Allah has made the day for seeking livelihood and He has made for people by day prolonged occupation. He Subhanahu Wa Taala commanded them to walk among the slopes of the earth and eat of His provisions. He, Subhanahu Wa Taala connected in The Qur’an, the Mujahideen who fight for his cause, and others who travel through the land seeking His bounties. He says which translates as: He has known that there will be among you those who are ill, and others traveling through the land seeking the bounties of Allah and other fighting for the course of Allah. So recite what is easy from it, meaning the Quran (Al-Muzzammil: 20). The Prophet (Salla Allahu Alaihi Wa Sallam) said in the book of Al Imam Bukhari: Never has anyone eating a better food that what he has procured through his manual work . Dawood (Alaihi Sallam), the messenger of Allah, ate only from the earnings from his manual work. Some of the Salaf said: Some of the sins are not expiated but through seeking lawful provisions. From the narrations reported about Issa (Alaihi Salatu Wa Sallam), that he saw a man and said: What do you do? He said: I am worshiping,” He said: Who is providing for you?” he said: My brother he said: Where is your brother?” he said: In the field He said: Your brother is more of a worshiper to Allah than you. In Islam, worship is not only by standing on you feet – meaning standing the for prayer, while someone else goes to seek your provisions. Rather you go seek the lawful earning and also worship. Being independent of people dear brothers, by earning lawful provisions is a great honor and strength, so much so that the Khalifa Umar Ibnul Khatab (Radhiyallahu Anhu) said: I would not prefer to die in a position better that a position where I am buying for my family or trading. From the words of wisdom from Luqman, he said to his son: O Son avoid poverty by lawful earnings. For no one becomes poor but will adopt three characteristics- 1. Softness in his religion. 2. Weakness in his mind. 3. His manhood and sense of honor will be lost. Lawful earnings and sound wealth, safe guards the religion, protects one’s honor, beautifies one’s face, and results in a strong position. It is obvious from all this that seeking lawful provisions is desirable. For Allah is Tayyib, which implies goodness and kindness. He does not accept but what is good and lawful. Allah Subhanahu Wa Taala commanded the believers as He commanded the messengers, when He says which translates as: O Messengers eat from the good foods and work righteousness. Indeed I am knowing of what you do (Al- Mu’minun: 51). Allah also says which translates as: O You who have believed, eat from the good things which we have provided for you, and be grateful to Allah if it is indeed him that you worship (Al- Baqarah: 172). The greatest fruits of faith is the goodness of the heart, honesty, purity of the hand, and the soundness of the tongue. Good words are for good men and good men are objects of good words. The most eminent objectives of the messenger Muhammad (Salla Allahu Alaihi Wa Sallam) is to make good - lawful and to make evil - prohibited, and on the Day of Resurrection the good consequences will be for good people. Allah Subhanahu Wa Taala says which translates as: The ones whom the angels take in death being good and pure, the angels will say: Peace be upon you, enter paradise for what you use to do (An-Nahl: 32). GOD BLESS SAPELE. TO BE CONTINUE NEXT WEEK. SAPELE/DELTA STATE MUST BETTER.
Posted on: Fri, 04 Apr 2014 04:10:46 +0000
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