BEAUTIFUL STORY ABOUT ALLAH AR-RAZZAQ

A man is absent from his work one day & during that day his boss realises how much work he does, so decides to increase his pay.

On pay day when he receives more money the man doesn’t say anything.

 

A few days later he is absent again & the boss is angry & decides to cut his pay.

When he gets less money on pay day he again quietly takes the money without saying anything.

 

The boss asks him the reason & he says the first time I was absent I was blessed with a child & when u increased my salary I realised that he brought his rizq with him.

 

The second time I lost my mother & when u decreased my salary I knew she took her rizq with her.

He said why should I argue when  اللّه (Allah – God) Subhana Ta’ala has taken responsibility on Himself to provide rizq for everyone.

 

Nabi sallallahu alaihi wasallam said:

“If you place your trust completely in Allah, as it ought to be, then surely you will be provided sustenance in the manner that birds are provided sustenance. They leave in the morning with their belly empty and return in the evening with their belly full.” (Tirmizi)

 

Every person’s main worry & concern is his/her sustenance. This overwhelming worry results in tension & high stress levels. The moment man’s gaze moves away from اللّه Subhana Ta‘ala, then he begins to feel that the burden of sustenance lies completely on his shoulders. Man needs to take a lesson from the birds – the lesson of trust. Adopt the means & make a reasonable effort, but always have one’s complete trust in اللّه Subhana Ta‘ala. This will bring much relief in our lives in sha اللّه.

 

In Allah Ar-Razzaq, the All Provider I place my complete reliance & trust. It is not my diplomas, degrees or my signatures on contracts or business deals that guarantee my provision. It is only through His Loving Mercy that He Provides for me, his sinful servant, even without asking.

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 ALLAH AZ-ZAAHIR

 

The Messenger of Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said: “Allah has ninety-nine names (each describing an attribute), one hundred less one. Whoever ‘ahsaaha’ (enumerates them, believes in them, ponders their meanings, supplicates with them, and acts according to belief in them) will enter Paradise.” [Saheeh Muslim]

 

One of Allah’s names is Az-Zaahir. Zaahir means “manifest” and is the opposite of Baatin (hidden), while Allah (subhana wa ta’ala) is both manifest and hidden. Allah’s own self is hidden from us but His existence is manifest by the clear signs that point to Him and none but Him, and through them some of His attributes become evident. He is known to us through His deeds and creation that we see around us. All of His creation is actually pointing to Him.

 

Once, a Bedouin was asked what made an unsophisticated man like him believe in Allah.

Bedouin: “Do you see these marks in the sand?”

Man: “Yes.”

Bedouin: “What do they tell you?”

Man: “A camel went by.”

Bedouin: “Did you see the camel?”

Man: “No, but these footprints in the sand suggest that a camel made them.”

Bedouin: “Do you see these mountains?”

Man: “Yes.”

Bedouin: “They are indicative to me that Allah made them.” [Tafseer Ibn Katheer]

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 Nothing is as manifest in the universe as Allah, Az-Zahir, is. This is because there is no entity that has trillions of things (in fact, everything!) pointing to and reminding one of them. Indeed, whoever ponders over the things that exist, the higher and lower creatures, their various shapes, colors, behavior, benefits and ecological roles, will realize the ability, wisdom, knowledge, perfection and majesty of the Creator.

 

A Bedouin who was asked about the evidence of Allah’s existence, responded: “All praise is due to Allah! The camel’s dung testifies to the existence of the camel, and the footsteps testify to the fact that someone was walking. A sky that holds the giant stars, a land that has fairways and a sea that has waves, does not all of this testify that the Most Kind, Most Knowledgeable exists?”

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 ALLAH IS AL-MUJEEB

This name of Allah is found in the following verse of the Quran: “Ask forgiveness of Him, and turn to Him (in repentance): for my Lord is Near, the Answerer (of prayers).” (Quran 11:61)

 

Allah answers the prayers of those who beseech Him. He relieves those who seek refuge in Him and He placates their fears. He even answers the prayers of the unbelievers and those who are heedless when, in the throes of despair, they call out to Him:

“He it is Who enables you travel by land and sea; yet when you are in the ships, and they sail on with them in a pleasant breeze, and those (on the ship) rejoice, a violent wind overtakes them and the billows surge in on them from all sides, and they become certain that they are encompassed about, they pray to God, being sincere to Him in obedience, saying: “If You deliver us from this, we will most certainly be of the grateful ones.” But when He delivers them, behold! they transgress insolently throughout the Earth in defiance of right!” (Quran 10:22-23)

 

Allah answered Noah (peace be upon him) in his distress, saving him and his followers in the Ark when He drowned the sinful people in the Flood: “Noah did certainly call to Us, and We are the best to answer prayers.” (Quran 37:75)

 

Allah answered the prayers of Job (peace be upon him): “(Remember) Job, when He cried to his Lord, ‘Truly distress has seized me, but You are the Most Merciful of those who are merciful.’ Then We heard his prayer and removed the distress that was on him, and We restored his people to him, and doubled their number, a mercy from Us and a reminder to the worshippers.” (Quran 21:83-84)

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 Allah answered the prayers of Jonah (peace be upon him) when he cried out from the belly of the whale: “And (remember) Jonah, when he went off in anger and deemed that We would not straiten him. But he cried through the depths of darkness, saying: ‘There is no god but You, Glory to You: I was indeed wrong!’ So We answered him and delivered him from grief, and thus do We deliver the believers.” (Quran 21:87-88)

 

Likewise, Allah answered the prayers of Abraham, Zechariah, John the Baptist, Jesus, and indeed every one of His Prophets and Messengers (peace be upon them all). They beseeched their Lord with utmost humility and sincerity, so He, in His infinite grace, safeguarded them, guided them, honored them, and accepted their appeals.

 

Allah is the one who answers the prayers of those who beseech Him and place their hopes in Him. God alone is the one to whom all prayers and supplications are to be made.

 

“And your Lord says: “Call on Me; I will answer your (prayer): but those who are too arrogant to serve Me will surely find themselves in Hell – in humiliation!”” (Quran 40:60)

Allah has enjoined supplication upon us and He has promised to answer our prayers. This is why `Umar used to say: “I do not worry that my supplications will be answered. I worry about my supplications themselves.”

 

In other words, when a person is blessed to beseech the Lord, this itself is the benefit. As for the answer, that is something which has already been granted.

 

Allah is the one who removes our distresses. He reminds us: “It is God who delivers you from these and from every distress, but again you set up others (with Him).”

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 Al Quran

Fasting and Qur’an will intercede for the servant on the Day of Judgment. It is narrated on the authority of ‘Abdullah Ibn ‘Amr, may Allah be pleased with them, that he said: the Messenger of Allah said: “Both fasting and Qur’an will intercede for a servant on the Day of Judgment. Fasting will say: ‘O Lord! I have caused him to give up food and (sexual) desire during the day. So, please, accept my intercession for him.’ The Qur’an will say: ‘O Lord! I have caused him to spend the night sleepless. So, please, accept my intercession for him.’ Thus, their intercession will be accepted for him.” [Reported by Ahmad in his Musnad] Therefore, we should start learning Allah’s Book by heart. Recite what you have learned during Prayer and keep reciting the Qur’an as much as you can.

Charity

The greatness of Sadaqah can be felt by knowing that we are having a trade with Allah (Subhanhu Wa Ta’ala) The Most Generous, He is the One who gave us our money at first place, yet He is not saying that give this money back to me! He is saying to us: Who gives Allah a loan? If we were to be offered a great business deal with great people, would we be stingy!? We would even wish that we have more money to put in that investment! So what about Allah? By Sadaqah you are having a transaction with Allah directly, and this is the virtue of it. Charity is not necessary to be a monetary Sadaqa, but it has a wider meaning.

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, “On every joint of man, there is charity, on every day when the sun rises: doing justice between two men is charity, and assisting a man to ride an animal or to load his luggage on it is charity; and a good word is charity, every step which one takes towards (the mosque for) Salat is charity, and removing harmful things from the way is charity”. [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]. Therefore, we should keep on taking care of the poor and the needy.

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 All righteous deeds should be concluded with Istighfaar. Prayers, Hajj, night prayers and meetings are all concluded with it too. Fasting should also be concluded with Istighfaar to amend any act of forgetfulness, negligence or perversion we might have committed. Istighfaar erases the feeling of arrogance and ostentation from the heart and lets one feel his shortcomings. It is this very feeling that leads to doing more righteous deeds after Ramadan and getting more rewards.

Fasting

1- Make Up for Missed Fast Days

A Muslim should hasten to make up for the missed fast days of Ramadan if he or she has missed fast day(s) of Ramadan for a valid reason such as illness, travel, or menses in the case of women

2- Fast Six Days in Shawwal

It is highly recommended by the Sunnah for a Muslim to fast six days in the month of Shawwal. Fasting for six days in Shawwal entails great reward and blessings from Allah Almighty. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is reported to have said, “Whoever fasts the month of Ramadan, and then follows it up by (fasting) six days of Shawwal, it is as if he has fasted the whole year.” (Muslim)

Here, it is important to point out that it is not necessary for a Muslim to fast the six days of Shawwal consecutively. So long as one has fasted six days, either consecutively or separately, he or she will fulfill the requirement and will receive the same rewards, inshaa’ Allah.

3 – Fasting on Mondays and Thursdays.

4- Fasting the 13th, 14th, and 15th of every lunar month.

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