💐 In The Name Of Allah The Most Gracious The Most Merciful
💌 In a car race or auto racing competition, if you want to make it to the top racers or win the game, you don't compare your sports car with the vehicles of the other competitors or feel threatened if a person is popularly known to be a fast driver. Instead you'd focus on trying your best to win the race, be grateful for the car that was chosen for you to drive, and avoid getting distracted by any obstacle which could show up anytime on the tracks to your destination.
People who are ungrateful for what Allah the Almighty chose to give them can never be truly happy on the inside if they constantly compare themselves to others no matter how financially stable, good-looking, physically fit, educated or charismatic they are. Among the ways to achieve inner happiness is to keep thanking Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala for the blessings He gave you, one of which is the blessing of being guided to the truth Islam. It is better to be patiently contented with a few things that bring simple satisfaction than to be utterly unsatisfied with life due to continously comparing one's journey to someone else's unique story or set of examinations.
📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, “If one of you looks at those blessed over him in wealth and appearance, let him look at those below him.”
In another narration, the Prophet Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, “Do not look to those above you, lest you view the favors of Allah as trivial.”
Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 6125, Sahih Muslim 2963
Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (Authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim
💌 In a car race or auto racing competition, if you want to make it to the top racers or win the game, you don't compare your sports car with the vehicles of the other competitors or feel threatened if a person is popularly known to be a fast driver. Instead you'd focus on trying your best to win the race, be grateful for the car that was chosen for you to drive, and avoid getting distracted by any obstacle which could show up anytime on the tracks to your destination.
People who are ungrateful for what Allah the Almighty chose to give them can never be truly happy on the inside if they constantly compare themselves to others no matter how financially stable, good-looking, physically fit, educated or charismatic they are. Among the ways to achieve inner happiness is to keep thanking Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala for the blessings He gave you, one of which is the blessing of being guided to the truth Islam. It is better to be patiently contented with a few things that bring simple satisfaction than to be utterly unsatisfied with life due to continously comparing one's journey to someone else's unique story or set of examinations.
📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, “If one of you looks at those blessed over him in wealth and appearance, let him look at those below him.”
In another narration, the Prophet Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, “Do not look to those above you, lest you view the favors of Allah as trivial.”
Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 6125, Sahih Muslim 2963
Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (Authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim
