Poem: Always Be Grateful For The Gifts Allah Chose To Give

💐 In The Name Of Allah The Most Gracious The Most Merciful

💌 If you can read this, to Allah be thankful.

If the scent of rain and coffee you can smell,

Myriad colors and taste of food you can tell,

Then you have many reasons to be grateful.

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If you can write, memorize or multitask,

If you can read or move about pretty fast,

Or if you can smile, know what it's like to laugh,

And you are Muslim - you have more than enough.

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If you have intuition to sense what's right,

In learning about Islam you take delight,

And on various behaviours you have insight,

Allah's gift of wisdom to you recognize.

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If you can stand to pray or say Allah's Name,

Wear your Muslim identity without shame,

Or recall what makes us unique and the same,

Thank Allah for guiding you to the Straight Way.

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If you know what's sweet, spicy, sour, hot and cold,

If you count your blessings and signs in this world,

You may not list them all - most proofs are untold.

Of your greatest gift Islam always take hold.

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Keep thanking Allah through remembrance and faith,

Through obeying Allah for blessings He gave

To your best ability each night and day.

Be grateful for lessons taught in many ways.

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Thank Allah and join the few who support Him.

Don't mind your haters, they're there to earn your sins.

May Allah forgive us and make us destined

To join the grateful in Jannah next to Him. Ameen.

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📖 Abu Dharr RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "O Abu Dharr, do you say an abundance of possessions is wealth?" I said "yes." The Prophet SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Do you say a lack of possessions is poverty?" I said "yes." The Prophet Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam repeated this three times, then he said, "Wealth is in the heart and poverty is in the heart. Whoever is wealthy in his heart will not be harmed no matter what happens in the world. Whoever is poor in his heart will not be satisfied no matter how much he has in the world. Verily, he will only be harmed by the greed of his own soul."

Source: Al-Mu’jam Al-Kabīr 1618

Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Albani