💐 In The Name Of Allah The Most Gracious The Most Merciful
💌 Note to self, dear Muslim, be grateful for Allah's gifts.
Accept what Allah gave you, don't question what He gives,
Do not compare your exams to other Muslims' tests,
And know that dunya wasn't designed to be perfect.
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It's okay if you have few furnishings and blankets,
With meals that are simple, light and often repeated.
It's fine if you can't buy stuff and clothes which are branded,
Since worldly things will be left behind when we're buried.
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Three outfits are enough if you're blessed with gratitude.
With contentment you can survive with minimal food.
Why stress over designer labels, jewels and shoes,
When in your grave material items won't follow you.
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If ever the spoiled mock you, and call you "sad" or "poor",
Stand firm, not affected, maintain patient attitude,
With a mindset that believes "I'm not wealthy, that's true,
I don't own anything in this world, not even you."
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Alhamdulillah, be thankful for what Allah chose
To grant you, from tools you can use to improve your soul.
Be ready with good deeds for Allah Most Merciful
And strive so Jannatul Ferdaus is our lasting home.
~•~
📖 ‘Ubaydullah ibn Mihsan RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, “Whoever among you wakes up secure in his property, healthy in his body, and he has his food for the day, it is as if he were given the entire world.”
Source: Sunan At-Tirmidhi 2346
Grade: Hasan (Fair) according to Al-Suyuti
📖 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
📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "The poor Muslims will enter Paradise before the rich by half of a day, the length of which is five hundred years."
Source: Sunan At-Tirmidhi 2354
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Albani
📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Wealth is not in having many possessions. Rather, true wealth is in the richness of the soul (contentment)."
Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 6081
Sahih Muslim 1051
Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (Authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim
📖 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