💐 In The Name Of Allah The Most Gracious The Most Merciful
💌 I have a childhood friend who got married years ago
Back in Saudi when she was around fifteen years old.
She became a teen mom, same with my mother-in-law,
Whom Allah blessed with twelve kids and with grandkids bestowed.
Am I jealous of young couples and teen parents? No.
~•~
I know some ladies who married non-Filipinos,
Syrian, Pakistani, Lebanese, French and so on.
I'm aware of wives who receive from their husbands gold,
Flowers once in a while or fine cars for them to own.
Am I jealous of those with happy marriages? No.
~•~
I've witnessed there are writers who published what they wrote,
Rich Muslims who travel often and who can afford
Lavish meals, expensive clothes and extravagant homes,
And people with pleasant faces who are fit and tall.
Am I jealous of what Allah gave them? Not at all.
~•~
A materialistic person can flaunt, brag and boast
About their achievements, worldly joys and wealth they hoard,
Broadcast their talents, 'perfect love life', and their so-called
Happiness from the things enjoyed in this fleeting world,
And I'll be unimpressed, bored, coz am I jealous? No.
~•~
I just respect, not envy, the guided and pious,
Who spend their income for Allah so by Him they're loved,
Who do Da'wah for Allah, and they're inwardly tough,
Being sincerely generous with hearts pure and soft.
Allah's friends I admire. They prompt us to level up.
~•~
📖 Abdullah Ibn Mas’ud RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "There is no envy but in two cases: A man whom Allah has given wealth and he spends it rightly, and a man whom Allah has given wisdom and he judges and teaches others with it."
Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 73, Sahih Muslim 816
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, "Look at those below you and do not look at those above you, for it is the best way not to belittle the favors of Allah."
Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 6125
Sahih Muslim 2963
Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (Authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim
📖 Ibn Umar RadhiAllahu 'anhuma narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "There is no envy but in two cases: A man whom Allah has given this Book (The Noble Qur'an) and he stands to recite It by night and day, and a man whom Allah has given wealth and he spends it in charity (for Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala) by night and day."
Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 7091
Sahih Muslim 815
Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (Authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim
