Eight Things to Learn!
One time a
scholar asked one of his students, "You have spent a long time with me,
what have you learned?
He said I
learned eight things:
First,
I looked to the creation. Everyone has a loved one. When he goes to the grave,
he leaves his loved one. Therefore, I made my loved one my good deeds; that way,
they will be with me in the grave.
Second,
I looked to the verse, 'But as for him who feared to
stand before his Lord and restrained his soul from lust,' and, therefore, I
struggled against my desires so
I could stay obeying Allah.
Third,
I saw that if anyone has something with him that is worth something, he will
protect it. Then I thought about the verse, 'That
which you have is wasted away; and that which is with Allah remains,'
therefore, everything worth something with me I devoted to Him so it would be
with Him for me.
Fourth,
I saw the people seeking wealth, honor and positions and it was not worth
anything to me. Then I thought about Allah's words, 'Lo,
the noblest of you in the sight of Allah is the most aware of Allah,' so
I did my best to become aware of Allah in order to nobility in his sight.
Fifth,
I saw the people being jealous towards each other and I looked at the verse,
'We have apportioned among them their livelihood in the
life of the world,' so I left jealousy.
Sixth,
I saw the people having enmity and I thought about the verse, 'Lo, the devil is
an enemy for you, so take him as an enemy,'
so I left enmity and I took the Satan as my only enemy.
Seventh,
I saw them debasing themselves in search of sustenance and I thought about the
verse, 'And there is not a beast in the earth but
the sustenance thereof depends on Allah,' so I kept myself busy with my
responsibilities toward Him and I left my property with Him.
Eighth,
I found them relying on their business, buildings and health and I thought
about the verse, 'And whosoever puts his trust in
Allah, He will suffice him,' therefore, I put my trust only on Allah.
Abu Mas'ud 'Uqba ibn 'Amr al-Ansari al-Badri reported that the Messenger of
Allah, (PBUH), said, "Anyone who shows the way to something good has the same
reward as the person who does it." [Muslim] E.g. if you encourage someone
to go for Salah, or pay Zakat and the person actually goes ahead and prays or
pays Zakat, Allah will reward him for the good deeds and at the same time give
you (the one that encouraged them to do good) an equal reward as he has given
them- without decreasing what he gave them. So Encourage Other To Do Good
And Refrain From Bad Deeds
