Cure and Purify Our Heart
 

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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. O Allah, we ask for your peace and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad SAW. Thank you for subscribing to our mailing list. InshaAllah this email finds you and your family in the best of health and imaan. May the peace and blessings of Allah SWT be upon you and your family, inshaAllah. 

 

Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) taught Muslims to have the best manners and distinguished characteristics. The Prophet’s own high standard of morals and manners made him the best example for Muslims to follow. God said in the Quran:

“And verily you, O Muhammad, are on an exalted standard of character.” (Al-Qalam, 68: 4)

Generosity was among the countless good qualities of Prophet Muhammad. He was the most generous of people and he used to be most generous in Ramadan.

While many of us tend to chase after special offers and reduced prices in this dunya, we often overlook the fact that Allah subḥānahu wa ta'āla has offered us an even better deal that will benefit us both in this dunya and the akhira (hereafter).

So many of us neglect this aspect of our lives: working on maintaining the peace and light of our hearts.

We make sure we feed our body with food, we make sure we fill our car tanks with oil, we make sure we charge our computers and phones because they’ll die/stop working if they’re not constantly recharged….

 

However, we neglect to do the same for our hearts.

We neglect to recharge and feed our hearts and souls.

 

Real generosity is not dependent so much on income as it is on the capacity of the heart. There are many who have the means to give, but not the heart to give. And there are many, who, the more they have the less they give.

Even when you do give of your material wealth, do not give merely from the top of your wallet, but rather give from the bottom of your heart. Also, it is not material help only. Whatever one can do to enhance the situation of others is considered generosity.

Prophet Muhammad SAW (PBUH) said;

"There is charity due on every part of the body every day." He went on to say: " to bring justice between people is charity, to help a person with transport and helping with baggage is charity, a good, kind word is charity, every step towards prayer is charity, removing harmful things from the way is charity and giving water to the thirsty is charity. A person's true wealth lies in the good they accrue for the Hereafter through good deeds in this world. When a person dies people say 'what has he left behind?' while angels say 'what has he sent forth?' "

 

To give of your self is the best kind of giving. Prophet Muhammad  said:

"When you give of yourself then you truly are a Believer".

So, if you genuinely desire to become a generous person, don't wait for your income to change; change the attitude of your heart.

 

Life should not really be about how much money we accrue, but rather how many people we serve; because the greater your giving, the greater your living. Giving does not devalue your worth and the Prophet said that "charity does not decrease wealth". Remember, we are here to enrich the world, and if we ever forget that we impoverish ourselves.

In helping others we enhance ourselves, for when you light another's path you can't help but cast light on your own path. Realize that no one stands taller in success than the one who bends down to help those in need. We become enriched by enriching the lives of others. The Prophet said that a Believer feels good doing good. So do not do good merely to feel good, but rather feel good doing good.

Let us regain the light and peace in our hearts.