If you have undertaken an act of goodness, rush to carry out another, He states.
#Allina befit free
“ Therefore, when you are free (from one task), resume (another task) And seek and strive to please your Lord.” (94:7-8) Their being preoccupied with vain speech is also objectionable.Īllah, May His Majesty be exalted, declares:įa-idhā faraghta fa-inṣab wa-ilā rabbika fa-ir’ghab. This means that a human being’s remaining idle is a grave thing indeed. Let us look at the stars, all of them… And let us look at the earth, the seasons, they are all in a constant state (of motion, change and transformation). Just consider, is there anything futile in the universe? Let us look at matter, at the world around us, at a single atom: How the proton, neutron, and electron are in a perpetual state of motion. It does not befit a believer to engage themselves in idle pursuits and frivolous distractions. “They always turn away from and avoid whatever is vain and frivolous.” (23:3) They, the believers, stay clear of those things that are meaningless. Wa-alladhīna hum ʿani l-laghwi muʿ’riḍūn. And our spirit should be nourished with worship. That is to say, we should render our life of worship vibrant and refined. We should also strive to spend in the path of Allah in addition to this. Which of these are charitable works and which constitute the alms-tax? And we must strive to give our alms-tax bounteously. The Qur’an indicates eight different places. To whom can the alms-tax be given, for who it is not permitted, let us ask our religious leaders. We must be careful in calculating the alms-tax that we are required to give to the poor. The prayer here, and all other forms of worship whether fasting, almsgiving, acts of charity and good works, spending in the way of Allah, or the like. In other words, giving weight to the prescribed prayer.
This means, dear brothers and sisters, that we need to place great importance on the prescribed prayer. “They are in their Prayer humble and fully submissive (being overwhelmed by the awe and majesty of Allah). In reference to the prosperous believers, Allah Almighty declares:
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