Forget your university exams and other exams, this is the most important exam of all, the exam of life. Imagine receiving a book detailing every single action you ever done, good or bad, big or small. Do you want to be those who receive the book in their right hand or in their left hand? Make your decision now (no asking audience or calling a friend]
No its not one of those pyramid schemes and nor is this a scam. This is a guaranteed method, guaranteed by none other than the lord of the worlds, Allah [aza wajal]. Before the dunya lovers get all excited thinking this post is about the monetary paper money of this world, this is about the currency of the hereafter, the currency of ajr, reward; the only currency that matters
Allah [subhanahu wa ta3la] says in Surah al Ana3m, verse 160:
مَن جَاء بِالْحَسَنَةِ فَلَهُ عَشْرُ أَمْثَالِهَا وَمَن جَاء بِالسَّيِّئَةِ فَلاَ يُجْزَى إِلاَّ مِثْلَهَا وَهُمْ لاَ يُظْلَمُونَ
Whoever shall come [before Allah] with a good deed will gain ten times the like thereof; but whoever shall come with an evil deed will be requited with no more than the like thereof; and none shall be wronged.
Theres not much to do really, all you have to do is do a good deed and you get 10 times the reward. subhanAllah, look at the mercy of Allah. In a normal situation, you get what you give. So if you do something, you expect your wages to reflect that but Allah is the best of providers and he gives his servants the best of wages. In this recent global economic crisis, we are all worried about the dunya but we should know that there will never be a economic crisis with Allah [aza wajal] and our reward is guaranteed inshaAllah. And thats how you earn 10 times your wages *smiles*
..Is what you may be asking when you give money feesabililah [for the sake of Allah] for charity. Many a time, you’re sitting there thinking, I just gave my money, now wheres my reward. Humans want immediate results. But know Oh Muslims, for those who are patient, you shall have every single penny you ever spent feesabililah paid back not only in full, but also many times over insha’Allah.
مَّن ذَا الَّذِي يُقْرِضُ اللّهَ قَرْضًا حَسَنًا فَيُضَاعِفَهُ لَهُ أَضْعَافًا كَثِيرَةً وَاللّهُ يَقْبِضُ وَيَبْسُطُ وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ
Allah [subhanahu wa ta3la] says in Surah Baqarah, verse 245: Who is he that will lend to Allah a goodly loan so that He may multiply it to him many times? And it is Allah that decreases or increases (your provisions), and unto Him you shall return.
Imagine that, the best investment in the world, guaranteed returns and profit. You dont need to be the best business person in the world to make a deal with Allah SWT…*smiles*
Continuing on from the conversations the disbelievers will have with Allah [subhanahu wa ta3la]. This time on the day of Judgement, even before entering the hellfire, Allah [subhanahu wa ta3la] tells us what they will say, he says in Surah Sajdah, ayah 12:
وَلَوْ تَرَى إِذِ الْمُجْرِمُونَ نَاكِسُو رُؤُوسِهِمْ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ رَبَّنَا أَبْصَرْنَا وَسَمِعْنَا فَارْجِعْنَا نَعْمَلْ صَالِحًا إِنَّا مُوقِنُونَ
If you could but see , when those who are lost in sin will hang their heads before their Sustainer, [saying:] “O our Sustainer! we have seen, and we have heard! Return us, then, that we may do good deeds: for indeed, we are certain!”
[click here to listen to Salah Bukhatir reciting this ayah]
These people will be full of regret, just wishing to go back into this world and make up for their mistakes and to be given another chance to hear and obey Allah [aza wajal] and his messenger [salAllahu alayhi wa salam] and to do as many good deeds as possible.
So let us learn a lesson from these people and ensure that in this dunya, before we regret like them in the akhirah, that we be of those say : “Our Lord, we hear, we see and we obey”….before its too late *smiles*
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