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This is your reward for being good to him!!

٢٢ مايو ٢٠١٤
This is your reward for being good to him!!

Brother, imagine you found an orphaned child lying on the side of the road, so you pitied him, picked him up, cleaned him, fed him, gave him water, and clothed him... You raised him and spent on him, never being stingy with him...but rather showering him with your kindness and affection, and even if you were harsh with him sometimes, it was for his own good...He often made mistakes, so you guided him or pinched his ear in private, but in front of people, you only showed his good qualities... He fell ill many times, so you stayed by his side, he cried, so you wiped his tears, people wronged him, so you were his replacement and embraced him to your chest... You taught him at your own expense and gave him money to hold his wedding... And you, in all of this, were waiting to see him as a groom so you could rejoice with him...You expected him to come to you on his day of happiness, his eyes full of gratitude, appreciation, affection, and recognition, then rush to you, hug you, kiss your hands while crying from joy and the intensity of his love for you... You expected him to boast about you to the world and express his loyalty to you in front of people. But!! The day of the wedding came, and there he was, holding the celebration, inviting friends, neighbors, and colleagues, and......forgetting you! Honestly, he didn't forget you...but he remembered your authority in himself, so he felt that your presence would spoil his happiness, because he wanted to let loose and "take it easy"...He wanted to laugh hysterically...and he knew he wouldn't be able to do that in your presence. So, he forgot you, and said: "I'll appease him later!" The party ended, so he put the empty plates and food scraps in bags...then excluded the designated place for them, so he put the bags in front of your house! And in doing so, he relied on your known kindness and generosity! How would you feel towards this ungrateful child? And would you be able to love him after that? Have you seen how ugly it is to forget kindness and the one who did good? And Allah has the highest example: ((O man, what has deceived you concerning your Generous Lord (6) who created you, proportioned you, and balanced you (7))). May Allah bless you, young man, with marriage after you suffered from loneliness and spent your energy. May Allah bless you, young woman, with marriage after you feared that "the train would pass you by" and live your life without someone to satisfy your emotions. You have long prayed to Allah to grant you a wife and grant her a husband. Allah, the Almighty, who raised you and bestowed upon you His visible and hidden blessings, relieved your distress, and covered your flaws, and from the money He gave you, you held your wedding. Then, on the day of great joy, you forget Him! Or you provoke His anger by excelling in disobeying Him at your wedding... You justify that by saying you want to be happy...His obedience and remembrance spoil your happiness, while your disobedience brings you joy?! So the solution was to forget Him! ((And when We bless man, he turns away and distances himself))... If there were no Paradise and Hell, wouldn't you be ashamed of the One who blessed you?! Wouldn't you find your joy in saying to Allah on the day of happiness: Thank you, my Lord?! Say it and express it with everything you do! I'm not telling you: (It's okay, take it easy on yourself, and bear the "hardship" so you don't disobey Allah)!! But this gratitude, loyalty, and showing appreciation are virtues that the noble soul cannot do otherwise, and he cannot be happy except with them...because meanness, ingratitude, and denying blessings are heavy on noble souls. I write this because of what I see of negligence in Muslim weddings. The biggest problem is not just mixing, corrupt songs, and neglecting prayer, but rather the indication of forgetting Allah the Almighty on the day He loves to see our loyalty to Him: ((And do not be like those who forgot Allah)). ((So remember Me, I will remember you, and be grateful to Me, and do not deny Me)).