Slave of Money

Narrated Abu Hurairah RA, The Prophet ﷺ said:

تَعِسَ عَبْدُ الدِّينَارِ وَالدِّرْهَمِ وَالْقَطِيفَةِ وَالْخَمِيصَةِ، إِنْ أُعْطِيَ رَضِيَ، وَإِنْ لَمْ يُعْطَ لَمْ يَرْضَ ‏

“Let the slave of Dinar and Dirham of Quantify and Khamisa (i.e. money and luxurious clothes) perish for he is pleased if these things are given to him, and if not, he is displeased!”

Sahih al-Bukhari (2886)

  • Muslims are prohibited from enslaving themselves to worldly possessions because they provide no benefit in the Hereafter.
  • Worldly possessions granted by Allah SWT to someone serve as a test to measure their faith in Allah SWT.
  • Therefore, they should be used for matters commanded by Allah SWT.
  • Muslims are prohibited from being overly joyful when receiving a blessing and from being sorrowful when struck by a calamity.
  • The reproachable wealth is that which exceeds one’s needs, distracts from remembering Allah SWT, and is not used in obedience to Allah SWT.

A Charity from You to Yourself

From Abu Dzar RA, he said, “O Messenger of Allah, what do you think if I am weak (unable) to perform some deeds?” The Prophet SAW said:

تَكُفُّ شَرَّكَ عَنِ النَّاسِ فَإِنَّهَا صَدَقَةٌ مِنْكَ عَلَى نَفْسِكَ

“Refrain from harming people, for this is a charity from you to yourself.”

Sahih Muslim (84)

Seven (people) will be shaded by Allah by His Shade on the Day of Resurrection

Narrated Abu Hurairah RA, The Prophet ﷺ said:

‏ سَبْعَةٌ يُظِلُّهُمُ اللَّهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فِي ظِلِّهِ، يَوْمَ لاَ ظِلَّ إِلاَّ ظِلُّهُ إِمَامٌ عَادِلٌ، وَشَابٌّ نَشَأَ فِي عِبَادَةِ اللَّهِ، وَرَجُلٌ ذَكَرَ اللَّهَ فِي خَلاَءٍ فَفَاضَتْ عَيْنَاهُ، وَرَجُلٌ قَلْبُهُ مُعَلَّقٌ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ، وَرَجُلاَنِ تَحَابَّا فِي اللَّهِ، وَرَجُلٌ دَعَتْهُ امْرَأَةٌ ذَاتُ مَنْصِبٍ وَجَمَالٍ إِلَى نَفْسِهَا قَالَ إِنِّي أَخَافُ اللَّهَ‏.‏ وَرَجُلٌ تَصَدَّقَ بِصَدَقَةٍ فَأَخْفَاهَا، حَتَّى لاَ تَعْلَمَ شِمَالُهُ مَا صَنَعَتْ يَمِينُهُ

“Seven (people) will be shaded by Allah by His Shade on the Day of Resurrection when there will be no shade except His Shade. (They will be), a just ruler, a young man who has been brought up in the worship of Allah, a man who remembers Allah in seclusion and his eyes are then flooded with tears, a man whose heart is attached to mosques (offers his compulsory congregational prayers in the mosque), two men who love each other for Allah’s Sake, a man who is called by a charming lady of noble birth to commit illegal sexual intercourse with her, and he says, ‘I am afraid of Allah,’ and (finally), a man who gives in charity so secretly that his left hand does not know what his right hand has given.”

Sahih al-Bukhari (6806)

Doa Agar Mudah Membayar Hutang

اللَّهُمَّ اكْفِنِى بِحَلاَلِكَ عَنْ حَرَامِكَ وَأَغْنِنِى بِفَضْلِكَ عَمَّنْ سِوَاكَ

Maksudnya: “Ya Allah! Cukupkanlah aku dengan dengan yang halal dan jauhkanlah aku daripada yang haram, dan cukupkanlah aku dengan kurniaan-Mu daripada bergantung kepada selain-Mu.”

Riwayat at-Tirmidhi (3563)

  • Semoga dengan doa ini, kita boleh jadikan sebagai amalan dalam kehidupan seharian kita, dapat selesaikan semua hutang kita, dan Allah kurniakan kita keluasan rezeki daripada-Nya tanpa perlu bergantung kepada makhluk.

Du’a for Every Morning

From Ummu Salamah, she said: that the Prophet ﷺ, when he finished the Fajr (dawn) prayer and gave the salutation (at the end of the prayer), he would recite:

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ عِلْمًا نَافِعًا ، وَرِزْقًا طَيِّبًا ، وَعَمَلاً مُتَقَبَّلاً

Meaning: “O Allah, I ask You for beneficial knowledge, good provision, and accepted deeds.”

Narrated by Ibn Majah (925)

Sincerely Doing Good Deeds

Abu Hurairah RA reported Allah’s Messenger ﷺ as saying:

إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَنْظُرُ إِلَى صُوَرِكُمْ وَأَمْوَالِكُمْ وَلَكِنْ يَنْظُرُ إِلَى قُلُوبِكُمْ وَأَعْمَالِكُمْ

Verily Allah does not look to your faces and your wealth but He looks to your heart and to your deeds.

Sahih Muslim (2564)

Du’a for Protection from the Evils of Deeds

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا عَمِلْتُ وَشَرِّ مَا لَمْ أَعْمَلْ

“O Allah, I seek refuge in Thee from the evil of what I have done and from the evil of what I have not done.”

Sahih Muslim (2716)

  • This du’a is asking for protection from the negative consequences of both actions taken and actions not taken, recognizing human fallibility and seeking divine assistance in all matters.

Being Grateful for Divine Blessings

Abu Hurairah reported Allah’s Messenger ﷺ as saying:

انْظُرُوا إِلَى مَنْ هُوَ أَسْفَلَ مِنْكُمْ وَلَا تَنْظُرُوا إِلَى مَنْ هُوَ فَوْقَكُمْ فَهُوَ أَجْدَرُ أَنْ لَا تَزْدَرُوا نِعْمَةَ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ

“Look at those who stand at a lower level than you but don’t look at those who stand at a higher level than you, for that is better-suited that you do not disparage Allah’s favors.”

Sahih Muslim (2963)

  • May Allah SWT make us among His grateful servants. Amen.

Du’a For One Whose Affairs Have Become Difficult

اللَّهُمَّ لَا سَهْلَ إِلاَّ ما جَعَلْتَهُ سَهْلاً، وأنْتَ تَجْعَلُ الحَزْنَ إذَا شِئْتَ سَهْلاً

O Allah! There is no ease except that which You make easy, and You make difficult things easy if You will.

Narrated by Al-Bayhaqi in Al-Da’awat Al-Kabir (266) and Ibn Hibban (974).

  • May we all be granted ease in all our affairs in life and be facilitated in making all decisions wisely.

Apabila Menziarahi Orang Sakit

Daripada Ummu Salamah R.anha, bahawa Nabi ﷺ bersabda:

إِذَا حَضَرْتُمُ الْمَرِيضَ، أَوِ الْمَيِّتَ، فَقُولُوا خَيْرًا، فَإِنَّ الْمَلَائِكَةَ يُؤَمِّنُونَ عَلَى مَا تَقُولُونَ

Maksudnya: “Apabila kamu menghadiri (menziarahi) orang sakit atau jenazah, maka ucapkanlah perkara-perkara yang baik. Ini kerana, malaikat akan mengaminkan setiap yang kamu ucapkan.”

Riwayat Muslim (919)