Bismilahirrahmanirrahim, in the name of God, the Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
Alhamdulillah (Thank you God),
for giving me another chance to walk on this earth of yours...
:-)
How are we all doing today? My mum once told me : Whether its going to be a happy day or sad day for you today...
It's you who decide the moment you wake up each day.
So, what would it be for you today?
A day full of smiles and happyness? Or sulking and grouching until night falls?
C'est a vous de decider...(Its up to you to decide...)
SMILING IS CHARITY
The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said:"Charity is prescribed for each descendant of Adam every day the sun rises."
He was then asked: "From what do we give charity every day?"
The Prophet answered: "The doors of goodness are many...enjoining good, forbidding evil, removing harm from the road, listening to the deaf, leading the blind, guiding one to the object of his need, hurrying with the strength of one's legs to one in sorrow who is asking for help,
and supporting the feeble with the strength of one's arms
--all of these are charity prescribed for you."
He also said: "Your smile for your brother is charity."
- Fiqh-us-Sunnah, Volume 3, Number 98
Today I'm going to talk about Magic Words,insyaAllah.
Readers,do you remember the first few words your parents
(or the person who looks after you when you were kid) taught you when you were just a toddler?
Words known as "Magic words"
Remember when you asked for something, the adult would say
" What's the magic word young man ?"(I'm not a sexist,this is just an example ;-p)
Young Man: Pleaseeeeeeeeeeee.....? (accompanied by the sweetest smile imaginable)
Or remember when you received something from others (i.e: a birthday present)...again an adult would ask
" Now..what should you say young lady?" (see..told ya Im not a sexist ;-p).
Or for malaysians maybe the phrase "Cakap apeee..?" would be more up our alley?
Basically Magic Words such as Please & Thank you are crucial in everything,right?
We say please for things we want....And thank you for the things we get
(even if sometimes we didnt even ask for it)
Why are 'please' & 'thank you' so important?
First, to avoid any serious injuries...Caused by any 'abusive' adult..Hehe (Kene pukul kang...)
Secondly, to avoid getting scold at in front of everybody...or worse...getting the 'cold stare' of your parents...(pandangan maut) especially from a mother...
If you happen to have one whos like mine. ;-p
Then, theres also the possibility of not getting anymore presents or any goodies at all if you are so persistent in not saying these Magic Words...Right?
So,why am I telling you things you already know?
....because I'm trying to make a connection here between God & our blessings...
We asked for a happy life...we smile and laugh every now and then...
We asked for company so we'll never feel lonely...family and friends never left our side...
We asked for a healthy body...we're still breathing, walking, talking, texting
But sometimes...
We didn't pray that we will have food to eat..But He never left us to starve...
We didn't pray so that our home won't be burn down while we're asleep...But He protected us anyhow...
We didn't ask so that our parents won't fall down when they're walking down the stairs, back at home, miles away from us...
But yet,He still give us the chance to hear their voice on the phone..just moments ago.
Sometimes there are things we didn't even think of asking...
But we got it anyhow...
Yet,
we even dare to complain when we receive things we didn't particularly like from our parents...
we smug when our friend gave us a green keychain instead of blue
it even upsets us to see that our favourite shirt is still in the laundry...
We asked for it, He gave it,
We didnt even say please...We got it anyhow
We didn't even ask for it...
but our days are still blessed with love,happiness and friendship.
But....
Still we turn our back on Him
Sometimes we even forget Him
"Alhamdulillah...Thank you God.."
Is it soo hard to be muttered by the mouth,the lips,the voice that He grant us with...?
Why?
Don't you think our Creator,the Giver deserve atleast our thanks to Him?
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