Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakathu
May the peace, mercy and blessings of Allah be with you.
Quran: 7:8
And the weighing [of deeds] that Day will be the truth. So those whose scales are heavy- it is they who will be the successful
In this ayah, the word ‘successful’, اَلمُفْلِحُوْنَ, concerns the people who work hard to be successful. This ayah tells us we need to work hard in order to gain Jannah, we need to work hard for our scales to be heavy. The idiom ‘you reap what you sow’, applies to the hereafter too. We simply need to prioritise the right things, refresh our intentions and remember Allah for our hard work to be full of barakah. Only then will our fruits taste sweet.
Tafsir: Ustadh Nouman Ali Khan
Hadith:
Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said:
Dawud (a.s) would never eat except from the earnings of his own hand’s work
This hadith tells us about the responsibility and the hard work of the Prophet Dawud. Our prophets are our role models, they teach us how to live our lives humbly. Remember the first act of defiance against Allah, was stemmed by arrogance. By following the Prophet’s example we avoid momentarily become one with Satan.
Ramadhan Reflections:
I think it’s worth reflecting over our actions and comparing them with the characters mentioned in the Quran. For instance when we commit sin, we commit out of arrogance. Allah is no longer the Greatest in that moment of time, hence we commit the bad deeds. This arrogance is similar to the arrogance of Satan. The reason I think it’s valuable to compare ourselves to the likes of Shaytan, is because it invokes a fear within us. No one wants their character to parallel Satan, an enemy of Allah. And so it makes us rethink our actions. That’s one tip to help avoid sin, a reminder for myself first and foremost.
Momina Ullah 