Old Woman's Boy

 *Old Woman's Boy*

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بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم

👉🏻 Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal once told a story about a woman who left her son to look a shady place to feed him a loaf of bread. While she was looking around, a kidnapper came and took the boy to sell him into slavery. When she returned and discovered that her little boy was gone, she burst into tear. Meanwhile, a beggar passed by asking for food; despite her pain and fears, she handed the man the loaf of bread she had been carrying for her son. In just a few minutes, the kidnapper came back with her little boy. He told her,” As I was trying to sell him, a strange voice from within said to me,’ Don’t you have a son? Aren’t you afraid that he might face the same fate one day?’ So, I came back to return your boy.”

The woman took her child in her arms and said:” Glory be to Allah, who has accepted my loaf of bread as charity.”

My people!

Generations before us had received COUNTLESS MIRACULOUS favors from Allah (swt).

e.g,

Nana Maryam (a.s.) grew up serving Allah (swt). She naturally spent a lot of time in secluded worship. Closed away in her private prayer room, Prophet Zakariyya (a.s.) was amazed that there was always food coming into the room

Scholars have said, ‘Prophet Zakariyya would find her with the fruits of the summer during winter, and the fruits of the winter during summer’. 📚[Tafseer Ibn Katheer]

My people!

If this is the ways prophet's companions acted, this religion will not get to us. Yes. Countless mosque where we observe daily Swalah were abandoned today, and Allah (swt) did not design it that HIS Angels from the sky should descend to do the jobs of masjid maintenance meant for human beings.

Today,

In our houses, we changed this and that because they are spoiled, we buy this and that for the smooth running of the house (despite the hash economy), but allowed masjid suffer lack of maintenance. Yes. Not only in your house, even in the masjid, maintenance and replacement has become a necessity.

Muslim Faithful!

Years back, if you are used to dropping a minimum of say #100 everyday inside FISSABILILLAHI BOX in masjid where you pray, the rewards you collect now if you drop the same amount (#100) is going to be × multiplied by 7 and by 70 and by 700 and by....(depending on the degree of purity of your intention). Yes. And this reward multiplication effect is applicable to any SADAQAH you give in this life when you have countless financial problems but squeeze out something for sadaqah just to please Allah (swt).

Evidence:

A man came to the Prophet, (PBUH) and he said, *“O Messenger of Allah, which charity has the greatest reward?” The Prophet said, “That you give charity while you are healthy, greedy, fearing poverty, and hoping to be rich. Do not delay giving...”* 📚 Al-Bukha‌ri‌ 1419, S‌ah‌i‌h‌ Muslim 1032

Therefore,

I remind myself, you and every woman who pray at home to prepare to be dropping something (reasonable) inside FISSABILILLAHI BOX... Every woman ? Yes. Women who pray at home should also not be left behind in budgeting something for the maintenance of the house of Allah. As many masaajid have account details which she can use to send her contribution. She can also send her husband or son to help her drop something inside Fissabilillahi box *(ie - if she knows that her husband or son will not corner it into his pocket)*. We should do this REGULARLY especially today (Friday) - for the running of the activities of the masjid & for the propagation of the religion of Allah in general. Yes. The rewards of SADAQAH in this hard time is bigger than huge & unquantifiable *(according to authentic hadith)*. Yes. The ONLY person who is EXCLUDED from giving is the person who have nothing at all to give.

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