Tazkirah Jumaat

This week I have been reading a motivational book entitled Life Is An Open Secret- You, Me and We, second book by Sis Zabrina. Finished her first book weeks ago. What amazed me the most was a chapter about how much we care about our family and close relatives. Just to share with you the gist of it.

Riwayat Bukhari Muslim ' Whoever would like to have his provision increased or his lifespan extended, let him uphold the ties of kinship'.

Another hadith is' Whoever believes in Allah and the last day should maintain good relation with his kindred'.

Kindred here means family and close relatives- brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews, grandparents, uncles, aunties and their children from both of our parents side.

After reading these hadiths, I asked myself how much have I shown my love to my kindred? What did I do to maintain my ties with them? When was the last time I visited them? What did I do to help my relatives who are in real need? It realy touched me deep down.

Another hadith from Bukhari Muslim, ' If one gives in charity that equals one date-fruit from money that is earned in lawful manner, and Allah only accepts what is lawful, Allah shall take it in His right (hand) and then enlarges its reward for that person just like any of you who brings up his baby horse, so much so that it (the charity) becomes as big as the mountain.

So the formula is..work..earn..charity...wealth..work..earn..charity..wealth. Got what I mean? Allah akan gandakan setiap apa yg kita sedekahkan sebesar gunung just by giving a date...

Upon reading this, last Friday I immediately did some transfer of sadaqah of only 20 pounds on line, saja nak ambil berkat hari Jumaat. Guess what, three days later, I received some good news that a reward of more than 1000 pounds is in the pipeline, alhamdulillah. That goes well with the quote 'Earning is not yours in control but spending is'. Maybe it is just a coincidence but we have to bear in mind that Allah always keeps his promise.

Last hadith from Bukhari muslim 'If anyone fulfills his brother's needs, Allah will fulfill his needs, if one relieves a muslim of his troubles, Allah will relieve his trouble on the day of resurrection'.

Well hope that is enough to inspire us to continue giving charity especially to our kindred.