“And
of His signs
is that He
created for
you from yourselves
mates that
you may find
tranquility
in them; and
He placed
between you
affection
and mercy.
Indeed in
that are signs
for a people
who give thought.”
- Surah Ar-Rum,
21
In this time
of happiness,
when gifts
are received,
hugs are generously
donated, and
laughter sprinkles
the tables,
we must remember
who gave this
all to us.
In
this verse,
Yamtann Allahu
Alayna – Allah
reminds of
us of His
favour upon
us. Every
husband in
this room,
it is Allah
that created
your bride.
Every bride
in this room,
Allah created
your husband.
Allah created
the pairs
and then blessed
the pair with
love and mercy.
Then
Allah says:
“Indeed
in that are
signs for
a people who
give thought”.
Let’s take
the time now
to give a
little thought
to Allah’s
favour upon
us.
Sulayman
– alayhis
salam – sat
his son down
one day and
taught him
about Allah
and life.
Allah mentions
what he said:
"And We enjoined upon man
(care) for
his parents.
His mother
carried him,
(increasing
her) in weakness
upon weakness,
and his weaning
is in two
years: Be
grateful to
Me and to
your parents;
to me is the
(final) destination.”
Thank
Allah:
1.
Every thing
that you enjoy,
everything
that you love
is from Allah:
“And
whatever you
have of blessing
(indeed) it
is from Allah!”
2.
Thank Allah,
remember Him
and He will
remember you.
Allahu akbar!
“Remember
me and I shall
remember you,
and be thankful
to Me and
do not be
ungrateful.”
3.
Allah will
give us more
when we are
thankful:
“And
(remember)
when your
lord proclaimed,
‘if you are
grateful,
I will surely
increase you;
but if you
deny, indeed,
My punishment
is severe.”
I’ve
heard of Muslims
that regularly
donate half
a million
dollars to
the Democratic
Party to have
their picture
taken with
Clinton and
his wife!
They place
these pictures
up in the
middle of
their homes
in all pride
and honor.
Yet
to every parent,
let me draw
your attention
the most noble
picture to
put up in
your home.
Allah ta’ala
put His majesty
and every
parent in
this world
in a portrait:
“Be
grateful to
Me and to
your Parents!”
Scholars
have said
that being
grateful to
Allah is to
be grateful
for the Iman
that He has
blessed us
with. And
to be thankful
to our parents
is to be grateful
for the hard
work they
went through
to raise us.
Ibn
Abbas raa
said, “There
are three
things that
will not be
accepted if
it’s mate
is not fulfilled.
(And he mentioned),
“Thank
Me (Allah)
and your Parents...”
– Luqmaan
31/14.
Ibn
Abbaas continued,
“Thus whoever
thanks Allah
and is not
thankful to
his parents,
Allah will
not accept
it from him.”
The
scholars understood
this and set
the example
for us. Haywah
bin Shurayh
(ra), one
of the Imam’s
of our Ummah,
used to give
classes in
front of his
home. During
the class,
his Mother
would call
him to feed
the chickens.
He would stand
up, leave
the Halaqah,
and go feed
the chickens.
Sufyan
ibn Uyaynah
– one of the
Ummah’s greatest
scholars –
said, “Whoever
prays the
5 salah has
been grateful
to Allah.
And whoever
prays for
his parents
after the
Salah has
been grateful
to them.”
My
mother in
Law, Ali’s
mother once
told me about
when Ali was
young. He
would come
home from
school, run
up to her
and give her
the strongest
hug. Then
he would top
it off with,
“Mummy I love
you.” She
would mention
the story
and then let
a tear drop.
As
we get older,
words like
‘I love you’
become harder
for us to
say. Yet as
much as it
becomes harder
for us to
say, as much
as it becomes
more precious
to the parents.
I
ask Allah
ta’ala that
we not forget
this innocence,
when we were
without sin,
when we used
to bring a
smile to our
parents.
Let’s
keep making
them smile.
And In doing
so, we would
be thanking
Allah.
