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ISLAM IN ARABIC MEANS "ENTERING GOD'S PEACE"//SUBMISSION AND OBEDIENCE TO ALLAH, HAVING SINCERE FAITH IN HIM, & LIVING LIFE AS WILLED BY ALLAH =)
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Wednesday, August 10, 2016

Towards attaining and accessing the "door" of rizq

Bismillah.

Assalamu alaykum and greetings.

I've been meaning to share a few things since two weeks ago but procrastinated and succumbed to my lazy-ness (Not literally. It's just that I was constantly occupied with other things.), astaghfirulla. Got to definitely learn to prioritize and feel urgency in important matters such as spreading good information or doing good deeds that attains His Pleasure.

Abu Hurairah was once told by his friend, the Prophet (Peace be upon him) that he is able to increase his rizq by practising the following three deeds:

1. performing the 2 rak'ah Duha (forenoon) prayer

2. pray the Witr prayer at night or before bed (up to 11 rak'ah or even as little as 1 rak'ah if you're not capable of more)

3. to fast 3 white days monthly (13th, 14th, & 15th of every lunar month)

Reference: Al-Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Dawud, At-Tirmidhi

So upon learning these, the Prophet's sahaba (companion/friend), Abu Hurayrah begin practising this habit. Soon after, he received a proposal from a very wealthy man (for his daughter) hence the saying that these actions lead you to good riqz, in shaa Allah (God Willing) and bi'iznillah (with His Permission). Know that he always led a poor life before and eventually did get his portion of wealth. However, to Abu Hurayrah himself, his definition of wealth differs from the norm. To him, wealth is knowledge of the Deen. This is why he busied his entire life seeking knowledge rather than monetary wealth. SubhanAllah, may Allah help us aspire to come close to his thoughts (ways of thinking).


Source: http://sunnahonline.com/library/history-of-islam/306-abu-hurayrah

[“One who guides to something good has a reward similar to that of its doer” - Saheeh Muslim vol.3, no.4665]