اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ
اَعُوْذُبِااللّٰہِ مِنَ الشَّیْطٰنِ الرَّجِيْم
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
*_Today’s Thought for the day is from Surah Ibrahim Ayah 31_*
*قُلْ لِّـعِبَادِىَ الَّذِيۡنَ اٰمَنُوۡا يُقِيۡمُوا الصَّلٰوةَ وَيُنۡفِقُوۡا مِمَّا رَزَقۡنٰهُمۡ سِرًّا وَّعَلَانِيَةً مِّنۡ قَبۡلِ اَنۡ يَّاۡتِىَ يَوۡمٌ لَّا بَيۡعٌ فِيۡهِ وَلَا خِلٰلٌ.(31)*
*_Tell My slaves who believe that they should establish prayer and spend from that which We have provided for them, in secret and in public, before the day comes when there will be no bargaining and no friendship.(31)_*
(اے پیغمبر) میرے مومن بندوں سے کہہ دو کہ نماز پڑھا کریں اور اس دن کے آنے سے پیشتر جس میں نہ (اعمال کا) سودا ہوگا اور نہ دوستی (کام آئے گی) ہمارے دیئے ہوئے مال میں سے درپردہ اور ظاہر خرچ کرتے رہیں.(31)
Allah Subhanahu wa taa’la now turns towards the *believers ءامَنوا* and addresses them with love and closeness by using the word *عِبادِيَ (My servant)*.‼️ *This is a master prescription for those who pay heed to the warnings of Allah Azzawajal before it is too late so that they can avoid being at loss on the Day when they will not have any chance to bargain nor to seek any help from their own friends.* _Allah Subhanahu wa taa’la asks the believers to put their faith into practice by asking them to_
*1)* Establish Salah and
*2)* Spend (*Infaq*) part of the property that has been granted by HIM both secretly as well as openly.
*_Act of the Day is:_* to understand that Establishing Salah and spending their wealth in HIS way is a form of expressing gratitude in contrast to the disbelievers who are ungrateful.‼️Allah Azzawajal orders the believers to establish Salah, because *Salah is the pillar of religion,* as the Prophet, peace be upon him, said
_”Salah is the pillar of religion, whoever establishes it, then he has indeed established religion and whoever abandons it, then indeed he has destroyed religion. (Narrated by al-Baihaqi from Umar bin al-Khathab)”_
*The first act of a servant that Allah Azzawajal will judge on the Day of Judgment is Salah.* The Messenger of Allah SAWS said:
_”The first thing for which a servant will be held accountable on the Day of Resurrection will be prayer. If it is righteous, all his deeds will be righteous, and if it is corrupt, all his deeds will be corrupt.” (Narrated by Al-Tabarani on the authority of Anas bin Malik)_
— Allah Azzawajal also commands the believers to spend some of the wealth that HE SWT has bestowed upon them on others now so that their balance which is preserved for them increases through gains they make by charitable spending, before the Day of Judgment comes, that is, the day when all the doors of repentance have been closed, not a single sin can be redeemed, even if it is redeemed with all the gold of the earth. *_So today no ransom will be accepted from you or from the disbelievers. (Al-Hadid/57: 15)._*
Spending the wealth on others *both in secret and in public is commanded* as _Secret charity protects the dignity of the taker and enhances the virtue of the giver._ This ensures that charity does not become a source of pride and arrogance. Charitable spending in public serves to demonstrate obedience to Allah Azzawajal’s orders, and provides a good example to others in the community. Both ways are left to the discretion and sensitivities of every believer.
*_May Allah Subhanahu wa taa’la grant us the ability to abide by HIS commands and earn HIS pleasure and blessings. Aa’meen Ya’Rabbul Aa’lameen._*
JazaK Allâhu khair!