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Who wants to be a Millionaire?
By Nader Salah
What do you think that you would do if a person whom you knew to be honest and trustworthy told you that they found a treasure full of endless amounts of jewels, countless amounts of monetary wealth, gold and silver? It may be hard, but because you know them to be honest, you believe the story.
Imagine that the whole community knows your friend and has been informed not only that they found this treasure, but that he was also bringing this treasure to the mosque to be divided amongst its members. People would be literally stepping over each other to get what they can of this treasure before others took all of it.
Considering that most people work a whole lifetime full of sweat, agony and frustration, and still do not make what might amount to ‘millions’. For that reason, most people would jump at the opportunity and becoming an instant millionaire.
Now imagine that As-Sadiq Al-Ameen (SAAWS) was telling us this. Both the believers and disbelievers knew the Prophet (SAAWS) as the trustworthy and the honest. That was his station. So, would you take it seriously if he were the one that told us about a treasure that, “No eyes have seen, no ear has heard about, nor has anyone ever even imagined…?”
Can you guess how the hadith ends? He (SAAWS) said, “No eyes have seen, no ear has heard about, nor has anyone ever even imagined the treasures in Jannah.”
Coming from the Prophet, do we even need to hear the rest? Shouldn’t we be attentive, ready to strive for that blessing, that treasure?
The Prophet (SAAWS) in a hadith related by Abu Musa Al-Ash’aree, “Shall I tell you of one of the treasures of Jannah?” Abu Musa Replied, “Of course, oh Prophet of Allah!” The Prophet continued, saying, “Whoever says, ‘La howla wa la quwatta illa Billah (There is no power nor might except by Allah)’ will have a treasure waiting for them in Jannah.”
Allah makes it so easy for us, yet we do not give Allah His due estimation. Allah says in Surat an-Naml in verse 73, “Lo! Thy Lord is full of bounty for mankind, but most of them do not give thanks.” May Allah bless us to be amongst those that give Him thanks for the bounties that He has bestowed upon us.
Remember, the Prophet (SAAWS) said, “No eyes have seen, no ear has heard about, nor has anyone ever even imagined the treasures in Jannah.” For that reason, we should glorify and praise our Creator. As Allah has mentioned in Surat al Haqqah, “So glorify the name of thy Tremendous Lord.”
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