Allah’s Commandments are easy

By: Muhammad Danish 0 comments

Three Gifts from Allah:

My respected friends and elders! When Allah’s Prophet (S.A.W) went for Miraj, he (S.A.W) was blessed with three gifts from Allah. The first of these three gifts was Prayers five times a day, Second gift was the last verses of Surah Baqrah and third gift was Allah’s forgiveness for him who is a monotheist in his (S.A.W) Ummat. (Tafseer Ibne Kaseer: 1/670 with reference of Muslim printed Qadeemi Kutub Khana)

Second gift which are is the last verses of Surah Barat, are very comprehensive verses and in these verses Allah has clearly stated the principles necessary for spending life in the obedience of Allah.

My friends! Allah states in the end of Surah Baqrah that??????? (Surah Baqrat Para No. 3 Verse 286)

O people! Allah does not put any soul in such a trouble, does not give such commandment which is beyond the capacity of that very soul. Rather whatever order He gives is quite within the capacity of human being. Now there will be some fulfilling Allah’s commandments and there will be some who will not fulfill them. Mentioning both these groups, Allah stated that (??Arabic Text), for every human is what he earns. He who strives will find and he who does not strive will be at loss and will be rewarded accordingly. It means both the profit and the loss are to be granted to the human soul. Allah is free from the profit or loss of your strife. It is the well being of your soul what Allah ordains you to do and not doing it brings loss for your soul and it is your soul that is at a loss.

None of Allah’s Order is beyond Capacity:

My friends! If you think you see that it is a principle, a code stated by Allah that all our worships, especially those fixed compulsory on us by the Sacred Law (Shariat) are included in this. For example, we take Prayers (Namaz). Some people use to say,” Sir excuse us. We have no leisure, nor do we find any free time.”  Someone says, “We have no strength”. Someone says, “We don’t find any opportunity”. It seems all these are satanic deceits. As Allah has ordained us in the first place to offer prayers. Definitely, man must have strength to offer prayers or Allah had never ordained human being to do this. Therefore, if human being does not offer prayers, it is the very excuse of his soul and he will have to face its music. Same was stated in Quran thus? He (the man) will have the loss for the evil he has earned.

Therefore my friends! These excuses will never at all be accepted by Allah on the Day of Judgment that O Allah! We did want to offer prayers but we had no strength and energy or we had this or that problem or we found no leisure from our business as our business was doing so well that we would be at loss if we left it. Now a day a person usually makes these sort of excuses that will have no weight on the Day of Judgment.

A person said same that he does not find leisure for Prayer. He has not a single spare moment. Seemingly Allah Forbid Allah forbids! Allah did wrong by making prayers compulsory for them. My friend this is a vivid satanic deceit and it is quite important to get out of it. That is why Allah clearly told us, O Man! We did not ordain you something which is beyond your strength. Same was stated???????????? We have ordained to every soul, liable for what is within his strength.

No for example is the matter of fasting. Now how many Muslims will face will be instigated by Satan that you have to work whole day for earning bread for your kids and this is fair meals to be earned and this is the order by Allah and His Prophet (S.A.W)? If you keep fast, you won’t be able to earn bread for your kids therefore leave fasting. My friends! This is just a Satanic deceit and soul’s excuse. In fact I have witnessed myself that in the intense heat of Makkah Mukarrama and Madina Munawwarah, in such an intense heat that some stones are so warm that you cannot even stand for a moment on them and feel restless and forced to move your steps, at the time of noon in such heat, some Pakistani Muslims work while observing fast. Digging ditch but not leaving fast. Are they made up of steel or are we made up of something else that they can keep fast and we are leaving. It seems that it is only a satanic deceit. Allah has blessed us with so much strength that we can keep fast if we will. Satan deceives us that you will be unconscious due to thirst if you keep fast, or get sick, any may die, therefore fast should not be observed.

Allah Himself is found:

My friends! Remember that this fasting is such a blessing of Allah that scholars state that Fasting is such a great worship that Allah states that I do not use to reward for every worship but fasting is such a worship that ?????????????? (Hadith Tirmizi: 1/109, Abwab ul Sawm)

I myself reward for it meaning Allah directly rewards for it. Rather some scholars read it in passive voice which according to Arabic rule?????? Means that “O People! Everything else will be rewarded, somebody get something, somebody gets Paradise, but Fasting is such a worship that I Myself am the reward for it means I Myself will be found by you. Not only Paradise, not only other blessings but Allah Himself is found. And whoever finds Allah, what else he requires? My friends! He, who gets Allah, gets everything.

The famous incident that Mahmood Ghaznavi once tested his courtiers and companions and said these are something, you will find whatever you put your hand on. There were many great things there; diamonds, jewels, Deenars, Dirhams and everything else. The courtiers and ministers put their hands on these great things and took up them but Ayaz did not even touch anything. Mahmood offered Ayaz to take something. Ayaz asked if he will get the thing which he put his hand on.

Mahmood confirmed that the thing will be his. Ayaz, standing behind the King, immediately put his hand on Mahmood and said that he would take Mahmood. All these things are yours and if I find you, all things are mine and if I do not find you, I will get nothing. It seems we will get everthing if we find Allah and nothing if we do not find Alah.

Give Value to Fasts:

My friends! Fasting is that worship of Allah that Allah states I myself is the reward. What worship will be greater and superior than finding Allah Himself in reward? Now it is logical that the greater is the reward, the greater should be the labor. Therefore in Prayers (Namaz), people have to undergo hardship, have to get up early. At times of winter it is difficult to get out of bed, it is difficult for man to make abolitions. But my friends! This hardship is less. If you have to find Allah you will have to undergo hardship. If we stay a bit hungry and thirsty in the day and undergo hardship then think how much great the reward is? This labor has no standing in front of such a reward. There is no being of these hardships in return of Allah Jalla Shanuhu.

My friends! Give value to fasts. If someone has never observed fast till to date, should intend that he would never leave fast afterward. Whatever happens, whatever trouble may come, Fast is not to be abandoned. Allah also helps human if he makes an intention.

My Allah! Allah may give us strength to value the coming month of Ramzan, the guest month of Allah. May we leave none of his ordains there must be worship in the nights, hunger and thirst in the day; Charities, Zakat and we may not leave anything. All these ordain are within our capacity and not beyond our capacity. My friends! If we fulfill these commandments, Allah will open those doors of his blessings that we cannot even think of. When we are devoted to Allah and fulfill his orders, Allah will also help us. May Allah give us strength to observe all the facts of Ramzan with proper care? To intend is our task and to complete it is to Allah. May Allah give us strength and courage to render all of His commandments?

Ameen