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Bounties Enjoyed by the Martyr
وَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِيْنَ قُتِلُوْا فِىْ سَبِيْلِ اللهِ أَمْوَاتًا بَلْ أَحْيَاءٌ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ يُرْزَقُوْنَ ﴿١٦٩﴾ فَرِحِيْنَ بِمَا اٰتٰىهُمُ اللهُ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ وَيَسْتَبْشِرُوْنَ بِالَّذِيْنَ لَمْ يَلْحَقُوْا بِهِمْ مِّنْ خَلْفِهِمْ أَلَّا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُوْنَ ﴿١٧٠﴾ يَسْتَبْشِرُوْنَ بِنِعْمَةٍ مِّنَ اللهِ وَفَضْلٍ وَّأَنَّ اللهَ لَا يُضِيْعُ أَجْرَ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ ﴿١٧١﴾
Do not ever think of those who were killed in the path of Allah Ta‘ala as dead, rather they are alive, by their Rabb, receiving …
Having the Heart to Help
Imagine that a young girl in the community is getting married. Her family is not wealthy, nor is the groom affluent. Alhamdulillah, Allah Ta‘ala has blessed you with abundant wealth, and you have a spare pot set that you do not require. At this juncture, you think of gifting it to the young couple, knowing that this gift will be a tremendous assistance to them. However, do you go ahead with the thought, or do you ignore it and …
Giving the Meat Which We Eat
Sayyiduna ‘Utbah bin Farqad (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) was a noble companion of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam). He was appointed by Sayyiduna ‘Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) as the commander of the Muslim army in a few expeditions and it was under his command that the famous Iraqi town of Mosul was conquered in the year 18 A.H. (Usdul Ghaabah vol. 3, pg. 202 and Al-Isaabah vol. 4, pg. 364)
On one occasion, he came to visit Sayyiduna ‘Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) with a few …
