Maeda 100
100- SAY: “WHAT IS EVIL AND WHAT IS GOOD AND PURE ARE NOT THE EQUAL, EVEN IF YOU LIKE THE PLENTY OF THE EVIL, SO FOR THOSE OF SOUND MINDS, BE PIOUS AND GUARD YOURSELVES FROM ALLAH’S DISPLEASURE SO THAT YOU MAY SUCCEED”.
Allah the Highest is telling us to look at the quality of things not their quantity. As fare as quality is concerned, as believers we should look how good and pure things are. Good and pure in Allah’s terms, which means that it does not break Allah’s Law and does please Allah the Highest in itself and in the way we acquired them. Allah the Highest made this comparison before concerning specific situations, He said: “DO NOT MARRY THE DISBELIEVING WOMEN UNTIL THEY BELIEVE, FOR A BELIEVING WOMAN SLAVE (OF ALLAH) IS BETTER THAN A DISBELIEVING ONE, EVEN IF SHE ALLURES YOU. AND DO NOT MARRY THE DISBELIEVING MEN UNTIL THEY BELIEVE, FOR A BELIEVING MAN SLAVE (OF ALLAH) IS BETTER THAN A DISBELIEVING ONE, EVEN IF HE ALLURES YOU. THOSE CALL YOU TO THE FIRE WHILE ALLAH CALLS YOU TO THE PARADISE AND FORGIVENESS, WITH HIS PERMISSION. ALLAH IS MAKING HIS AYAHS CLEAR FOR MANKIND SO THAT THEY MAY TAKE HEED”. (S: 2 A: 221)
So a believing man or woman for marriage are fare better than a disbelieving one, for the believing one helps us on the way to Paradise, while the disbelieving one helps us on the day to the Hell-Fire.
The quality of what is given for charity is very important too. Allah the Highest said “YOU WHO BELIEVE, SPEND OUT OF THE GOOD AND PURE THINGS YOU EARNED, AND OUT OF WHAT WE BROUGHT FORTH FOR YOU FROM THE EARTH, AND DO NOT SEEK THE EVIL OF IT TO SPEND, THE THINGS YOU WILL NOT TAKE EXCEPT WITH CLOSED EYES; AND KNOW THAT ALLAH IS FREE OF ALL NEEDS, WORTHY OF ALL PRAISE AND GRATITUDE” (S:2 A:267)
Allah does not accept the charity from money earned by Haram ways, while Allah multiplies many folds the small charity given from Halal earnings.
There is another point which is that Allah the Highest give us money and authority as well as afflicts us as a test in this life, He said: “AND WE AFFLICT YOU WITH WHAT IS EVIL AND WHAT IS GOOD AS A TEST”. (S: 21 A: 35)
Therefore, what we see as bad things and good things happening to us are all but tests from Allah the Highest.
Some might be better off with a small income more than a large income may cause him evil, for this is test not every one succeeds in. Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him said: “What is little and sufficient, is better than a lot that is distracting”.
Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him also said: “Little you give its due thanks, is better than plenty you can not cope with”.
To sum up, it is not the quantity that matters, but what matters is the quality of what we have.
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