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Our mother, Aisha | Episode (21) | O Aisha, shall I not be a grateful servant?

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0:00 Our mother ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her.
0:10 “O ‘A’ishah, should I not be a grateful servant?”
0:16 It is important in matters of upbringing and education
0:21 to correct misconceptions that are widespread among people,
0:26 or specifically held by the educator.
0:28 Likewise, it is important to clarify the correct understanding of religious matters,
0:33 which people might otherwise limit to only one of their meanings.
0:37 Among these matters
0:39 is showing gratitude to Allah for His blessings and favor.
0:43 For it is common among people
0:45 that gratitude is expressed only with the tongue.
0:47 This is indeed a correct meaning,
0:49 but it is only one form of showing gratitude to Allah for His blessings and favor.
0:54 There are other forms linked to the nature of the blessing itself.
0:59 For instance, gratitude for the blessing of wealth
1:01 may be expressed by spending in the way of Allah.
1:04 Gratitude for the blessing of health
1:06 may be expressed by using one’s body in the obedience of Allah.
1:09 Thus, the matter is not limited to praising Allah with the tongue alone,
1:14 even though that is required.
1:16 Allah, the Almighty and Exalted,
1:18 has shown us that gratitude is expressed through action,
1:21 just as it is expressed by praising Allah with the tongue.
1:25 He, the Exalted, said:
1:27 “Work, O family of Dawud, in gratitude.”
1:33 “And few of My servants are grateful.”
1:38 Ibn Kathir, may Allah have mercy on him, said in his Tafsir of this verse:
1:42 “It contains evidence that gratitude is expressed through action,
1:46 just as it is expressed through speech and intention.”
1:49 And Al-Sa‘di, may Allah have mercy on him, said:
1:52 “Gratitude is the heart’s acknowledgment of Allah’s favor,
1:56 receiving it with a sense of need for Him,
1:59 directing it toward the obedience of Allah,
2:02 and guarding it against being spent in disobedience.”
2:05 Among the teachings of the Prophet, peace be upon him,
2:08 and his upbringing of ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her,
2:12 was that he clarified to her the meaning of gratitude to Allah
2:14 for His blessings through both word and deed.
2:18 ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, said:
2:21 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,
2:24 when he prayed,
2:25 would stand until his feet became swollen.
2:28 ‘A’ishah said,
2:30 “O Messenger of Allah,
2:32 do you do this,
2:33 when your past and future sins have been forgiven?”
2:38 He replied,
2:39 “O ‘A’ishah,
2:41 should I not be a grateful servant?”
2:45 ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, had thought
2:48 that the Prophet’s knowledge
2:51 that Allah had forgiven him
2:53 his past and future sins
2:56 would lead him to moderate his worship
2:58 and not burden himself.
3:01 So the Prophet, peace be upon him, corrected her understanding
3:04 of this concept,
3:06 showing that knowledge of this forgiveness
3:08 necessitates an increase in gratitude.
3:11 Ibn Battal, may Allah have mercy on him, said:
3:14 “In this is a point of fiqh:
3:15 that the righteous person is required to have the same level of piety and fear
3:19 as is required of the repentant sinner.
3:22 The righteous person should not feel secure because of his righteousness,
3:25 nor should the sinner despair or lose hope because of his sin.
3:28 Rather, everyone should be both fearful and hopeful.”
3:31 In this is a profound lesson for us.
3:34 For if the Prophet, peace be upon him,
3:37 despite his knowledge of Allah’s forgiveness for his sins,
3:40 both past and future,
3:43 would exert such effort in worship,
3:46 then what of those who do not know
3:48 whether they deserve the Fire or have been saved from it?
3:52 Among the things that help one to show practical gratitude for Allah’s blessings
3:55 is to keep in mind the magnitude of these blessings
3:58 that Allah has bestowed upon him.
4:01 Ibn Battal, may Allah have mercy on him, said:
4:03 “Whoever has received great blessings from Allah
4:06 is obligated to receive them with great gratitude.”
4:10 And in the Prophet’s reply, peace be upon him,
4:13 to ‘A’ishah, saying:
4:15 “O ‘A’ishah,
4:17 should I not be a grateful servant?”
4:20 is a teaching for her that gratitude is expressed through deeds,
4:23 just as it is expressed through words.
4:25 He named the worship he performed
4:28 as gratitude to Allah.
4:30 Ibn Al-Qayyim, may Allah have mercy on him, said:
4:33 “He called these deeds gratitude,
4:35 and informed us that his gratitude was his performing them
4:37 and his consistency in them.”
4:40 The reality of gratitude
4:42 is praising the Bestower,
4:44 loving Him, and acting in obedience to Him.
4:47 The Muslims who have reached Ramadan
4:49 this year
4:51 are in a state of great blessing
4:52 that requires gratitude.
4:54 Among the ways to show gratitude for this blessing
4:57 is to maintain the night prayers until the month ends,
5:00 to increase one’s efforts during the last ten nights,
5:04 and to perform many types of righteous deeds.
5:07 O Allah, make us among the grateful.
5:11 We shall continue in a future meeting, if Allah wills.
5:15 And praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds.
5:21 Our mother ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her.