Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
· Lesson 672 of 1251
Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (670) | Thank you for the blessing
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.
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Gratitude for blessings.
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Every individual ought to thank Allah the Exalted for the blessings He has bestowed upon them.
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One should not be deluded by what they possess, nor attribute it to their own merit.
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Rather, one must attribute the grace of all such things back to Allah.
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For expressing gratitude for a blessing is the very cause of its preservation and increase.
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Just as the Exalted says:
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"If you are grateful, I will surely increase you."
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One should also know that Allah the Almighty derives no benefit from this gratitude.
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Rather, the benefit of such gratitude returns to the person themselves.
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For Sulayman, peace be upon him, said when the throne of the Queen of Sheba was brought to him:
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“One with whom was knowledge of the Scripture said: I will bring it thee before thy gaze returneth unto thee. And when he saw it set in his presence, (Solomon) said: This is of the bounty of my Lord, that He may try me whether I give thanks or am ungrateful. Whosoever giveth thanks he only giveth thanks for (the good of) his own soul; and whosoever is ungrateful (is ungrateful only to his own soul's hurt). For lo! my Lord is Absolute in independence, Bountiful.” (27:40)
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“One with whom was knowledge of the Scripture said: I will bring it thee before thy gaze returneth unto thee. And when he saw it set in his presence, (Solomon) said: This is of the bounty of my Lord, that He may try me whether I give thanks or am ungrateful. Whosoever giveth thanks he only giveth thanks for (the good of) his own soul; and whosoever is ungrateful (is ungrateful only to his own soul's hurt). For lo! my Lord is Absolute in independence, Bountiful.” (27:40)
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“One with whom was knowledge of the Scripture said: I will bring it thee before thy gaze returneth unto thee. And when he saw it set in his presence, (Solomon) said: This is of the bounty of my Lord, that He may try me whether I give thanks or am ungrateful. Whosoever giveth thanks he only giveth thanks for (the good of) his own soul; and whosoever is ungrateful (is ungrateful only to his own soul's hurt). For lo! my Lord is Absolute in independence, Bountiful.” (27:40)
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Gratitude is expressed through the heart, the tongue, and one's physical actions.