Gratitude

"Gratitude, too, has many levels, the highest of which we have discussed, and it encompasses lesser matters. For instance, a servant’s modesty due to Allah's continual gifts is gratitude. Recognizing one’s shortfall in gratitude is gratitude, apologizing for the lack of gratitude is gratitude, knowing the magnitude of Allah’s forbearance and concealment is gratitude, and acknowledging that blessings are from Allah without deserving them is gratitude."

"knowing the magnitude of Allah’s forbearance and concealment is gratitude, and acknowledging that blessings are from Allah without deserving them is gratitude. The knowledge that gratitude itself is a blessing from Allah and His gift is gratitude, as is humility toward blessings and acting humbly in them. Gratitude to intermediaries is gratitude, as the Prophet, peace be upon him, said, "Whoever does not thank people does not thank Allah."

"They are hindered by ignorance and heedlessness from recognizing blessings, and gratitude for blessings is inconceivable without recognizing them first. Even if they recognize a blessing, they think that gratitude for it is merely to say, "All praise belongs to Allah, all thanks belongs to Allah," with their tongues. They do not understand that the essence of gratitude is to use the blessing in completing the wisdom intended by it, which is obedience to Allah Almighty."

"The purification is proportional to the extent of one's giving and the joy in spending for the sake of Allah Almighty. The third meaning of zakat is gratitude for blessings. Allah Almighty has bestowed blessings upon His servants, both in themselves and in their wealth. Physical acts of worship show gratitude for bodily blessings, while financial acts of worship show gratitude for financial blessings."

""You must keep constant gratitude for blessings, for if a blessing departs from people, it rarely returns. Some predecessors said, "Blessings are wild, so bind them with gratitude. And in the report: "No great blessing from Allah is given to a servant except that people's needs increase toward him; whoever neglects this exposes the blessing to removal."

"If these circumstances are equal for him, he should know that his motive is to establish the Sunnah of gratitude and discussion of blessings. Otherwise, he is deluded. When one knows their motive is the Sunnah of gratitude, they should not neglect fulfilling the donor's right. If the donor loves gratitude and publicity, it is better not to thank him openly, as supporting him in seeking gratitude is unjust. Seeking gratitude is unjust."

"A prophet once complained about a tyrannical woman, and God revealed to him to be patient until her time ends, as decreed in eternity. If blessings could be lost due to envy, the envied would suffer no harm in this world, nor would they bear any sin in the hereafter. Wishing for the blessings of others to disappear due to envy is the height of ignorance, as it would mean that no one, including yourself, would retain any blessings, not even the blessing of faith."

"He said, "Gabriel, peace be upon him, came to me and said, 'Are you not pleased, O Muhammad, that no one from your nation sends blessing upon you, except that I send ten blessings upon them, and no one from your nation greets you, except that I greet them tenfold?'" The Prophet, peace be upon him, also said, "Whoever sends blessings upon me, the angels will continue to ask forgiveness for him as long as he sends blessings upon me."

"When one finds themselves in sin, vigilance is achieved through repentance, regret, cessation, modesty, and engaging in contemplation. In matters that are permissible, vigilance involves observing etiquette, recognizing the Benefactor in the blessing, and expressing gratitude for it. A servant, in all situations, faces either a trial that requires patience or a blessing that requires gratitude, and this is all part of vigilance."

"over his Master's good pleasure and command — this is the servant who has arrived and passed through, whom nothing has cut off from his Master. And with God is success. Section: Blessings are three: a blessing already granted, of which the servant is aware; a blessing awaited, for which he hopes; and a blessing he is already in without perceiving it. So when God wills to complete His blessing upon His servant, He makes him know the blessing present with him, and grants him gratitude as a tether to bind it fast so that it does not stray — for blessings stray through disobedience and are tethered by gratitude."

"requiring further gratitude, which is also a blessing, necessitating yet another gratitude, and so on. Thus, there is no way to truly fulfill gratitude to the Lord. No one truly thanks Him except Himself, for He is the Bestower of the blessing and the gratitude for it. He is the Grateful to Himself, even if He names His servant grateful."

"A noble principle: I have pondered this matter, and behold, its root is that you should know that blessings All of them are from God alone — the blessing of acts of obedience and the blessing of delights — so you long for Him to inspire you and grant you thankfulness for them. God the Exalted said: "Whatever blessing you have, it is from God; then, when harm touches you, it is to Him that you cry aloud." And He said: "So remember the bounties of God, that you may prosper." And He said: "And be thankful for God's blessing, if it is He whom you""

"The author of "Al-Manazil" explains that gratitude is the recognition of a blessing, serving as the path to knowing the Bestower. اللّٰه, the Exalted, refers to الإِسْلَام and faith in the القُرْآن as forms of gratitude. Recognizing a blessing is a fundamental part of gratitude, but not its entirety. Gratitude involves acknowledging the blessing, praising the Bestower, submitting to Him, loving Him, and acting in ways that please Him."

"For He, the Exalted, is the Benefactor, the Gracious, the Creator of gratitude, the grateful, and that which is thanked for. No one can encompass praise for Him. He is the one who bestows blessings upon His servant and has further blessed him by enabling him to be grateful for them. His gratitude is a blessing from اللّٰه bestowed upon him, which requires further gratitude, and so on."

"He has promised the best reward for those who are grateful, made it a cause for increased favor, and a guardian of His blessings. اللّٰه has informed us that those who are grateful benefit from His signs and has even derived a name for them from His own names, for He is the Grateful. He connects the grateful to what they are grateful for and returns their gratitude as being thanked."

"As some predecessors said: "O son of آدَم, you do not know which of the two blessings upon you is greater: His blessing in what He has given you, or His blessing in what He has withheld from you?" عُمَر بْن الخَطَّاب, may اللّٰه be pleased with him, expressed: "I do not care in what state I become or end the day, whether it is wealth, for in it is gratitude, or poverty, for in it is patience." Some predecessors also noted: "His blessing in what He withheld from me of the world is greater than His blessing in what He extended to me from it, for I have seen Him give it to people who were deceived by it.""

"Al-Junayd said that gratitude is not seeing oneself as worthy of the blessing, aligning with حَمْدُون's view of seeing oneself as a guest. رُوَيْم described gratitude as exhausting one's capacity, while الشِّبْلِيّ said it is seeing the Benefactor, not the blessing. This can mean being so absorbed in seeing the Benefactor that one does not focus on the blessings, or not letting the sight of the blessings veil one from seeing the Benefactor."

"The Truth, glorified be He, upholds Himself with the right of His perfect sanctity and attributes. This observation expands for the servant a gratitude that he is incapable of fulfilling. The servant's gratitude to his Lord is a blessing from اللّٰه, requiring further gratitude, which is also a blessing, necessitating yet another gratitude, and so on."

"and pleasure, even though the entire universe is attributed to His lordship and creation. Anything distanced from Him in terms of persons, words, and deeds lacks blessing and goodness, while anything close to Him possesses blessing in proportion to its closeness. The opposite of blessing is curse. A land cursed by God, a person He curses, or an action He curses, is the furthest from goodness and blessing. Anything connected to such things lacks any blessing whatsoever. He has cursed His enemy, Iblis, making him the most distant of His creation from Him, and anything deriving from Him receives God's curse in proportion to its proximity and connection to Him."

"Nothing is more harmful to a servant than his weariness of God's blessings; for then he does not see them as blessings, nor thank Him for them, nor rejoice in them — rather he resents them, complains of them, and counts them a calamity, and this while they are among God's greatest blessings upon him. Most people are enemies of the blessings God gives them and do not realise it: God opens His blessings to them, and they strive with all their effort to push them away and turn them back, out of ignorance and injustice."

"and grants him gratitude as a tether to bind it fast so that it does not stray — for blessings stray through disobedience and are tethered by gratitude. He grants him success in the deeds that draw down the awaited blessing, gives him insight into the paths that block it and cut off its way, and grants him success in avoiding them; and then, behold, it has come to him in the most complete of ways. And He makes known to him the blessings that A Noble Principle: All Knowledge and Action Begin in Thoughts"

"The most deserving thing for a servant to rejoice in is the grace of their Lord upon them. For He, the Exalted, loves to see the effects of His blessing on His servant and loves joy in that, as it is a form of gratitude. Whoever does not rejoice in the blessing of the Benefactor is not considered grateful. Thus, it is pride in what is purely the grace and blessing of اللّٰه upon His servant, not pride in what the servant has done."

"One of the early righteous people would say, praise be to Allah who let me taste its pleasure, allowed me to retain its benefit, and removed from me its harm. Similarly, during intercourse, one should remember this blessing bestowed upon him which is one of the greatest worldly blessings. When one recalls God's blessing upon him, gratitude stirs from his heart, for remembrance is the essence of gratitude."

"for He is the Bestower of the blessing and the gratitude for it. He is the Grateful to Himself, even if He names His servant grateful. The praise of gratitude, in reality, returns to Him and is dependent on Him. He is the one who thanks Himself for what He has bestowed upon His servant. Thus, no one truly thanks Him except Himself, while the servant remains a servant and the Lord remains the Lord."

"All stations are encompassed within it, and one does not deserve its name absolutely unless all stations are gathered within him. For this reason, faith is two halves: half patience and half gratitude. Patience is included in gratitude, so all faith returns to gratitude. The grateful are the fewest of servants, as اللّٰه says in سُورَة سَبَأ: "And few of My servants are grateful.""

"will result in a corresponding reduction. Remembrance counters forgetfulness, and God has said, And when your Lord proclaimed, If you are grateful, I will surely increase you. Remembrance is the pinnacle of gratitude, and gratitude attracts blessings and warrants increase. One of the pious predecessors said, How unbecoming is heedlessness of the remembrance of Him who is never heedless of remembering you. Remembrance compels the prayers of God and His angels upon the one who remembers. Whoever God and His angels pray for has truly succeeded in every success and achieved every triumph. God has said, O you who have believed,"

"him with the losing trade, and that suffices as a punishment. And Allah's help is sought. After Sins Remove Present Blessings and Cut Off Incoming Blessings Among the punishments for sins is that they remove present blessings and cut off incoming ones, taking away what is already acquired and preventing future ones. Indeed, no existing blessing of God is preserved through anything like His obedience, and nothing absent is brought about through obedience like it, for what is with Him cannot be attained except through His obedience."

"the heavens and the earth? Disobedience to God leads to the removal of blessings from one's sustenance and lifespan because Satan is assigned to those who sin and his control is over them. Anything connected with or accompanied by Satan loses its blessing. This is why it is prescribed to mention the name of God when eating, drinking, dressing, writing, and engaging in intimacy because associating the name of God brings blessings and His name drives away Satan, allowing blessings to prevail without opposition."

"It is the light that necessitates wakefulness, illuminating the heart to perceive awareness. Depending on its strength or weakness, the observation of blessings becomes clear. Those who only see God's blessings in their food, clothing, health, and social standing have no share in this light. The blessing of God in الإِسْلَام and faith, drawing His servant towards Him, delighting in His remembrance, and enjoying obedience to Him, is the greatest of blessings."

"and His name drives away Satan, allowing blessings to prevail without opposition. Nothing not associated with God has its blessing removed, for the Lord alone is truly blessed and all blessings belong to Him. Anything attributed to Him is blessed. His speech is blessed, His messenger is blessed, His servant who benefits His creation is blessed, His sacred house is blessed, and His chosen land, referred to as the Levant, is a land of blessing."

"with a garment of shame before Allah and to honour him, acknowledging his blessing and kindness in removing that harmful opponent that, if remained inside, would have led to death. death, so the blessing of its facile exit is akin to the blessing of being nourished by it. Ali bin Abi Talib, may God be pleased with him, when he exited the bathroom, would rub his abdomen and say, what a great blessing, if people only knew its worth."

"So the beginning of the chapter is mercy, its middle is guidance, and its end is blessing. The servant's share of blessing is according to his share of guidance, and his share of guidance is according to his share of mercy. Thus the whole matter returns to His blessing and His mercy, and blessing and mercy are among the necessary concomitants of His lordship, for He can be nothing but merciful and bestowing of favor."