´Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah(s.a.w) said:` "Indeed Allah, Most High said: 'O son of Adam! Devote yourself to My worship, I will fill your chest with riches and alleviate your poverty. And if you do not do so, then I will fill your hands with problems and not alleviate your poverty.'"
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
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The primary purpose of human creation is worship; the objective of earning a livelihood is merely to acquire enough physical strength to fulfill Allah’s commands as they ought to be fulfilled.
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To be free for worship means that in one’s daily schedule, fundamental importance should be given to worship, and even during the pursuit of worldly necessities, one should intend to comply with Allah’s commands, so that these actions too become acts of worship.
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In religious and worldly deeds, obligatory acts (fara’id) have precedence over voluntary acts (nawafil). Therefore, if the performance of a voluntary act affects the fulfillment of an obligatory act, priority should be given to the obligatory act, and the voluntary act should be postponed to another suitable time.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 4107