Ramadan Quran Reflection Day 12 (63: 9-10)
I was reading this verse and something struck me.
وَأَنفِقُوا مِن مَّا رَزَقْنَاكُم
“And spend from what We have provided for you....”
Allah is telling us to spend from what He has provided us, not from what we have earned. Eager to understand more of what that meant, I went back one verse and was even more blown away:
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تُلْهِكُمْ أَمْوَالُكُمْ وَلَا أَوْلَادُكُمْ عَن ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ
“Oh you who believe, do not let your wealth and children distract you from the remembrance of God.....”
So many times, we feel like our wealth and children are from our own doings, when in reality, they are provisions from God Himself. So what’s the take away? Make money, raise children, but don’t let them become the destination. Our destination never changed. It is and always will be God. Our wealth and children are merely gifts and another means to get closer to Him.
What’s also interesting is that God mentions to not let these worldly possessions distract us from His remembrance. Sometimes as parents and as breadwinners, it’s hard to do a lot of physical acts of worship, but one of the simplest acts of worship we often overlook is remembrance, thikr. No matter how busy you get with parenting and in work, keep your tongue moistened with His remembrance. After all, He is the provider of both those children and the wealth you’re accumulating.
I pray Allah helps us embody the reality that everything we own is merely a provision and gift from Him.
I was reading this verse and something struck me.
وَأَنفِقُوا مِن مَّا رَزَقْنَاكُم
“And spend from what We have provided for you....”
Allah is telling us to spend from what He has provided us, not from what we have earned. Eager to understand more of what that meant, I went back one verse and was even more blown away:
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تُلْهِكُمْ أَمْوَالُكُمْ وَلَا أَوْلَادُكُمْ عَن ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ
“Oh you who believe, do not let your wealth and children distract you from the remembrance of God.....”
So many times, we feel like our wealth and children are from our own doings, when in reality, they are provisions from God Himself. So what’s the take away? Make money, raise children, but don’t let them become the destination. Our destination never changed. It is and always will be God. Our wealth and children are merely gifts and another means to get closer to Him.
What’s also interesting is that God mentions to not let these worldly possessions distract us from His remembrance. Sometimes as parents and as breadwinners, it’s hard to do a lot of physical acts of worship, but one of the simplest acts of worship we often overlook is remembrance, thikr. No matter how busy you get with parenting and in work, keep your tongue moistened with His remembrance. After all, He is the provider of both those children and the wealth you’re accumulating.
I pray Allah helps us embody the reality that everything we own is merely a provision and gift from Him.
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