Prayers Or Acts Of Kindness?

mquran

Salaamun alaikum PM,

Is this really what WE THINK Allah will be pleased with? If we drop all, these words 'prayer' and 'kindness' etc and focus on Quranic statements, we will have a clearer picture.

Firstly , we ask 'is salaat PRAYERS' ? My answer is no.
2/254 tells us to SPEND before comes a day where nothing will avail us. SPEND, not pray.
Spending isn't just smiling, but to give from your self and wealth in the path of Allah.

unknownuser

Hi mquran,

Is this really what WE THINK Allah will be pleased with? If we drop all, these words 'prayer' and 'kindness' etc and focus on Quranic statements, we will have a clearer picture.

Firstly , we ask 'is salaat PRAYERS' ? My answer is no.
2/254 tells us to SPEND before comes a day where nothing will avail us. SPEND, not pray.
Spending isn't just smiling, but to give from your self and wealth in the path of Allah.

Spending on Charity is an act of kindness. so is being good to people around u. so is being kind with ur attitude and behaviour in ur every day. so is doing little kind deeds, such as helping a person in trouble, helping a person at work etc. its about thinking beyond ur self.
thats why we are to spend the money that Allah has blessed us with, to help others.
2/254 does speak of spending money. if u read the other verses, Allah mentions quite repeatedly that we should be kind, humble and helpful.

Charity is obligatory. but the amount again depends on ur financial capabilities. so, its not a question of getting a chance to be kind. and whatever one does, he should do with good intentions.( that being to help and not merely to earn rewards).

we need to look at Quran with a wider mind set. if Allah says in a verse, be good to ur parents, does that mean u should not be good to ur grand parents, aunt, uncle and so on... the message should be understood loud and clear.

mquran

Salaam Peaceful Muslim,

Imho, you should look at the word 'taqwa' in al-quraan. I think it caters to your wider meaning point extremely well. Many thanks for the discussion.

unknownuser

hi mquran,

'Taqwa is acting in obedience to Allah, hoping for His Mercy, upon light from Him, and taqwa is leaving acts of disobedience to Allah out of fear of Him, upon light from Him.'

o.k
agreed. but what are u trying to say?

mquran

Was that quote from me, PM ? Where did u get it from?

All im saying is, the concept of taqwa includes what you call acts of kindness. In fact, if you're in 'as-salaat' with Allah, u will have taqwa at all times.

Jaxal

SaLaM PM

kindness can be lived upon every moment.
say u smile at ur employee and say thank u for the job. thats kindness.
say, u give on charity, a quit, 10 quit , how much ever u wish, thats kindness.
say, ur mom is cold and u guys are out, and u offer her ur coat, thats kindness.
say u r upset, and ur kid disturbs u, and u act kindly with him and refrain from being rude. thats kindness.
its as simple as that. its about 'not being self obsessed'. its about respecting humanity. u dont have to give off all ur money or give ur life as an act of kindness.

Yes and what if you worked in your office alone? do you go out and find someone to smile at? wtf?
And what if there are no charity shops near ur housE? do you find one to give money to ? WTF?
And what if your mom likes staying at home coz its nice and cozy and not cold. Do you send her out then bring her back in just so you can hand her the coat and be kind?????

Look. im saying there are days when you just keep to urself. and thats not a bad thing. u may be working on an assignmet or a project. For example, i have assignmets to hand in tommorow and i have ben working on them for 2 days. I didnt go out with mates. so im in my room, doing my assingments. I dont have a chance to be kind to anyone. Im just doing my assignments. do you believe God will punish me coz i wasnt kind to someone today? or is it that you are just not understanding what im saying.

nabpeace

peace be with you all ,
Thank you peacefulmuslim for your explaination, Quran is not for recitation only, but for understanding and doing what it commands us to do. we all understand Quran according to our own wisdom and preferences and there is a lot to choose from so debates are but normal )

Brother jaxal, lots of ifs in your discussion?
Brother mquran you say "if you're in 'as-salaat' with Allah, u will have taqwa at all times". I think taqwa of a person can only be seen throught his deed.

here are few more verses for u all

2- Al-Baqara

262-Those who spend their substance in the cause of Allah and follow not up their gifts with reminders of their generosity or with injury for them their reward is with their Lord; on them shall be no fear nor shall they grieve.

263-King words and the covering of faults are better than charity followed by injury. Allah is free of all wants and he is Most Forbearing.

274-Those who (in charity) spend of their goods by night and by day in secret and in public have their reward with their Lord on them shall be no fear nor shall they grieve.

God bless you all.

Jaxal

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mquran

Salaamun alaikum Nabpeace,

Brother mquran you say "if you're in 'as-salaat' with Allah, u will have taqwa at all times". I think taqwa of a person can only be seen throught his deed.

Yes, correct. A person in 'as-salaat' would automatically orientate his deeds to be in harmony with God's laws, i.e. taqwa. This is the whole point 'iqaamatus salaaat' twice daily.

Thank you peacefulmuslim for your explaination, Quran is not for recitation only, but for understanding and doing what it commands us to do. we all understand Quran according to our own wisdom and preferences and there is a lot to choose from so debates are but normal

I think its 6346 verses.

nabpeace

brother jaxal you are so Generous, I salute you.

Take care, God bless you and may you always keep ) ing.

nabpeace

peace be with u brother mquran,
thanks for the correction.
God bless u.