Contentment eradicates bad habits like greed and stinginess. It is highly effective in developing the passion for being pleased with the Will of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and for spending in the path of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ. On the other hand, a discontented person may fall into bad habits like greed and stinginess. Further, such a person starts objecting to the bestowal of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ if his desire does not get fulfilled, مَـعَـاذَ الـلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ.

The biggest advantage of contentment is that due to it one attains the pleasure of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and His Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. The Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said: Good news is for the person who is guided with Islam and gets sustenance as per his need and is content with it. (Sunan-ut-Tirmizi, vol. 4, pp. 156, Hadees. 2355)

رہیں سب شاد گھر والے شَہا تھوڑی سی روزی پر

عَطا ہو دَولتِ صَبر و قناعَت یَا رَسُولَ الله

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب              صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Contentment is the staircase to the absolute trust in Allah!

Dear Islamic brothers! Like contentment, absolute trust in Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ is also amongst the attributes which makes the character of a person best. Contentment and absolute trust in Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ have deep relation to each other. Contentment is the staircase to the absolute trust in Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ. Contentment persuades a person to place absolute trust in Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and depending on less wealth, he trusts Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ. Absolute trust in Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ is one of the very important duties out of the Wajib and obligatory acts of faith.

A’la Hadrat, Imam of Ahl-us-Sunnah, Maulana Shah Imam Ahmad Raza Khan رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has said, ‘It is the firm obligatory act to place absolute trust in Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ. (Fadaail-e-Du’a, pp. 287)

The person who does not have the Noor [luminosity] of absolute trust in Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, is not complete in his faith and his heart is full of darkness. Absolute trust in Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ is the soul of faith. Absolute trust in Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ is