do they seriously ponder over its causes mentioned in the Glorious Quran, blessed Ahadees and the sayings of the blessed saints رَحِمَهُمُ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَالٰی, nor do they take practical steps to remove these causes either. So today, let us listen to the causes of lack of blessing in sustenance so that we may remove them and succeed in resolving this problem to some extent.

Let us first listen to a parable related to the blessings in sustenance and obtain Madani pearls from it.

Blessing of appreciating sustenance

Shaykh-e-Tareeqat, Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat, founder of Dawat-e-Islami, ‘Allamah Maulana Abu Bilal Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qaadiri Razavi Ziya’ee دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـهْ writes on page no. 263 of his book ‘Faizan-e-Sunnat’:

The eminent scholar of Hadees, Sayyiduna Hudbah Bin Khalid رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه was once invited by the caliph of Baghdad, Mamoon-ur-Rashid. After eating, Sayyiduna Hudbah Bin Khalid رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه began to pick up and eat the bits of food that had fallen down. Astonished, the caliph asked, ‘O Shaykh (رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه)! Are you not full yet?’ He رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه replied: ‘I am full but I have heard a Hadees from Sayyiduna Hammad Bin Salamah رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ that ‘Whoever picks up and eats fallen bits of food from the dining-mat will get free from the fear of poverty.’ (Ithaf-us-Sadaat, vol. 5, pp. 597) I am acting upon the same blessed Hadees.’

Highly impressed, the caliph pointed out to a servant of his who brought one thousand dinars [gold coins] wrapped up in a handkerchief and gave it to Sayyiduna Hudbah Bin Khalid رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه as a gift. Sayyiduna Hudbah Bin Khalid رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه said, ‘اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ! The blessing of following the Hadeeth has appeared straightaway.’ (Samarat-ul-Awraaq, vol. 1, pp. 8)

Dear Islamic brothers! The parable you have just heard is taken from the first volume of ‘Faizan-e-Sunnat’. Let me give you an introduction to the first volume of ‘Faizan-e-Sunnat’.