Definition of contentment

Dear Islamic Brothers! Let us listen to the definition of Contentment:

Living one’s life whilst being pleased with whatever one receives from Allah Almighty and to forsake greed. The habit of being content is a very big blessing for the person from Allah Almighty. The person who adopts contentment remains at peace whereas the greedy person always remains worried. (Jannati Zaiver, p. 136, summarised)

Dear Islamic Brothers! Certainly, contentment is a very beloved characteristic from the lofty human characteristics. He who is content is successful in restraining his desires whereas he who turns away from contentment becomes a slave to his Nafs, always wandering (astray) here and there. He who adopts contentment seeks refuge in patience rather than desiring for more. Contentment becomes a sign of great courage, high level of thinking, piety and ascetism, whereas pursuing one’s desires becomes a means of laziness, greed, stinginess and not spending in the way of Allah Almighty. It is sufficient in understanding the importance of contentment that Allah Almighty grants this sanctified habit to his pious and favoured bondsmen. The blessed lives of all of the holy Prophets عَـلَـيْهِمُ السَّلَام, noble Sahabah رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُم and pious Awliya رَحِمَهُمُ الـلّٰـه are an excellent example for us.

Millions of Salam be upon the contentment of Mustafa صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم

The whole life of our Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم is full of patience and contentment. There is not any signs of comfort, luxury or extravagance in his sanctified life, and neither did He صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم try to acquire any of these things. He صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم would recover great treasures from the spoils of war, but He صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم would distribute it amongst the Muslims.

The Sahabi, Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ, narrates: ‘The family of the Merciful Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم never ate to their fill for three successive days, to the extent that he صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم departed this world.’ (Bukhari, vol. 3, p. 520, Hadees 5374)

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