It is related in Sahih al-Bukhari that the beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم stated, خَیْـرُکُمْ مَنْ تَعَلَّمَ الْـقُراٰنَ وَعَلَّمَهُ “The best from among you is the one who learned the Qur’an and taught it to others.”^[1]

Dear Islamic brothers, how blessed a start to one’s day it will be to attend the post-Fajr tafsir halaqah, gaining the blessings of hearing the recital of the noble Qur’an, its translation, its tafsir; a 4-page dars from Faizan-e-Sunnat; litanies; and the Shajarah filled with the remembrance of the noble awliya.

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                 صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic brothers, in order to save ourselves from the habit of ingratitude, let us listen to some warnings against ingratitude in light of the statements of the pious predecessors.

Warnings against ingratitude

The fourth Caliph of Islam, Sayyiduna ‘Ali bin Abi Talib کَـرَّمَ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَـالٰی وَجۡـھَـهُ الۡـکَـرِیۡم states, “Save yourselves from the removal of blessings because that which is lost is not gained once more.” He further mentions, “When you begin receiving blessings from here and there, do not sever yourself from their continuity by becoming ungrateful.”^[2]

Sayyiduna Mughirah bin Shu’bah رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ says, “Whoever confers a blessing on you, show gratitude to him, and whoever expresses gratitude to you, confer a blessing on him, because a blessing does not remain with ingratitude and is not removed due to being thankful.”^[3]