Hadith Session 2
Ramzan Shahid
Hadith
‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her,
reported: When Allah’s Messenger [SAWS]
occupied himself in the prayer at night, he
observed it with such a extended qiyam
(posture of standing) until his feet were swollen.
 ‘A’ishah said: “Allah’s Messenger, you do this in
spite of the fact that your earlier and latter sins
have been forgiven for you?” He [SAWS]
replied: “‘A’ishah, should I not prove myself to
be a thankful servant of Allah?”
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Shukr
Despite knowing that all of His sins would
be forgiven and He would be entered into
Paradise, the Prophet (SAW) still stood
up in prayer all night.
 Why? To be thankful (Shukr) to Allah
(SWT)
 We too must be thankful to Allah (SWT)
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Shukr
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Definition of thankfulness?
◦ The state of being aware and appreciative of a
benefit
◦ An attitude of heart from which you are
aware of your blessings
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What should we be thankful for?
◦ Create a list
Shukr
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Our Iman
◦ Believers in the Ummah of the Prophet
(SAW)
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Our health
◦ Our functioning bodies
◦ Vision, hearing, etc.
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Our wealth
◦ Living a comfortable life
◦ House, car, food, etc.
Shukr
Our parents
 Our families
 Our intelligence/abilities
 Our jobs/work
 Our school
 Our respect in the community
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Shukr
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Shouldn’t we be standing up at night
thanking Allah (SWT) until our feet swell
up?
Shukr
How do you show thankfulness for
something or to someone?
 3 stages of Shukr
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◦ Shukr bil Qulab (‫) ﺭﮑﺸ ﺏﻠﻗﻠﺑ‬: Heart
 Feel gratitude in your heart
◦ Shukr bil Lisaan (‫) ﺭﮑﺸ ﻥﺎﺴﻠﺑ‬: Tongue
 Say Thank You with your tongue
◦ Shukr bil Javareh (‫) ﺭﮑﺸ ﺡﺮﺍﻮﺟﻠﺑ‬: Action
 Use item appropriately
 Try to reciprocate the favor
Shukr

How do we show gratefulness to
Allah(SWT) for all the blessings He has
given us? (List that we made)
◦ With our heart
◦ With our tongue
◦ With our action
Hadith
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“He who is not grateful to people is not
grateful to Allah (SWT).”
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Who are the people we should be
grateful towards?
Shukr

Who are the people we should be
grateful towards?
◦
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Prophet Muhammad (SAW)
Our Parents
Our Family Members
Our Teachers
Our Imams/Scholars
Our Neighbors
Our Community Members
Our Classmates/Our Friends
Shukr
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How do we show gratefulness to these
people? (List that we made)
◦ With our heart
◦ With our tongue
◦ With our action
Surah Al-A’raf (7), Ayat 16-17
Shaitan declared: "Since You let me
deviate, now I will lie in ambush for
mankind on Your Right Way.
 I will come upon them from the front,
from the rear, from the right, and from the
left, and You will find most of them to be
ungrateful."
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Surah Luqman (31), Ayat 12
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Allah (SWT) said, “And whoever gives his
thanks, he does so for the benefit of his
own-self. And who so ever conceals his
thanks, then he ought to know that Allah
is self-sufficient, worthy of all praise.”
Hadith
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“Wondrous is the affair of the believer for
there is good in every matter of his; for if
is he is happy, he thanks Allah (SWT), thus
there is good for him. And if he is
harmed, he shows patience, thus there is
good for him.”
Shukr
A Muslim should always be in a state of
gratefulness
 We thank Allah when something good
happens
 We are patient when something “bad”
happens
 We should never be complaining about
anything
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