True peace of heart and lasting happiness come not from material plenty but from the sweetness of faith, trust in Allah and contentment with His decree, Sheikh Dr Saleh bin Abdullah bin Humaid, imam and khatib of Masjid al-Haram, said in the Friday sermon at the Grand Mosque on 23 October.
Facing the same hardship, he said, some people keep their patience and calm while others collapse into restlessness, despair and complaint. Some live with open hearts and contentment, while others, despite wealth and opportunity, are sunk in boredom, grievance, envy and selfishness. One root cause of the difference, he said, is 'the sweetness of faith'.
When a person believes in Allah as Creator and Provider, trusts Him in trouble and is content with His decree, peace enters the heart, and firm belief helps face fear, despair and anxiety, the khatib explained. Weak faith can push people towards fear, selfishness and discontent.
A believer's life should run on gratitude and patience, he said: thanking Allah for blessings, bearing want, loss or trials patiently, hastening to do good when commanded, refraining from wrong, and turning quickly to repentance and seeking forgiveness after a sin.
The sermon recalled Atika, a courageous Muslim woman of the time of Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), whose words meant that so long as her faith in Allah held, no worldly calamity could truly harm her. True happiness, the khatib said, lies not in wealth, comfort or outward success but in love of Allah, trust in Him, devotion to Islam and following the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).
Our Islam reported the sermon citing The Gate to Haramain.
Photo: A pilgrim in supplication at Masjid al-Haram, Ali Mansuri / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.5)
Source: Our Islam
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