In the name of Allah the most beneficent, the most MERCIFUL. Peace and blessings be upon his last prophet al Mustafa, the MERCY to the world.
In the month of MERCY, im wondering where has the old mercy gone? why are we becoming so harsh on each other? why don't we smile to each other anymore? reflect with me on the coming situations that happens to all of us and ask yourself where has the old mercy gone?
I actually wrote this because I believe that we should be soft when we deal with our brothers and sisters so I wrote it on the personal level between people, on the community level and on the ummah level the last two will be posted soon inshallah.
A man is just entering the gas station with his luxurious car, air condition is on, enjoying the way back from the North Coast or his Club, he opens his car window, he tells the poor guy standing there in this hot weather "Fill it" (he is not even looking at him, he does not even say Salamu Alekom), he pays him, he leaves him one pound! and he moves on as if you are dealing with a machine not a human being who has feeling, family, and a SOUL. He believes that this one pound is compensation for the greeting of Islam and for the smile! Moreover, what can this one pound buy? the smile is what makes a difference not the one pound.
Another one is driving through the streets of New Cairo, Sixth of October, or wherever there is no means of transportation, same thing air condition is on, feeling nothing about the freaky hot weather outside his car, and a soldier or someone is there asking for a ride till the end of the street or to the nearest point where he can find any kind of transportation, but he does not stop to pick him! isn't it a good way to thank Allah for blessing us with this car.
One other situation that makes me really feel bad, after each time i eat with anyone at a good big restaurant, and we pay too much money there, while im heading to the next place I'm going to i keep thinking what i have just paid can feed at least 15 people at Masr el Kadima through the Rahman Delivery we do at the HELP CLUB.
On day I saw a sister holding her baby crossing the road in Nasr City and no is slowing down to let her pass !!! subhan allah !! where has the old mercy gone ?? i was furious this day n I was thinking if everyone really consider this sister as his real sister would he stop ! yes he would ?? and that why we are call each other brother and sister ? yes we are brother and sister, and the brotherhood in Islam is much much stronger that anything else. Remember on the day of judgment all friends are gonna be enemies except for al Motaqeen, and anyone will be willing to give up his closest people to escape from the Hell Fire.
im just wondering is our ummah is the khaer ummah are we the followers of the merciful prophet, the prophet whose wives did not cook at his house for months, are not we the ones Allah swt has asked to be merciful. what's going on people! why are we becoming so harsh?
This khatera is inspired by my brother Idris Tawfiq (A convert to islam).
