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these matters. He thinks about the fire of Hell and by virtue of it sees what
right manners, right words, and good character are. Since he has a strong
faith in the existence of Hell and constantly thinks about it, he always acts
as if he is on the edge of the Hellfire, and always thinks about the fact that
he will be called to account for everything he does.
Allah calls people to think of Hell and the Day of Reckoning:
On the Day that each self finds the good it did, and the evil it
did, present there in front of it, it will wish there were an age
between it and then. Allah advises you to beware of Him. Allah
is Ever-Gentle with His servants. (Surah Al
‘Imran: 30)

While Eating…

It is Allah Who made the earth a stable
home for you and the sky a dome, and
formed you, giving you the best of forms,
and provided you with good and whole-
some things. That is Allah, your Lord.
Blessed be Allah, the Lord of all the
worlds. (Surah Ghafir: 64)
Allah has given people diverse, pure, delicious
food and drink in the world. Certainly, all these are
manifestations of Allah's endless grace and His
Allah has given people various
mercy to people. People could well live their lives kinds of food. The presence of
with only one kind of food and drink but Allah has thousands of kinds of food
bestowed upon them countless favors: fruits, veg- with various tastes and fra-
grances is among the numer-
etables and various kinds of meats… ous indications of Allah's
A believer who knows that all these favors are mercy to people.
from Allah, thinks about them and gives thanks to
Allah every time he sits down to a meal.