Page 53 - Commonly Disregarded Qur'anic Rulings

Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar) 51

DONATING WHAT ONE LOVES

Giving from one’s wealth with a sincere heart in order to
earn the good pleasure of Allah is a mark of faith. Believers
who spend generously are praised and given good tidings in
many verses. Allah mentions a significant aspect of spending—
that by the giving away of what one loves, he will attain right-
eousness:
You will not attain true goodness until you give of
what you love. Whatever you give away, Allah knows
it. (Surah Al ‘Imran; 92)

The importance attached to something is linked to how
much one sacrifices in order to attain it. Reluctance to give up
particular things means that those things are thought to be
dearer to one. Since nothing is more precious than the
approval and mercy of Allah, a true believer can give away
anything he owns in an instant. A contrary attitude would
mean that worldly things are dearer than the good pleasure
of Allah, so he would not attain the state of righteousness
mentioned in the Qur’an.
It may be that a person donates much, renders important
services for the cause of religion and performs his acts of
worship regularly. He may also have religious knowledge. Yet
his failure to let go of something he loves and contribute it for
the cause of Allah when necessary shows weakness of faith
and failure to grasp the essence of religion. Because this
would mean that he prefers that thing to the good pleasure of
Allah. In this sense this would invalidate all his good deeds
even if he thinks what he did is good.