10 Tips to Bring Barakah in Your Life And Wealth
The
general meaning of the word Barakah is “increase or productivity” in
something. It could be in terms of betterment or easiness in someone`s
living matters, or could also be taken in the context of enhancement in
prosperity. This boost is not something one time rise in something,
rather it could be achieving supplementary with little effort, usage of
time or resources etc. The spiritual interpretation of this terminology
is the attainment of the holy righteousness and sense of divine
contentment with whatever one has, which is not observable, rather it
becomes the essential part of one`s personality. The one who is having
such quality is called Mubarak (the one who receives blessings from
God).
In
the present era of materialism, almost everyone is complaining about
shortage of one thing or another, e.g. some people grumble over their
income and say in a manner of protest that they cannot understand why
their earnings are not sufficient enough to fulfill family needs
properly. For some people, it could also be a state of anxiety at heart
and not being able to benefit from prayers to
Allah because of lack of concrete devotion. The solutions to all such
problems lie in living life according to the way of Allah and the Sunnah
of the Holy Prophet (PBUH).
Following
are 10 ways, which are within the boundaries of Islamic instructions,
to get Barakah in one`s wealth, and life in general.
- Consciousness of Allah SWT
The
lack of realization of the Exalted Lord`s presence and memory are some
of the prime causes of being short of sufficient wealth and happiness.
That is that reason why true believers never complain about any kind of
scarcity, rather it is the habit of those who have weak faith. Allah
Almighty Himself congratulates His staunch disciples in the Holy Quran
as:
“……. And whoever fears Allah – He will make for him a way out. And will provide for him from where he does not expect. [Quran, 65: 2-3]
It
means that the Gracious God has promised the ones who have piety, about
granting them from His unlimited blessings, and once one develops that
connection with Him, there is no doubt that good things obtained from
His Source will never diminish.
- Reliance on One God
Issues
like missing mental and sacred happiness are common nowadays, everyone
is looking for help somewhere, some visit psychologists, while others go
to so called spiritual helpers, forgetting the fact that the Final
Provider is only the Creator of the universe, and that is the sign of a weak faith.
So,
to complete our belief in the Almighty, we should always depend on Him
for gaining His (Allah) bounties and get productivity in all things, as
He Himself directs us in above Ayah about it, and the word “Sufficient”
points toward the fact that Allah`s Help is enough for realizing all
desires and wishes of anyone.
- Thanking Allah for all blessings
Seeking
constant assistance and rewards of the Most Beneficent through His
remembrance and dependence is no doubt necessary for us to be eligible
for His blessings, but it is also highly imperative to be grateful to
the Great Lord for all His past and present good things, as the Almighty
address us in the Sacred Book as:
It
is evident from above Quranic verse that the one who feels gratified in
front of Allah for all of His perks, the Exalted will enhance His
procurements for it, and not being able to appreciate Him for what He
has granted a person in its life, it will result in penalty, which could
well be in terms of scarcity of things and peace in one`s life or the
eventual misery in the hereafter.
- Requesting God`s pardon
Increase
in one`s sins and wrongdoings can also result in shortage of wealth and
spiritual help in worldly stuff, as it leads to weakening of the link
with the Almighty. One can get help from prayers and asking Allah for
forgiveness of its transgression from the right path, which would ease
every matter and bring calm in one`s life according to the following
saying of the Apostle (PBUH) of Allah:
“If anyone continually asks pardon, Allah will appoint for him a way out of every distress, and a relief from every anxiety, and will provide for him from where he did not reckon.” (Abu Dawud)
So,
calling for clemency on past crimes does not only result in serenity in
life issues, but also brings about Barakah from sources which we cannot
even think of.
- Reading the Holy Quran
The
great significance of the Divine Manuscipt is apparent from the verity
that it became the cause of transforming lives of the savage Arabs, who
used to be worst enemies of one another. It gave them well balanced
information about both secular and religious themes, and the same
illiterate Arabs ruled the world afterwards. It shows that understanding
and reading the Al-Quran improved
their lives altogether and caused them to gain productivity in all
walks of life. It contains certain Surahs and Verses which remind us of
matters like blessings of Allah, His mercy and remembrance, faith and
reliance in One God, and thankfulness to Him and many other useful
methods, which are all basis for attaining Barakah in life.
Hence,
this is a Sanctified Volume and it serves as means of prompt about
various issues, and pondering on its verses is also considered as a
blessed deed.
- Giving charity
Conducting
contributions in the way of Allah SWT, be it helping the poor, spending
for the cause of Jihad, or donating to the construction of a mosque
etc. is said to be one of the best grounds for increasing one`s wealth
beyond imagination. That is why Hazrat Uthman (R.A) after spending a lot
for the Almighty, never had any decrease in his prosperity. The Holy
Quran guides us in this matter as follows:
“Say, Indeed, my Lord extends provision for whom He wills of His servants and restricts [it] for him. But whatever thing you spend [in His cause] – He will compensate it; and He is the best of providers.”
The above mentioned Ayah shows that using one`s resources for purposes which complete the criteria developed by the religion of Islam, whether it is for religious or secular cause, will eventually result in the superlative and everlasting returns from Allah.
- Earning Halal income and sincerity in dealings
The
true essence of Islamic conviction not only lies in having faith in
Allah`s presence and giving testimony of Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) being
His last Prophet, but it also ties us to convey our devotion in our
lives. It includes following Islamic instructions in every matter, such
as speaking the truth, being honest, and avoiding what is forbidden etc.
Unfortunately, today, most of us do not care much of the sources we are
earning from, like multiplying money through taking interest from
banks, which is actually forbidden in our religion. Since, Barakah comes
from Allah, so building profits from correct foundations would only
result in its attainment, and those from wrong ones would only lead
towards despair.
Apart
from having valid basis of income, one should also have honesty and
integrity in carrying out business operations, and deal with all parties
involved in transaction with great honesty.
“The buyer and the seller have the option of canceling or confirming the bargain unless they separate, and if they spoke the truth and made clear the defects of the goods, then they would be blessed in their bargain, and if they told lies and hid some facts, their bargain would be deprived of Allah’s blessings”.(Bukhari)
Hence,
making money from any source must be according to the Sunnah of Prophet
(PBUH), which is openness of matters concerned with it.
- Starting every action with name of Allah
Although every one of us knows about the importance of saying “Bismillah”
before starting any work, but majority say it only for the sake of just
saying it and forget the real implication of it. The basic aim of doing
so is admitting that God is the most Merciful, the most Beneficent,
which entails that we have strong belief in Him that He will make our
matters easy and sanctify us with completion of work in the best way.
After having this conviction, we can accomplish tasks easily and well in
time being under the protection and blessing of Allah SWT and avoiding
satanic influence in our deeds.
- Embracing unity in every matter
There
is a great emphasis on harmony and unanimity in our religion. We can
achieve our targets in lesser time through it. One of the prime examples
of unity was seen in the battle of trench (Ghazwa Khandak) when the
Prophet (PBUH) Himself took part in digging a ditch in front of Madina
city, and showed by example about productivity and efficiency of
conformity, as Muslims won that battle eventually from the powerful
Makkans. Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) regarded unity as means of gaining Barakah as:
“Gather together to eat your food, and say Allah’s name over it (bismillah) and you will be blessed in it,” (Abu Dawud)
It means unification leads to more effective results and results in gaining increase in the output from every respect.
10. Avoiding extravagance
One
of the chief causes of not being able to live a satisfied life is
having hunger for more and more materialistic gains, and being wasteful
in spending resources. Limiting one`s wishes and desires for things can
be helpful in gaining Barakah in matters, because the lesser the
expectations are, the more things look worthwhile and valuable.
These
are some of the many useful ways to achieve increase in wealth and
other life matters like gaining heartily peace, accomplishment of tasks
etc. which every Muslim should consider and act upon to make the most
out of its life and gain Allah`s eventual Barakah.
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