Fard-kifayah, community-wide collective obligations, must not be neglected and should also be matters of great concern to us. An instance is to work for the betterment of the community. Everyone with their own profession and expertise has a role to contribute towards the development and betterment of the community.
Other matters of concern to Muslims are enjoining what is good and discouraging the evil, self accountability and to practice Ihsan in all that we do.
In the Quran: (Allah) Who created death and life that He may try you, which of you is best in deeds; and He is the All-Mighty, the Oft-Forgiving. [Surah Al-Mulk (67): ayat 2]
As related in Hadith 17 in this collection:
“Verily, Allah has prescribed excellence (Ihsan) in all things. Thus, if you kill, kill well; and if you slaughter, slaughter well. Let each one of you sharpen his blade and let him spare suffering to the animal he slaughters.”
[Recorded by Imam Muslim]
Another matter of concern to all Muslims, but is recently lacking among us, is to think about the affairs of oneself, the community and the whole Muslim community (ummah). We need to think of how to further improve our (the Muslims) circumstances and not just be content with the current situation. This applies in all that we do, whether we are worshippers, teachers, professionals or preachers. We should only be slaves of Allah and not of others. Hence, we should not be enslaved by current ways or routines of doing things. We need to think creatively to improve the situation, in ways and means not contradicting the sharia’h. In this context, modern tools like ‘idea generation’ and ‘problem solving’ can be of great benefit to us.
Let me hasten to reiterate that seeking knowledge frees you from the captivity and prison of ignorance and darkness. So my good friends, brothers and sisters in Islam, seek beneficial knowledge and wisdom with the correct ethics, aiming to benefit society with the knowledge and hoping for reward from the Almighty Allah. Laziness is very attractive to ignorance, so wherever there is laziness in the quest for knowledge, be certain to find ignorance married happily to Mr. laziness, making a perfect couple with darkness as their residence. Corrections, criticisms and the like are welcome as usual. They keep me on my toes and on the look out for much information. Since information is key in this day and age.
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