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It should be from pure sources and it is best that it be from the work the person did himself. A true believer should not rely upon others. Instead, he should work and support himself and support himself only through pure and legal means. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, , , Ê \$\ l .t;j\ ࣮ y ..__:j1 >•-. ࣺ ^ 0" , . . , · .r.- "The best earnings are those that come from the person's own hand, if he was sincere."2 In another hadith, the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) also said, 1 lbn Rajah, Jaami, vol. I , pp. 267-268. 2 Recorded by Ahmad. According to al-Albaani, it is hasan. Al-Albaani, sahih al-Jaami, vol. I , p. 622. Commentary on the Forty Hadith of al-Nawawi ,.. ,,,. ,,,. // ,,,. :' Ä૮ ji ૯૰i ૱t..; JG..) "By the One in whose hand is my soul, it is better for one of you to take a rope and gather wood and carry it on his back and sell it [as a means to a legal livelihood] rather than to ask a person for something and that person may or may not give him." (Recorded by al-Bukhari.) • The realization that Allah responds to a person's call upon him should lead the person to respond to Allah's orders and commands. Allah says, x / /_ J J x ,,.. ,... / ,.. ,,,. i,111 . t .... ,.. ,,,,,, ,,. " lj / "' ,... "'"" / ;, ti,... ,,,. ख़ग़! I., ࡵ..u I oy! ࣹI ࡷ_;-i Ųࡸ Li!' L>®ƒ ࣫ L l.p "And when My servants ask you (0 Muhammad) concerning Me, then [answer them] that I am indeed near. I respond to the invocations of the supplicant when he calls upon Me. Therefore, let them respond to Me [My commands] and believe in Me that they may be rightly guided" (al-Baqara 186). Summary of the Hadith • Abu Abdullah al-Naji made a statement that very closely summarizes the meaning of this hadith. He said, Five characteristics make a deed complete. [These five are:] faith by knowing Allah, knowing the truth, doing the deed purely for the sake of Allah, performing the deed according to the sunnah and eating only what is permissible. If any one of these characteristics is lacking, the deed will not be raised [to Allah]. For example, if you know Allah but do not know the truth, it will not be of benefit in the least. If you know the truth but do not know Allah, that also will not benefit you. If you know Allah and know the truth but your deed is not sincere and pure, it will not be of benefit. If you know Allah, know the truth, perform the act sincerely but it was not according to the sunnah, it will not be of benefit. If you met all four but you did not eat from permissible sources, it will also be of no benefit.1 • Doing forbidden acts greatly affects one's relationship with Allah. Although is Allah ready to respond to the believers' supplications, Allah may not respond to the one who greatly indulges in forbidden actseven 1 Quoted in ibn Rajab, Jaami, vol. 1 , pp. 262-263. Hadith #1 0: "Allah is pure and accepts only .. " if he has met all of the manners that are appropriate and beneficial for supplications. Commentary on the Forty Hadith of al-Nawawi Hadith #1 1 : "Leave that which makes you doubt..." Hadith #1 1 "Leave that which makes you doubt. . ." Jo J ,. ..k.:..., ࡴlk f • 0 '!! JC, • 0 • ,. :i..1 ੻ f 0' ,. )*".) ,. . ,. • ,. Ǩ 4)1 ࣶ 4)1 ࣷ " Ǩ iY' ,,,. ' ,,.. ,,.. ,,.. ,,.. ,,,. ,,.. ,,.. 1' OI ,,.. " GI , :J\i '੥i-e "11 VJ ࣉ࣊JJ (.LJ ࣋ "11 # ґI rll ,. " rll I o ǧ ,.  0 ঘ : :_L/ Ǧ "1\1 I ",.. "1\1 J0 J ,. 0• ੺ ... !-- t ſ J ,. .. ࣸ ,. ,. )*".) iJ! ,. ǧ ,. ࢤ f1 ... )'! 4S' ƀ ,. ,. .,. J "' ,,.. ,,.. .J. ""' H c.!+'- ƓƔਇ1 J\ij iW1j ਈƔਉ1 oljj On the authority of Abu Muhammad al-Hasan ibn Ali ibn Abu Taalib, the grandson of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and his beloved (may Allah be pleased with both of them), who said: I memorized from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), "Leave that which makes you doubt for that which does not make you doubt." Recorded by al-Tirmidhi and al-Nasaai. Al-Tirmidhi said, "It is a hasan sahih hadith." Selected Vocabulary - "grandson" - "his raihaana," Ibrahim and Johnson-Davies write, "Lit., 'his fragrant flower'.