Blessings of Khilafat — Page 159
Objects of Human Life 159 right one. Do you know the reason for doing so? The reason is that the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa has commanded him to eat with his right hand. But I ask, how many times have you reflected that you are doing this due to a commandment given by the Holy Prophet sa ? Just have a look at the last three or four years of your life and see how many times you have thought so. There are so many among the Muslims who may have never considered the reasons why they eat with their right hand, and not their left. Indeed, it is virtuous to eat with one’s right hand, for one who does so, acts in accordance with the commandment of the Holy Prophet sa. But how can a person who eats with his right hand out of habit, and not because the Holy Prophet sa has commanded him to do so, deserve any reward? He certainly deserves no reward, whatsoever. Young children, when they feel like passing water, put themselves in a position on the bed akin to that of the prostration during the prayer. However, does this act of theirs make them deserving of any reward? Never! There are many things which are done merely by way of habit. This is a flaw which causes much damage; it is a kind of rust that gathers and sticks to the heart of man. That is why things that are done habitually do not have as much effect on one’s life as those done after due deliberation. Islam has so many noble characteristics that it is hard to imagine why anyone should decline to accept Islam after its excellences have been expounded and elucidated. I have given much thought to why people do not acknowledge the truth of Islam while it is so obviously possessed of such wonderful qualities. I have come to the conclusion that there is no other reason for it except one—since their early days, the non-Muslims have been hearing things about