Points to Ponder — Page 31
— 31 Gift God knows how to care for His people. It is His practice since beginning that He brings some people over to Himself over a thorn-ridden path, while some others over bouquets of flowers. If God wants to bring someone near to Him through fasting, then they will get their virtue that way. Virtue at that time is, therefore, in fasting. If God wants to captivate someone through feasting, then eating is the virtue to win the pleasure of God at that time. Once, during the time of the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, a significant amount of wealth came. He said to the Anṣār 3 , “Come and I will give you some of the God- sent wealth. ” At that time, the Anṣār said, “O Messenger of God, give all this to the Muhājirīn 4. Whatever we have is sufficient for us. ” This seems like a great sacrifice by the Anṣār to refuse the wealth and say, “We already have a lot, let this bounty be given to our brothers. ” However, it did not count as a sacrifice in the eyes of God. The Holy Prophet said at that time in response to the Anṣār’ s 3 Native Muslims of Medina. 4 Muslim immigrants in Medina.