Understanding Salat — Page 179
Qa‘dah 179 given without any expectation; rather, it is given with hope. When we buy something, we expect to receive something in return. We can force someone to give us what we purchased because that is our right. But we can never force someone to give us a gift in response to our gift. We give a gift in the hope that it will be accepted as a token of our love, hoping that we will receive a reciprocation of love. Love is given volun- tarily. If a person expresses his love and then feels entitled to receive love in return, the idea of loving that person becomes repugnant. A sale is a transaction with guarantees in it. A gift can never be a sale because there are no guarantees in it. It is based on hope, not expectation. ________ O _________ ُ ُّهَا النَّبِي ُّ وَرَحْمَة ُ هللا ِ وَبَرَكَاتُه ی اَلسَّالَم ُ عَلَيْك َ اَ Peace be on you, O prophet, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings Three points were just recited, 1. verbal, 2. physical, and 3. financial. Three prayers now follow them, 1. peace, 2. mercy, and 3. blessings. These three points and three prayers are correlated. Sacrificing our reward