: In this article, we talk about the help that the Prophet gave to his companions<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He remembered his difficult past; he recalled the bitter and hard days he had gone through, when he even was not able to provide his wife and children with food. He considered how a short sentence \u2013 only one sentence \u2013 had caressed his ears three times, strengthened his soul, changed the path of his life, and rescued him and his family from the poverty and adversity they were suffering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He was one of the companions of\nProphet Muhammad (PBUH&HP), whose life was dominated by poverty and misery.\nOne day, as he was on his beams-ends, after consultation with his wife, he\ndecided to describe his situation to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH&HP) and ask him\nfor financial aid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Having this intention, he went to\nProphet Muhammad (PBUH&HP), but before saying anything, he heard the\nfollowing statement from Prophet Muhammad (PBUH&HP), \u201cWhoever asks us for\nhelp, we will help him\/her; however, whoever refrains from asking people for\nhelp, Allah (SWT) will free him\/her from needs\u201d. That day, he returned home\nwithout saying anything. But he found the monster of poverty casting shadow\nover his house. Therefore once again, he was forced to approach Prophet\nMuhammad (PBUH&HP) with the same intention, but he heard the same statement\nfrom him, \u201cWhoever asks us for help, we will help him\/her; however, whoever\nrefrains from asking people for help, Allah (SWT) will free him\/her from\nneeds\u201d. So again, he retuned home without saying a single word. As he found\nhimself challenging with poverty, he decided to go to Prophet Muhammad\n(PBUH&HP) for the third time. But once again, he heard the same statement –\nwhich was heart-warming and touching – from Prophet Muhammad (PBUH&HP).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This time, when he heard this\nstatement, he felt more certainty in his heart. In fact, he felt that he had\nfound the solution to his problem in this statement. As he left, he started\nwalking with more confidence. He thought with himself, \u201dI will never ask people\nfor help. I will rely on Allah (SWT), and use the power and talents He has\ndeposited in me. I will ask Him to succeed me in the work I will do, and make\nme needless\u201d. He asked himself about what he could do, and realized that he\ncould collect firewood from the desert and sell them. Therefore, he borrowed an\naxe, went to the desert, collected some firewood, and sold them. Getting the\nproduct of his own labour was very exciting; so continued this until he was\nable to buy an axe, mount, and other tools from his own money. This continued\nto the point that he gathered a capital and hired some workers. One day Prophet\nMuhammad (PBUH&HP) met him and said to him with a smile, \u201dDid I not tell\nyou that Whoever asks us for help, we will help him\/her; however, whoever\nrefrains from asking people for help, Allah (SWT) will free him\/her from needs?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Allah (SWT) has not let His creatures\nalone, and has provided each of them with sustenance. One\u2019s sustenance in this\nworld is not only his\/her share from food and cloth, but also all the physical\nand mental capabilities, intelligence and talent, parents, wealth and property,\nbeauty and healthiness\u2026 he\/she has been provided with. Therefore, whoever uses\nthe blessings Allah (SWT) has bestowed him\/her in its right way and shows\ngratitude and appreciation to Him, moves towards salvation. Imam Sadiq (PBUH)\nhas said, \u201dWhoever is pleased with Allah\u2019s (SWT) modest sustenance, Allah (SWT)\nwill be pleased with his\/her modest deeds (1)\u201d. Is there a salvation greater\nthan Allah (SWT) being pleased with someone?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(The above is a selection of \u201cAnecdotes of the Pious\u201d, by Scholar\nMurtada Mutahhari (with some changes))<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Roshd website congratulates all\nMuslims, especially you dear friend, upon 17th of Rabee al-Awal, the birthday\nanniversary of the Messenger of mercy and glory, Prophet Muhammad\n(PBUH&HP), and his respected grandson, Imam Sadiq (PBUH).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
:Footnote<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1Usul al-Kafi, by Shaykh al-Kulayni, vol. 3, Book of faith and disbelief, Section of contentment<\/p>\n\n\n\n