# Ep. 28: The Ultimate Gift | The Faith Revival **Author:** Dr. Omar Suleiman **Series:** The Faith Revival **Published:** 2017-06-23 **YouTube:** https://youtu.be/0tFnRB6UVAA **URL:** https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/faith-revival/the-faith-revival-ep-28-the-ultimate-gift **Topics:** Allah, Faith ## Description When someone gives you a gift, you cherish it. So how do you care for the ultimate gift from Allah – faith? ## Transcript **[0:00]** As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh. Welcome back to the Faith Revival. Today I just wanted to reflect on a saying from the Prophet salallahu alayhi wa sallam which is very special if you just think about what we've been through thus far in this series. **[0:16]** The Prophet salallahu alayhi wa sallam, he says, Inna Allah ta'ala yu'til maala man ahabba wa man la yuhibb Allah gives wealth to those that he loves and those that he doesn't love. Allah gives wealth to those that he loves and those that he doesn't love. **[0:34]** Meaning the Prophet salallahu alayhi wa sallam says that the possession of this world is so worthless in the sight of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. He says salallahu alayhi wa sallam that if this dunya was worth to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, the wing of a mosquito, then he **[0:51]** would not let a disbeliever have a sip of water from it. If this world was even worth the wing of a mosquito in the sight of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, he would not even let a disbeliever have a sip of water from it. But Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala doesn't care for this world so he lets the dunya be given to whoever he wants. The materialistic world, **[1:09]** you know what, take it. Can you imagine subhanAllah these people that curse Allah day and night, people that do horrible things and Allah still allows them to be provided from his sustenance. So Allah gives wealth to those that he loves and those that he does not love. But the Prophet salallahu alayhi wa sallam says, **[1:24]** وَلَا يُعْطِلِ الْإِيمَانَ إِلَّا مَن يُحِبُّ But Allah does not give faith except to those that he loves. So Allah gives wealth to those that he loves and those that he does not love. But Allah only gives faith to those that he loves. What does that mean? Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala **[1:44]** is telling us that if he has given you iman, then he loves you. That's an indication in and of itself. If I have even a small amount of faith in my heart, that's a sign that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala loves me. That's a sign that I've earned his love and I don't want to sacrifice that love. I don't want to give up that love from Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala **[2:04]** because it's precious. The greatest gift he ever gave to me is this faith and he gave it to me out of love. When someone gives you a gift out of love, then you treat that gift so much more sacred. And when you view your iman as a personal gift from Allah subhanahu **[2:20]** wa ta'ala, a gift that Allah gave you because he loves you, Allah delivered that iman to you out of love, what are you doing to guard that precious possession, that precious gift that symbolizes the love of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala to you? And what does abandonment **[2:38]** of that gift truly mean? Now what this means is subhanAllah when you're talking about that, Imam Abu Hanifa rahimahullah has a very beautiful reflection on knowledge which I'll transfer to faith as well. Imam Abu Hanifa rahimahullah used to thank Allah for the ilm that he gave **[2:54]** him. He used to thank Allah for the knowledge that he gave him. And of course true knowledge is faith. True knowledge is faith. And someone asked him why he always says alhamdulillah for ilm. And he said that Allah says in the Quran, wa la in shakartum la azidannakum. **[3:09]** And if you are grateful I will increase you. If you're grateful for something I will increase you. And from that the scholars derive that saying alhamdulillahi ala ni'mat al iman wa kafa biha min ni'ma. Alhamdulillahi ala ni'mat al iman wa kafa biha min ni'ma. As is attributed **[3:27]** to some of the pious predecessors. All praises and thanks to Allah for the blessing of iman and that's enough of a blessing. Alhamdulillahi ala ni'mat al iman wa kafa biha min ni'ma. Meaning if Allah chose not to give me anything else but he gave me iman, that in and of itself **[3:45]** is a great blessing from Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala and I'm satisfied and I'm grateful and I'm pleased with it. And not only that, if I thank Allah for the blessing of that iman then Allah will increase me in iman inshaAllah ta'ala. So let's thank Allah for that iman **[4:01]** and let's ask Allah for his love. May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala love us and may Allah make us amongst those who are beloved to those that love him and may Allah put in our hearts the love of those that are beloved to him and the love of any action that brings us closer to his love. Allahuma ameen. JazakumAllahu khayran. See you all next time inshaAllah. **[4:19]** Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh. ## Other Episodes in "The Faith Revival" - [Ep. 30: The End of the Journey of Faith | The Faith Revival](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/faith-revival/the-faith-revival-ep-30-the-end-of-the-journey-of-faith.md) - [Ep. 29: Yaqeen is Full Faith | The Faith Revival](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/faith-revival/the-faith-revival-ep-29-yaqeen-is-full-faith.md) - [Ep. 27 Bend Don't Break | The Faith Revival](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/faith-revival/the-faith-revival-ep-27-bend-dont-break.md) - [Ep. 26: Friends of Faith | The Faith Revival](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/faith-revival/the-faith-revival-ep-26-friends-of-faith.md) - [Ep. 25: Fortress of Faith| The Faith Revival](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/faith-revival/the-faith-revival-ep-25-fortress-of-faith.md) - [Ep. 24: Quran: The Guardian of Faith | The Faith Revival](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/faith-revival/the-faith-revival-ep-24-quran-the-guardian-of-faith.md) - [Ep. 23: Unreasonable Goals | The Faith Revival](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/faith-revival/the-faith-revival-ep-23-unreasonable-goals.md) - [Ep. 22: Why Do People Leave Faith? | The Faith Revival](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/faith-revival/the-faith-revival-ep-22-why-do-people-leave-faith.md) - [Ep 21: They Don't Believe Until... | The Faith Revival](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/faith-revival/the-faith-revival-ep-21they-dont-believe-until.md) - [Ep. 20: Sweetness of Faith | The Faith Revival](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/faith-revival/the-faith-revival-ep-20-sweetness-of-faith.md) - [Ep. 19: Faith in Hardship | The Faith Revival](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/faith-revival/the-faith-revival-ep-19-faith-in-hardship.md) - [Ep. 18: Envy and Faith | The Faith Revival](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/faith-revival/the-faith-revival-ep-18-envy-and-faith.md) - [Ep. 17: Poverty Leads to Disbelief | The Faith Revival](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/faith-revival/the-faith-revival-ep-17-poverty-leads-to-disbelief.md) - [Ep. 16: Two Hungry Wolves | The Faith Revival](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/faith-revival/the-faith-revival-ep-16-two-hungry-wolves.md) - [Ep. 15: The Faith of the Prophets Before | The Faith Revival](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/faith-revival/the-faith-revival-ep-15-the-faith-of-the-prophets-before.md) - [Ep. 14: Allah Rewards You for Your Doubts If... | The Faith Revival](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/faith-revival/the-faith-revival-ep-14-allah-rewards-you-for-your-doubts-if.md) - [Ep. 13: Guidance After Iman | The Faith Revival](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/faith-revival/the-faith-revival-ep-13-guidance-after-iman.md) - [Ep. 12: Omar Was Always In The Zone | The Faith Revival](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/faith-revival/the-faith-revival-ep-12-omar-was-always-in-the-zone.md) - [Ep. 11: Remembers His Place in Front of Allah | The Faith Revival](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/faith-revival/the-faith-revival-ep-11-remembers-his-place-in-front-of-allah.md) - [Ep. 10: Move Beyond the Catalyst | The Faith Revival](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/faith-revival/the-faith-revival-ep-10-move-beyond-the-catalyst.md) - [Ep. 9: Ammar's Heart and Omar's Shirt | The Faith Revival](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/faith-revival/the-faith-revival-ep-9-ammars-heart-and-omars-shirt.md) - [Ep. 8: Two Supplications of the Prophet | The Faith Revival](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/faith-revival/the-faith-revival-ep-8-two-supplications-of-the-prophet.md) - [Ep. 7: You're No Angel | The Faith Revival](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/faith-revival/the-faith-revival-ep-7-youre-no-angel.md) - [Ep. 6: Healthy Fluctuations | The Faith Revival](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/faith-revival/the-faith-revival-ep-6-healthy-fluctuations.md) - [Ep. 5: Even If Abu Dharr Doesn’t Like It | The Faith Revival](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/faith-revival/the-faith-revival-ep-5-even-if-abu-dharr-doesnt-like-it.md) - [Ep. 4: He is Not a Believer When... | The Faith Revival](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/faith-revival/the-faith-revival-ep-4-he-is-not-a-believer-when.md) - [Ep. 3: Shaky Foundations | The Faith Revival](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/faith-revival/the-faith-revival-ep-3-shaky-foundations.md) - [Ep.2: Your Faith Wears Out | The Faith Revival](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/faith-revival/the-faith-revival-ep-2-your-faith-wears-out.md) - [Ep. 1: Faith is Refuge | The Faith Revival](https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/faith-revival/the-faith-revival-ep-1-faith-is-refuge.md)