Asalamualaikum guys and welcome back to another episode of Smile2jannah
There is a very unique story that has been extensively reported in the Indian media.
And its been picked up by other world medias. And it is of the superstar actor
of Bollywood Aamir Khan, and it goes something like this. Late in the evening
Aamir Khan sent a truck to Delhi which was filled with packets of flour yeah,
there were about a kilo each. Unknown to the people, he had put in each bag of
flour fifteen thousand rupees. Now what he did was he sent the truck there quite
late in the evening and he deliberately made sure that the bags were relatively
small so the people who didn't desperately need it, they didn't bother
queuing up for this tiny dinky little bag. But the people who were desperate-
you know that saying 'every little helps', so for them they queued up. So lo and
behold what happens when they go home when they started cooking, they opened
the bag, whoa.... fifteen thousand rupees. And for a
poor person, boy, this is a lifesaver. Now this is such a unique, clever, creative
way to ensure that the money reaches the people who actually deserve it. Now there
is an unverified clip circulating on social media that is claiming that- yo it
was Aamir Khan and that on top of... the people in the area are somewhat used to
such creative forms of charity being linked to Aamir Khan, that's why a lot of
people are speculating that it has to be him. Now, how do you get something like
this confirmed? The person himself has to admit or his own people. And Aamir Khan
is not known to put his charity ventures on social media but regardless of
whoever it was, the event definitely took
place about a week ago and it doesn't take away from how creative it is. And it
does definitely remind me of the Qur'an verse- if you disclose your charity it is
well, but if you conceal them and give them to the poor it is better for you.
Now don't get twisted because a few verses ahead Allah also talks of those
people that give it in public as well, because you do need to give in public to
encourage other people to do the same. So I guess it depends on the situation.
Now in this day and age this is incredibly inspirational and a breath of fresh air
to be honest because we're living in a society full of narcissism yeah... iPhone,
iPad, iMovie, I...me mate me. Selfie yeah
-Selfie of me, frankly -bars
So to see a major actor in Bollywood doing stuff that frankly we hear from stories of the
Companions of the prophet (s.a.w). And boy, the companions of the
prophet (s.a.w) were in a different league. Why? Because
they had seen the blessed face of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam. Just
imagine the best of creation THERE in front of you. They would see him daily.
They would hear the Qur'an from the mouth of the individual whose heart it was
revealed to, recited in the purest and the most perfect of forms. They would
pray behind Allah's beloved and who can imagine the feeling of ecstasy and the
closeness of Allah that they could feel when praying behind the leader. The
leader of all the prophets. Boy is it any wonder why Allah (s.w.t) said:
Allah is pleased with them and they are pleased with him.
Let me give you guys a few instances:
Aisha (r.a): she would give seventy thousand away in
charity and yet she would have to sew patches on the side of her garment.
In other words she wouldn't spend on herself whatever she had she would make
do with that. And its said of Ibn Umar (r.a) that he would
distribute thirty thousand in one sitting and then there would come upon
him a month in which he would not find a small piece of meat to eat. Another
instance is that of Sa’ad bin ‘Ubaadah (r.a) who would return home each
night to his family with 80 individuals from Ahlus Suffah in order to feed them.
Off course it's narrated of the scholars that they would secretly arrange for
food and produce to be put on the doorstep of the poor, and the poor would
be none the wiser. They would only know who would give that food when that
particular scholar would pass away. So there you go guys.
May Allah make us amongst the people who give in charity.
I'll leave it there, until next time... Asalaamu Alaikum