Do you know that going to work to seek nafkah was described as “jihad” by our Prophet s.a.w?
Nabi S.A.W was once asked by his companion regarding a man who was physically strong and was working tirelessly on a heavy labour: the companion of Rasul asked : “Ya Rasulullah if only this strong man joins us for Jihad in the way of Allah”
Nabi s.a.w answered: “If he works hard to feed his kids, he is in Jihad.. if he works hard to feed his old parents he is in Jihad.. and if he is working to feed himself, to exalt himself from begging then he is also in Jihad in the way of Allah”
We hope that those who lost their life in the accident yesterday attained husnul khatimah as mujahidin in the way of Allah.. and most importantly i think it also reminds us of our daily struggle at work, our own jihad.. and to always reallign our niat so that we truly are upon Allah’s way da-iman wa abadan..
wallahu’alam..
Source: Khairul Anwar
