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Serving Others: A Reflection on Selflessness in Islam

Explore the concept of serving others in Islam, emphasizing selflessness and humility. Discover the benefits of serving and how it shapes one's character as a true servant of Allah. Learn practical ways to serve your community, family, and neighbors with sincerity and dedication.

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Serving Others: A Reflection on Selflessness in Islam

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  1. Hadith Session 5B RamzanShahid

  2. Saying of Hadrat Abu Bakr (R) • Body’s Zakat • To serve others with your physical body • To make other’s misfortune one’s own (remove someone else’s difficulty by taking it off their back and put it on your back)

  3. Serving Others?? • We should never allow anyone to serve us • We should never looked to be served • We let our mom serve us dinner, we should be serving her instead • Serve our parents, if not serve them at least don’t give them more problems or headaches

  4. Serving Others?? • We have a weekend that we relax on • We want to be served on the weekend since I worked so hard all week • We want to be served nice food, served by entertainment, served by something new – a new game to play, a new movie to watch, a new food to try • We go out to eat on weekends

  5. Serving Others?? • At a restaurant, we are provided a server who takes our order • We comment on how was the service. Oh the service was bad, so we don’t give a tip • Every store has a customer service department to make sure you we are served properly

  6. Serving Others?? • What is the newest product that can serve me • What is the newest way I can serve myself, my pleasure, my nafs • We go on vacation to be served • We stay in hotel and order room service • On vacation we want to be served

  7. Serving Others?? • This consumer society always focuses on how was the service that you got • How can we serve you better (store, oil change, customer service rep on phone, restaurant) • How can we make your experience more pleasurable

  8. Serving Others?? • It’s all about serving ourselves • How can I serve myself • How can I get someone to do something for me • How can I the next I-phone because it as so much better service(apps), more options and ways I can serve my pleasures (nafs)

  9. Serving Others?? • It’s all about me • I have to do this • I have to go there • I have to meet with that person • I’m so awesome • We are too busy serving ourselves!!!!

  10. Serving Others • Serving Allah’s creation is a means by which you serve Allah • It is only thru service that one becomes a servant • When you serve others that is how you become a true servant of Allah • Being a Muslim is not about ourselves, it’s about others and how you served others

  11. Serving Others • Benefits of serving others? How does it help us? • Serving others teaches us humility and humbleness • We lower ourselves when serving others • It takes pride out of our hearts

  12. Serving Others • We should see a Muslim waiting at the bus stop and give them a ride to where they’re going • If you give a ride to a fellow Muslim today, maybe Allah will give you a lift tomorrow (on the Day of Judgement) • Maybe that person will make dua for you that will actually be accepted since your own dua is not worthy of being accepted

  13. Serving Others • Instead we just drive by because we’re in such a rush to be served • We have to be at the next place where I will be served • I’m going to Best Buy where some will serve me and figure out why my I-phone is not working properly, then I have to meet my friend at a restaurant so we can be served dinner.

  14. Serving Others • Balance of serving Allah and serving people • Cannot skip prayer because mowing neighbor’s yard • Cannot always be in prayer that you never serve/help anyone

  15. Serving Others • Examples/ideas on how we can serve others

  16. Serving Others • Serving our parents, our families, our relatives • Serving our neighbors • Serving our masjid • Serving our community • Serving our school • Serving your MSA • Serving the poor

  17. Serving Others • Get involved with all of these activities • Take on more responsibility • Become a leader in these activities • Be the one cleaning the washroom in the masjid after a fund raising dinner (instead wanting to be the Master of Ceremony) • Be the one shoveling the snow before Jummah so others can walk easily into the Masjid

  18. Serving Others • Learn how to serve others!!! • Stop serving only yourself!!!

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