The Ruqya on someone of heavy alcohol consumption?

Below is a excerpt from the confusing blog notes on Healing in Religion that I reflected on a few months ago.

Sahih Al Bukhari Vol. 4 Book of Medicine Whenever Allah's Apostle went to bed, he used to recite Surat-al-Ikhlas, Surat-al-Falaq and Surat-an-Nas and then blow on his palms and pass them over his face and those parts of his body that his hands could reach. And when he fell ill, he used to order me to do like that for him. Sahih Al Bukhari Vol. 4 Book of Medicine A group of the companions of Allah's Apostle proceeded on a journey till they dismounted near one of the Arab tribes and requested them to entertain them as their guests, but they (the tribe people) refused to entertain them. Then the chief of that tribe was bitten by a snake (or stung by a scorpion) and he was given all sorts of treatment, but all in vain. Some of them said, "Will you go to the group (those travelers) who have dismounted near you and see if one of them has something useful?" They came to them and said, "O the group! Our leader has been bitten by a snake (or stung by a scorpion) and we have treated him with everything but nothing benefited him Has anyone of you anything useful?" One of them replied, "Yes, by Allah, I know how to treat with a Ruqya. But. by Allah, we wanted you to receive us as your guests but you refused. I will not treat your patient with a Ruqya till you fix for us something as wages." Consequently they agreed to give those travellers a flock of sheep. The man went with them (the people of the tribe) and started spitting (on the bite) and reciting Surat-al-Fatiha till the patient was healed and started walking as if he had not been sick. When the tribe people paid them their wages they had agreed upon, some of them (the Prophet's companions) said, "Distribute (the sheep)." But the one who treated with the Ruqya said, "Do not do that till we go to Allah's Apostle and mention to him what has happened, and see what he will order us." So they came to Allah's Apostle and mentioned the story to him and he said, "How do you know that Surat-al-Fatiha is a Ruqya? You have done the right thing. Divide (what you have got) and assign for me a share with you."

Here the Sahabas were intending to treat the man for free, but, because of how they were treated decided to charge that people for the service. This Sunnah, obviously, makes it permissible to charge people for medical services in Al-Islam, and further gives the treating physician/religious scholar the discretion whether to charge or not charge.

Allah has established that the Holy Quran was brought down by the Holy Spirit. So if one wants to have a connection with the Holy Spirit one should keep up the reading and recitation of the Holy Quran. The Quran says,

Say, the Holy Spirit has brought the revelation from thy Lord in Truth, in order to strengthen those who believe, and as a Guide and Glad Tidings to Muslims. ~ Holy Quran Surahtul Nahl Ayat 102

Also worth noting is the ayat,

They ask thee concerning the Spirit (of inspiration). Say: "The Spirit (cometh) by command of my Lord: of knowledge it is only a little that is communicated to you, (O men!)" ~ Holy Quran Surahtul Isra Ayat 85

When we factor in Leviticus 17, we get,

14 The life of every creature is in the blood. That is why I have told the people of Israel never to eat or drink it, for the life of any bird or animal is in the blood. So whoever eats or drinks blood must be cut off. ~ Holy Bible Leviticus 17:14

Also,

Had We sent this as a Qur’an (in the language) other than Arabic, they would have said: "Why are not its verses explained in detail? What! (a Book) not in Arabic and (a Messenger an Arab?" Say: "It is a Guide and a Healing to those who believe; and for those who believe not, there is a deafness in their ears, and it is blindness in their (eyes): They are (as it were) being called from a place far distant!" ~ Holy Quran Surahtul Fussilat Ayat 44

It is well established that the Holy Spirit fulfills the commands and instructions of Allah towards life or death. Obedience to the Commands increases life, and disobedience to the Commands increases death...because Allah desires that faith, good deeds and righteousness should prevail, and that sin and unrighteousness should fail. "God’s object also is to purge those that are true in Faith and to deprive of blessing Those that resist Faith." ~ HQ 3:141. Thus, in the example above of the Ruqya, the Word or Kalima of Allah (i.e Surahtul Fatiha or Opening Chapter of Holy Quran) heals a snake bite. The snake bite transmits a poison into the bloodstream of it's victim. Nabi Muhammad (eternal pbuh) taught that this can be combated by the Holy Spirit that is in the Kalima of the Quranul Kareem. This transmits the Spirit from Allah into the bloodstream which combats the snakebite and invigorates the cells of the body with life. Alcohol is known to be something that destroys the cells, and dries things up...it is almost equivalent to the opposite of water...which is why many Native American Indians referred to it as "Fire Water". It even has a burning sensation depending on the type of drink that it is and it's level of alcohol content. Now this is not to negate the value of rubbing alcohol in medicine. Rubbing alcohol, however, is not consumed so is safe for many medicinal purposes. But, drinking alcohol destroys and dries up the cells...often times a person that drinks a lot of alcohol begins to appear to have skin like aged, worn leather. This is from the damaging effects of the alcohol working within the body. So the question becomes does a muslim continue to perform the Ruqya on someone that has a chronic, addiction or habitual habit of consuming alcoholic drinks? Is it in vain? It would seem that the answer is first they would have to agree to abandon the behavior causing the illness, sickness, decay, destruction to their body. Then, second, they would have to agree to the payment. Then, third, administer the Ruqya. There is a hadith that a woman (or companion) of Paradise could spit in the ocean and it would become sweet.

Oppression mentioned in the Bible (Kitab)

Oppression:
Exodus 3:17 NLT
I promise to rescue you from the oppression of the Egyptians. I will lead you to the land now occupied by the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites -- a land flowing with milk and honey."'

Deuteronomy 26:7 NLT
we cried out to the LORD, the God of our ancestors. He heard us and saw our hardship, toil, and oppression.

Deuteronomy 28:33 NLT
A foreign nation you have never heard about will eat the crops you worked so hard to grow. You will suffer under constant oppression and harsh treatment.

Judges 2:18 NLT
Whenever the LORD placed a judge over Israel, he was with that judge and rescued the people from their enemies throughout the judge's lifetime. For the LORD took pity on his people, who were burdened by oppression and suffering.

Psalms 44:24 NLT
Why do you look the other way? Why do you ignore our suffering and oppression?

Psalms 72:14 NLTHe will save them from oppression and from violence, for their lives are precious to him.

Psalms 107:39 NLT
When they decrease in number and become impoverished through oppression, trouble, and sorrow,

Psalms 119:134 NLTRescue me from the oppression of evil people; then I can obey your commandments.

Ecclesiastes 4:1 NLT
Again I observed all the oppression that takes place in our world. I saw the tears of the oppressed, with no one to comfort them. The oppressors have great power, and the victims are helpless.

Isaiah 5:7 NLT
This is the story of the LORD's people. They are the vineyard of the LORD Almighty. Israel and Judah are his pleasant garden. He expected them to yield a crop of justice, but instead he found bloodshed. He expected to find righteousness, but instead he heard cries of oppression.

Isaiah 16:4 NLT
Let our outcasts stay among you. Hide them from our enemies until the terror is past."When oppression and destruction have ceased and enemy raiders have disappeared,

Isaiah 30:12 NLT
This is the reply of the Holy One of Israel: "Because you despise what I tell you and trust instead in oppression and lies,

Isaiah 43:2 NLT
When you go through deep waters and great trouble, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown! When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you.

Isaiah 51:13 NLT
Yet you have forgotten the LORD, your Creator, the one who put the stars in the sky and established the earth. Will you remain in constant dread of human oppression? Will you continue to fear the anger of your enemies from morning till night?

Jeremiah 22:13 NLTAnd the LORD says, "Destruction is certain for Jehoiakim, who builds his palace with forced labor. By not paying wages, he builds injustice into its walls and oppression into its doorframes and ceilings.

Jeremiah 28:11 NLT
And Hananiah said again to the crowd that had gathered, "The LORD has promised that within two years he will break the yoke of oppression from all the nations now subject to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon." At that, Jeremiah left the Temple area.

Ezekiel 45:9 NLTFor this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Enough, you princes of Israel! Stop all your violence and oppression and do what is just and right. Quit robbing and cheating my people out of their land! Stop expelling them from their homes!

Nahum 1:13 NLT
Now I will break your chains and release you from Assyrian oppression."

Habakkuk 2:6 NLT
But the time is coming when all their captives will taunt them, saying, 'You thieves! At last justice has caught up with you! Now you will get what you deserve for your oppression and extortion!'

1 Corinthians 9:22 NLT
When I am with those who are oppressed, I share their oppression so that I might bring them to Christ. Yes, I try to find common ground with everyone so that I might bring them to Christ.

Hebrews 11:25 NLT
He chose to share the oppression of God's people instead of enjoying the fleeting pleasures of sin.


Oppress:
Exodus 9:2 NLT
If you continue to oppress them and refuse to let them go,

Exodus 22:21 NLT
"Do not oppress foreigners in any way. Remember, you yourselves were once foreigners in the land of Egypt.

Exodus 23:9 NLT
"Do not oppress the foreigners living among you. You know what it is like to be a foreigner. Remember your own experience in the land of Egypt.

Numbers 24:24 NLT
Ships will come from the coasts of Cyprus ; they will oppress both Assyria and Eber, but they, too, will be utterly destroyed."

Deuteronomy 23:16 NLT
Let them live among you in whatever town they choose, and do not oppress them.

Deuteronomy 28:48 NLT
you will serve your enemies whom the LORD will send against you. You will be left hungry, thirsty, naked, and lacking in everything. They willoppress you harshly until you are destroyed.

Judges 10:8 NLT
who began to oppress them that year. For eighteen years they oppressed all the Israelites east of the Jordan River in the land of the Amorites (that is, in Gilead).

2 Samuel 7:10 NLT
And I have provided a permanent homeland for my people Israel, a secure place where they will never be disturbed. It will be their own land where wicked nations won't oppress them as they did in the past,

1 Chronicles 16:21 NLT
Yet he did not let anyone oppress them. He warned kings on their behalf:

1 Chronicles 17:9 NLT
And I have provided a permanent homeland for my people Israel, a secure place where they will never be disturbed. It will be their own land where wicked nations won't oppress them as they did in the past,

2 Chronicles 16:10 NLT
Asa became so angry with Hanani for saying this that he threw him into prison. At that time, Asa also began to oppress some of his people.

Job 37:23 NLT
We cannot imagine the power of the Almighty, yet he is so just and merciful that he does not oppress us.

Psalms 10:2 NLT
Proud and wicked people viciously oppress the poor. Let them be caught in the evil they plan for others.

Psalms 94:5 NLT
They oppress your people, LORD, hurting those you love.

Psalms 105:14 NLT
Yet he did not let anyone oppress them. He warned kings on their behalf:

Psalms 119:122 NLT
Please guarantee a blessing for me. Don't let those who are arrogant oppress me!

Proverbs 14:31 NLT
Those who oppress the poor insult their Maker, but those who help the poor honor him.

Proverbs 28:16 NLT
Only a stupid prince will oppress his people, but a king will have a long reign if he hates dishonesty and bribes.

Isaiah 3:12 NLT
Children oppress my people, and women rule over them. O my people, can't you see what fools your rulers are? They are leading you down a pretty garden path to destruction.

Isaiah 10:24 NLT
So this is what the Lord, the LORD Almighty, says: "My people in Jerusalem, do not be afraid of the Assyrians when they oppress you just as the Egyptians did long ago.

Isaiah 19:20 NLT
It will be a sign and a witness to the LORD Almighty in the land of Egypt. When the people cry to the LORD for help against those who oppress them, he will send them a savior who will rescue them.

Isaiah 32:7 NLT
The smooth tricks of evil people will be exposed, including all the lies they use to oppress the poor in the courts.

Jeremiah 22:17 NLT
"But you! You are full of selfish greed and dishonesty! You murder the innocent, oppress the poor, and reign ruthlessly."

Ezekiel 22:29 NLT
Even common people oppress the poor, rob the needy, and deprive foreigners of justice.

Ezekiel 45:8 NLT
These sections of land will be the prince's allotment. "My princes will no longer oppress and rob my people; they will assign the rest of the land to the people, giving an allotment to each tribe.

Amos 4:1 NLT
Listen to me, you "fat cows" of Samaria, you women who oppress the poor and crush the needy and who are always asking your husbands for another drink!

Amos 5:12 NLT
For I know the vast number of your sins and rebellions. You oppress good people by taking bribes and deprive the poor of justice in the courts.

Amos 6:14 NLT
"O people of Israel, I am about to bring an enemy nation against you," says the LORD God Almighty. "It will oppress you bitterly throughout your land -- from Lebo-hamath in the north to the Arabah Valley in the south."

Zechariah 7:10 NLT
Do not oppress widows, orphans, foreigners, and poor people. And do not make evil plans to harm each other.

Malachi 3:5 NLT
At that time I will put you on trial. I will be a ready witness against all sorcerers and adulterers and liars. I will speak against those who cheat employees of their wages, who oppress widows and orphans, or who deprive the foreigners living among you of justice, for these people do not fear me," says the LORD Almighty.

James 2:6 NLT
And yet, you insult the poor man! Isn't it the rich who oppress you and drag you into court?

Oppressor:
Proverbs 29:13 NLT
The poor and the oppressor have this in common -- the LORD gives light to the eyes of both.

Zechariah 9:8 NLT
I will guard my Temple and protect it from invading armies. I am closely watching their movements. No foreign oppressor will ever again overrun my people's land.


Oppressing:
1 Samuel 10:18 NLT
And he gave them this message from the LORD, the God of Israel: "I brought you from Egypt and rescued you from the Egyptians and from all of the nations that were oppressing you.

2 Kings 13:4 NLT
Then Jehoahaz prayed for the LORD's help, and the LORD heard his prayer. The LORD could see how terribly the king of Aram was oppressing Israel.

Nehemiah 5:7 NLT
After thinking about the situation, I spoke out against these nobles and officials. I told them, "You are oppressing your own relatives by charging them interest when they borrow money!" Then I called a public meeting to deal with the problem.

Job 10:3 NLT
What do you gain by oppressing me? Why do you reject me, the work of your own hands, while sending joy and prosperity to the wicked?

Proverbs 22:16 NLTA person who gets ahead by oppressing the poor or by showering gifts on the rich will end in poverty.

Isaiah 58:3 NLT
'We have fasted before you!' they say. 'Why aren't you impressed? We have done much penance, and you don't even notice it!'"I will tell you why! It's because you are living for yourselves even while you are fasting. You keep right on oppressing your workers.

Isaiah 58:6 NLT"No, the kind of fasting I want calls you to free those who are wrongly imprisoned and to stop oppressing those who work for you. Treat them fairly and give them what they earn.

Isaiah 58:9 NLTThen when you call, the LORD will answer. 'Yes, I am here,' he will quickly reply."Stop oppressing the helpless and stop making false accusations and spreading vicious rumors!

Matthew 24:49 NLT
and begins oppressing the other servants, partying, and getting drunk --

Luke 12:45 NLT
But if the servant thinks, 'My master won't be back for a while,' and beginsoppressing the other servants, partying, and getting drunk --


Oppressed:
Genesis 15:13 NLT
Then the LORD told Abram, "You can be sure that your descendants will be strangers in a foreign land, and they will be oppressed as slaves for four hundred years.

Exodus 1:12 NLT
But the more the Egyptians oppressed them, the more quickly the Israelites multiplied! The Egyptians soon became alarmed

Exodus 3:9 NLT
The cries of the people of Israel have reached me, and I have seen how the Egyptians have oppressed them with heavy tasks.

Deuteronomy 28:29 NLT
You will grope around in broad daylight, just like a blind person groping in the darkness, and you will not succeed at anything you do. You will be oppressed and robbed continually, and no one will come to save you.

Judges 4:3 NLT
Sisera, who had nine hundred iron chariots, ruthlessly oppressed the Israelites for twenty years. Then the Israelites cried out to the LORD for help.

Judges 6:9 NLT
and rescued you from the Egyptians and from all who oppressed you. I drove out your enemies and gave you their land.

Judges 10:8 NLT
who began to oppress them that year. For eighteen years they oppressed all the Israelites east of the Jordan River in the land of the Amorites (that is, in Gilead).

Judges 10:12 NLT
the Sidonians, the Amalekites, and the Maonites? When theyoppressed you, you cried out to me, and I rescued you.

1 Samuel 12:3 NLT
Now tell me as I stand before the LORD and before his anointed one -- whose ox or donkey have I stolen? Have I ever cheated any of you? Have I ever oppressed you? Have I ever taken a bribe? Tell me and I will make right whatever I have done wrong."

1 Samuel 12:4 NLT
"No," they replied, "you have never cheated or oppressed us in any way, and you have never taken even a single bribe."

2 Kings 13:22 NLT
King Hazael of Aram had oppressed Israel during the entire reign of King Jehoahaz.

2 Chronicles 28:20 NLT
So when King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria arrived, he oppressed King Ahaz instead of helping him.

Job 20:19 NLT
For he oppressed the poor and left them destitute. He foreclosed on their homes.

Job 35:9 NLT"The oppressed cry out beneath the wrongs that are done to them. They groan beneath the power of the mighty.

Psalms 9:9 NLTThe LORD is a shelter for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.

Psalms 10:18 NLTYou will bring justice to the orphans and the oppressed, so people can no longer terrify them.

Psalms 12:7 NLTTherefore, LORD, we know you will protect the oppressed, preserving them forever from this lying generation,

Psalms 14:6 NLTThe wicked frustrate the plans of the oppressed, but the LORD will protect his people.

Psalms 37:14 NLTThe wicked draw their swords and string their bows to kill the poor and the oppressed, to slaughter those who do right.

Psalms 42:9 NLT
"O God my rock," I cry, "Why have you forsaken me? Why must I wander in darkness, oppressed by my enemies?"

Psalms 43:2 NLT
For you are God, my only safe haven. Why have you tossed me aside? Why must I wander around in darkness, oppressed by my enemies?

Psalms 69:33 NLTFor the LORD hears the cries of his needy ones; he does not despise his people who are oppressed.

Psalms 72:12 NLTHe will rescue the poor when they cry to him; he will help the oppressed, who have no one to defend them.

Psalms 76:9 NLT
You stand up to judge those who do evil, O God, and to rescue the oppressed of the earth. Interlude

Psalms 82:3 NLT"Give fair judgment to the poor and the orphan; uphold the rights of the oppressed and the destitute.

Psalms 146:7 NLT
who gives justice to the oppressed and food to the hungry. The LORD frees the prisoners.

Proverbs 31:5 NLTFor if they drink, they may forget their duties and be unable to give justice to those who are oppressed.

Ecclesiastes 4:1 NLT
Again I observed all the oppression that takes place in our world. I saw the tears of the oppressed, with no one to comfort them. The oppressors have great power, and the victims are helpless.

Ecclesiastes 5:8 NLT
If you see a poor person being oppressed by the powerful and justice being miscarried throughout the land, don't be surprised! For every official is under orders from higher up, and matters of justice only get lost in red tape and bureaucracy.

Isaiah 1:17 NLTLearn to do good. Seek justice. Help the oppressed. Defend the orphan. Fight for the rights of widows.

Isaiah 26:6 NLT
The poor and oppressed trample it underfoot.

Isaiah 52:4 NLT
This is what the Sovereign LORD says: "Long ago my people went to live as resident foreigners in Egypt. Now they have been oppressed without cause by Assyria.

Isaiah 53:7 NLT
He was oppressed and treated harshly, yet he never said a word. He was led as a lamb to the slaughter. And as a sheep is silent before the shearers, he did not open his mouth.

Isaiah 59:16 NLT
He was amazed to see that no one intervened to help the oppressed. So he himself stepped in to save them with his mighty power and justice.

Ezekiel 22:7 NLT
Fathers and mothers are contemptuously ignored. Resident foreigners are forced to pay for protection. Orphans and widows are wronged and oppressed.

Amos 2:7 NLTThey trample helpless people in the dust and deny justice to those who are oppressed. Both father and son sleep with the same woman, corrupting my holy name.

Amos 5:7 NLTYou wicked people! You twist justice, making it a bitter pill for the poor and oppressed. Righteousness and fair play are meaningless fictions to you.

Zephaniah 3:19 NLTAnd I will deal severely with all who have oppressed you. I will save the weak and helpless ones; I will bring together those who were chased away. I will give glory and renown to my former exiles, who have been mocked and shamed.

Zechariah 2:8 NLT
"After a period of glory, the LORD Almighty sent me against the nations who oppressed you. For he said, 'Anyone who harms you harms my most precious possession.

Zechariah 11:7 NLT
So I cared for the flock intended for slaughter -- the flock that was oppressed. Then I took two shepherd's staffs and named one Favor and the other Union.

Acts 10:38 NLTAnd no doubt you know that God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. Then Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the Devil, for God was with him.

1 Corinthians 9:22 NLT
When I am with those who are oppressed, I share their oppression so that I might bring them to Christ. Yes, I try to find common ground with everyone so that I might bring them to Christ.

Hebrews 11:37 NLT
Some died by stoning, and some were sawed in half; others were killed with the sword. Some went about in skins of sheep and goats, hungry andoppressed and mistreated.

Is it true that "Without Allah I Am Nothing."?...or worse?

The definition of "Nothing" according to the Merriam Webster Online Dictionary is:

Definition of NOTHING

1 a : something that does not exist b : the absence of all magnitude or quantity; also : zero 1a c : nothingness, nonexistence

2 : someone or something of no or slight value or size

3 : a light, playful, or frivolous remark —usually used in plural nothings>

— for nothing

1 : without reason

2 : at no charge

But, non-existence is nothing or nothingness. Allah (swt) says that those who reject Him (swt) are Kafiruns and the Kafiruns are the ones that will inherit Hellfire, (Hell, The Fire, Jehanum) as their final destination. Allah has described Hell-Fire in our Sacred Holy Quran as:

"naught doth it permit to endure, and naught doth it leave alone. Darkening and changing the color of Man. (those that enter it)." ~ Holy Quran 74:26-29

HQ 43:77 ~ They will cry: "O Malik! would that thy Lord put an end to us!" He will say, "Nay, but ye shall abide!"

Here they will ask for "Nothingness", "Non-existence.", but, Malik (as) will say, literally, no nothingness for them.

HQ 25:13 ~ And when they are cast, bound together into a constricted place therein, they will plead for destruction there and then!

HQ 25:14 ~ "This day plead not for a single destruction: plead for destruction oft- repeated!"

Again the request for non-existence by complete destruction of themselves by Allah...literally pleading with Malik, to ask Allah for them to be destroyed. They have to ask Malik to pray for them (which he does not do) because Allah (swt) does not reply to their requests there, in Hell-Fire. But, again Malik (as) says, no nothingness for them, no non-existence and, "this day plead not for a single destruction, but, plead for destruction oft-repeated!".

Therefore, it is my conclusion from my observation of Al-Haqq from the Kalima of Allah that "Without Allah..." a person is a "Kafir". The "Kafirun" are fuel for the Hell-Fire. The dwellers of Hell-Fire will not be granted any requests for "non-existence" nor "nothingness". Thus, "Without Allah I am Nothing." is not completely factual. The fact is "Without Allah I am worse than nothing." or "Without Allah I will plead to become nothing (or non-existent)" To be granted nothingness for the dwellers of Hell-Fire is a Mercy and the Hell-Fire is a place that is void of Allah's (swt) Mercy. It would be worse than "nothing"...worse than "nothingness"...and worse than "non-existence".

Finally it is a place or state that is described as, "where they are neither living, nor dead." ~ Holy Quran 20:74

Be Constructive. Note to self.

Be Constructive. Note to self.

Seasons Greetings Invocations to Allah

The Lazy

It is important to live life patiently and not at a frantic or hectic pace. To be thorough, detail oriented, careful, etc. which all takes time. When we greet each other in Al-Islam we do so with an invocation to Allah for peace upon one another...this includes tranquility, order (away from chaos), serenity, stillness in the presence of Allah, security and many others worth mentioning. But, I had to reflect upon these statements from Prophet Solomon (eternal saws) who's name contains the root word "Salam" in it. While he was a man of peace, order and wisdom...he was also one of progress, positive growth and positive change. One, steady step at a time is, really, all I can do.

Proverbs 10:4 Lazy people are soon poor; hard workers get rich.

Proverbs 10:26 Lazy people are a pain to their employer. They are like smoke in the eyes or vinegar that sets the teeth on edge.

Proverbs 12:24 Work hard and become a leader; be lazy and become a slave.

Proverbs 12:27 Lazy people don't even cook the game they catch, but the diligent make use of everything they find.

Proverbs 13:4 Lazy people want much but get little, but those who work hard will prosper and be satisfied.

Proverbs 15:19 A lazy person has trouble all through life; the path of the upright is easy!

Proverbs 18:9 A lazy person is as bad as someone who destroys things.

Proverbs 19:15 A lazy person sleeps soundly -- and goes hungry.

Proverbs 19:24 Some people are so lazy that they won't even lift a finger to feed themselves.

Proverbs 20:4 If you are too lazy to plow in the right season, you will have no food at the harvest.

Proverbs 21:25 The desires of lazy people will be their ruin, for their hands refuse to work.

Proverbs 22:13 The lazy person is full of excuses, saying, "If I go outside, I might meet a lion in the street and be killed!"

Proverbs 24:30 I walked by the field of a lazy person, the vineyard of one lacking sense. 31 I saw that it was overgrown with thorns. It was covered with weeds, and its walls were broken down. 32 Then, as I looked and thought about it, I learned this lesson: 33 A little extra sleep, a little more slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest -- 34 and poverty will pounce on you like a bandit; scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.

Proverbs 26:13 The lazy person is full of excuses, saying, "I can't go outside because there might be a lion on the road! Yes, I'm sure there's a lion out there!"

Proverbs 26:14 As a door turns back and forth on its hinges, so the lazy person turns over in bed.

Proverbs 26:15 Some people are so lazy that they won't lift a finger to feed themselves.

Proverbs 26:16 Lazy people consider themselves smarter than seven wise counselors.

From Nabi Sulaimon (∞ x saws)

May Allah (swt) be eternal refuge for me from being lazy or being made to become lazy. Allahumma Ameen.

See Blog on: Be Careful of those that sap strength (or the life out of you).

"The Prophet used to say, "O Allah! I seek refuge with You from helplessness, Laziness, cowardice and feeble old age; I seek refuge with You from afflictions of life and death and seek refuge with You from the punishment in the grave."" ~ No. 2634 - Narrated Anas bin Malik Sahih Al Bukahri

Bearing another's load.

A very popular song, that was remade and whose message was made into a movie, communicates the importance of being a Good Samaritan, and lending a helping hand to the degree of bearing the burden of another. Does kindness like this get exploited? Does Allah in the Holy Quran offer protection or justice from being manipulated in this form of courteous behavior? Does dissenting in one's opinion to this popular song make a person selfish, ego-centric, self-centered or not a person of God? How can one be of help without crossing the line of what is acceptable by Allah?...as in Wazirat or Viziers? A Vizier is: "To bear, carry (a burthen). A burthen, heavy weight, load; at HQ 47:5 it means "Arms, or other burthens imposed by war." An inaccessible mountain, and hence an place of refuge. One who bears a burthen. A counsellor or minister who bears the burthen of state commonly spelt Vizier" ~ John Penrice. Nevertheless, this is the main reason that I shy away from poetry in music. The song goes:

Bill Withers - Lean on Me Lyrics

Sometimes in our lives we all have pain We all have sorrow But if we are wise We know that there's always tomorrow

Lean on me, when you're not strong And I'll be your friend I'll help you carry on For it won't be long 'Til I'm gonna need Somebody to lean on

Please swallow your pride If I have things you need to borrow For no one can fill those of your needs That you don't let show

Lean on me, when you're not strong And I'll be your friend I'll help you carry on For it won't be long 'Til I'm gonna need Somebody to lean on

If there is a load you have to bear That you can't carry I'm right up the road I'll share your load If you just call me

So just call on me brother, when you need a hand We all need somebody to lean on I just might have a problem that you'd understand We all need somebody to lean on

Lean on me when you're not strong And I'll be your friend I'll help you carry on For it won't be long Till I'm gonna need Somebody to lean on

Lean on me...

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Some verses below from the Quranul Kareem on this issue. I guess that, in truth, there is a limitation here on this concept articulated by Bill Withers in his song, "Lean On Me". The below verses should be viewed in light of the verses: 1. Surahtul Anfali 73, "The Unbelievers are protectors, one of another: Unless ye do this, (protect each other), there would be tumult and oppression on earth, and great mischief."; and 2. Surahtul Nisa 29, "O ye who believe! Eat not up your property among yourselves in vanities: But let there be amongst you Traffic and trade by mutual good-will: Nor kill (or destroy) yourselves: for verily God hath been to you Most Merciful!" [See the blogs Theoretically versus Actually, and Wazira or Vizier Abrogations.]

And the Unbelievers say to those who believe: "Follow our path, and we will bear (the consequences) of your faults." Never in the least will they bear their faults: in fact they are liars! ~ Surahtul Ankabuti 12

They will bear their own burdens, and (other) burdens along with their own, and on the Day of Judgments they will be called to account for their falsehoods. ~ Surahtul Ankabuti 13

Lost indeed are they who treat it as a falsehood that they must meet God,- until on a sudden the hour is on them, and they say: "Ah! woe unto us that we took no thought of it"; for they bear their burdens on their backs, and evil indeed are the burdens that they bear? ~ Surahtul Anam 31

Say: "Shall I seek for (my) Cherisher other than God, when He is the Cherisher of all things (that exist)? Every soul draws the meed of its acts on none but itself: no bearer of burdens can bear the burden of another. Your goal in the end is towards God: He will tell you the truth of the things wherein ye disputed." ~ Surahtul Anam 164

"Those who follow the apostle, the unlettered Prophet, whom they find mentioned in their own (scriptures),- in the law and the Gospel;- for he commands them what is just and forbids them what is evil; he allows them as lawful what is good (and pure) and prohibits them from what is bad (and impure); He releases them from their heavy burdens and from the yokes that are upon them. So it is those who believe in him, honour him, help him, and follow the light which is sent down with him,- it is they who will prosper." ~ Surahtul Araf 157

When it is said to them, "What is it that your Lord has revealed?" they say, "Tales of the ancients!" Let them bear, on the Day of Judgment, their own burdens in full, and also (something) of the burdens of those without knowledge, whom they misled. Alas, how grievous the burdens they will bear! ~ Surahtul Nahl 24-25

Who receiveth guidance, receiveth it for his own benefit: who goeth astray doth so to his own loss: No bearer of burdens can bear the burden of another: nor would We visit with Our Wrath until We had sent an apostle (to give warning). ~ Surahtul Isra 15

Nor can a bearer of burdens bear another’s burdens if one heavily laden should call another to (bear) his load. Not the least portion of it can be carried (by the other). Even though he be nearly related. Thou canst but admonish such as fear their Lord unseen and establish regular Prayer. And whoever purifies himself does so for the benefit of his own soul; and the destination (of all) is to God. ~ Surahtul Fatir 18

Further expansion on the communal concept of living together (which has intrinsic in it the reality that there will be occasions that call forth the need to act and reflect upon being a good neighbor; Good Samaritan; and the extent to which one assists others without crossing the line (Wazira) of what is acceptable to Allah) can be found in the Book of Acts.

"40 Then Peter continued preaching for a long time, strongly urging all his listeners, "Save yourselves from this generation that has gone astray!" 41 Those who believed what Peter said were baptized and added to the church -- about three thousand in all. 42 They joined with the other believers and devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and fellowship, sharing in the Lord's Supper and in prayer. 43 A deep sense of awe came over them all, and the apostles performed many miraculous signs and wonders. 44 And all the believers met together constantly and shared everything they had. 45 They sold their possessions and shared the proceeds with those in need. 46 They worshiped together at the Temple each day, met in homes for the Lord's Supper, and shared their meals with great joy and generosity -- 47 all the while praising God and enjoying the goodwill of all the people. And each day the Lord added to their group those who were being saved." ~ Acts 2

"1 There was also a man named Ananias who, with his wife, Sapphira, sold some property. 2 He brought part of the money to the apostles, but he claimed it was the full amount. His wife had agreed to this deception. 3 Then Peter said, "Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart? You lied to the Holy Spirit, and you kept some of the money for yourself. 4 The property was yours to sell or not sell, as you wished. And after selling it, the money was yours to give away. How could you do a thing like this? You weren't lying to us but to God." 5 As soon as Ananias heard these words, he fell to the floor and died. Everyone who heard about it was terrified. 6 Then some young men wrapped him in a sheet and took him out and buried him. 7 About three hours later his wife came in, not knowing what had happened. 8 Peter asked her, "Was this the price you and your husband received for your land?""Yes," she replied, "that was the price." 9 And Peter said, "How could the two of you even think of doing a thing like this -- conspiring together to test the Spirit of the Lord? Just outside that door are the young men who buried your husband, and they will carry you out, too." 10 Instantly, she fell to the floor and died. When the young men came in and saw that she was dead, they carried her out and buried her beside her husband. 11 Great fear gripped the entire church and all others who heard what had happened. 12 Meanwhile, the apostles were performing many miraculous signs and wonders among the people. And the believers were meeting regularly at the Temple in the area known as Solomon's Colonnade. 13 No one else dared to join them, though everyone had high regard for them. 14 And more and more people believed and were brought to the Lord -- crowds of both men and women. 15 As a result of the apostles' work, sick people were brought out into the streets on beds and mats so that Peter's shadow might fall across some of them as he went by. 16 Crowds came in from the villages around Jerusalem, bringing their sick and those possessed by evil spirits, and they were all healed." ~ Acts 5. See blog on Healing in Religion.

Further, the Messiah did communicate that if anyone wanted to walk with him that they must be willing to bear their own burdens. This can be interpreted as burdens of adherence to the Commandments of God, as well as, the individual responsibilities of life in community.

I just realized something...it's not my fault we are the 99%

Rivalry in Worldly Increase
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. [102:1] Rivalry in worldly increase distracteth you [102:2] Until ye come to the graves. [102:3] Nay, but ye will come to know! [102:4] Nay, but ye will come to know! [102:5] Nay, would that ye knew (now) with a sure knowledge! [102:6] For ye will behold hell-fire. [102:7] Aye, ye will behold it with sure vision. [102:8] Then, on that day, ye will be asked concerning pleasure.

The Traducer
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. [104:1] Woe unto every slandering traducer, [104:2] Who hath gathered wealth (of this world) and arranged it. [104:3] He thinketh that his wealth will render him immortal. [104:4] Nay, but verily he will be flung to the Consuming One. [104:5] Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Consuming One is! [104:6] (It is) the fire of Allah, kindled, [104:7] Which leapeth up over the hearts (of men). [104:8] Lo! it is closed in on them [104:9] In outstretched columns.

Defrauding
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. [83:1] Woe unto the defrauders: [83:2] Those who when they take the measure from mankind demand it full, [83:3] But if they measure unto them or weight for them, they cause them loss. [83:4] Do such (men) not consider that they will be raised again [83:5] Unto an Awful Day, [83:6] The day when (all) mankind stand before the Lord of the Worlds ? [83:7] Nay, but the record of the vile is in Sijjin - [83:8] Ah! what will convey unto thee what Sijjin is! - [83:9] A written record. [83:10] Woe unto the repudiators on that day! [83:11] Those who deny the Day of Judgment [83:12] Which none denieth save each criminal transgressor, [83:13] Who, when thou readest unto him Our revelations, saith: (Mere) fables of the men of old. [83:14] Nay, but that which they have earned is rust upon their hearts. [83:15] Nay, but surely on that day they will be covered from (the mercy of) their Lord. [83:16] Then lo! they verily will burn in hell, [83:17] And it will be said (unto them): This is that which ye used to deny. [83:18] Nay, but the record of the righteous is in ’Illiyin - [83:19] Ah, what will convey unto thee what ’Illiyin is! - [83:20] A written record, [83:21] Attested by those who are brought near (unto their Lord). [83:22] Lo! the righteous verily are in delight, [83:23] On couches, gazing, [83:24] Thou wilt know in their faces the radiance of delight. [83:25] They are given to drink of a pure wine, sealed, [83:26] Whose seal is musk - for this let (all) those strive who strive for bliss - [83:27] And mixed with water of Tasnim, [83:28] A spring whence those brought near (to Allah) drink. [83:29] Lo! the guilty used to laugh at those who believed, [83:30] And wink one to another when they passed them; [83:31] And when they returned to their own folk, they returned jesting; [83:32] And when they saw them they said: Lo! these have gone astray. [83:33] Yet they were not sent as guardians over them. [83:34] This day it is those who believe who have the laugh of disbelievers, [83:35] On high couches, gazing. [83:36] Are not the disbelievers paid for what they used to do?

The Earthquake
In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. [99:1] When the earth is shaken to her (utmost) convulsion, [99:2] And the earth throws up her burdens (from within), [99:3] And man cries (distressed): ’What is the matter with her?’- [99:4] On that Day will she declare her tidings: [99:5] For that thy Lord will have given her inspiration. [99:6] On that Day will men proceed in companies sorted out, to be shown the deeds that they (had done). [99:7] Then shall anyone who has done an atom’s weight of good, see it! [99:8] And anyone who has done an atom’s weight of evil, shall see it.