The Holy Scriptures on Neighbor. Being Civil. Perspectives in Islam. Good Deeds. Productivity Prophets. Expectations.

Bismi Allahi Al Rahmani Al Raheemi
ASA WR WB to believing Muslim friends.
May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon Nabi Muhammad (epbuh)

Look at how tight communal living with Nabi Sulaimon (epbuh) is:

"If you can help your neighbor now, don't say, "Come back tomorrow, and then I'll help you."" ~ Proverbs 3:28 NLT

"Never abandon a friend -- either yours or your father's. Then in your time of need, you won't have to ask your relatives for assistance. It is better to go to a neighbor than to a relative who lives far away." ~ Proverbs 27:10 NLT

We're seeing some wild stuff happening, some online bullying & trolling & we just got to remind about the basics of how to treat one another sometimes, and how to treat a neighbor. Why to be civil human beings in this country and the world. (Originally had the blog post link (from my non-Muslim Dawah blog) pertaining to everything to this point right after this sentence. But wanted to add more comment just now.)

https://workandtheotherwork.wordpress.com/2018/09/01/an-index-of-neighbor-in-the-holy-scriptures/ 

We sometimes get responses like, "When you ask, then ask Allah (swt) for what you need." This is true. Or we might get, "Be patient brother. Allah is with those who are patient." This is true. We'll also get, "You are too worried about the Dunya brother and not the Deen and the Akhira. Renounce the Dunya dear brother." It is true that this can be a blindspot in our thinking as humans on Earth. There is something of a heavy handedness on these perspectives. However, without the Dunya how else to stack good deeds for the Akhira? That concern getting good deeds on our individual Scales hasn't been retired or abrogated. Iqra, Salaat, Saum, Dhikr, Zakaat, Hajj, Qari are all a part of the accumulation of good deeds but so are fulfilling engagements and obligations, working, studying, trading, creating markets, etc. There is a lulling to sleep or lulling to inactivity of certain activities (and the importance of those certain activities) being justified by, "those things are not really a part of Iman or Ibadah." But those things which I mention in next paragraph are part of Iman and Ibadah.

But, also if you remember of me over the years I have made it about a 15 year mission to commemorate the Anbiya of Productivity, Nabi Salih (epbuh) - productivity & righteousness in the land, Nabi Shuaybi (epbuh) - measuring with just scales and the rulers giving to the people what is their due, Nabi Isa (epbuh) - productivity. Fig Tree. 3 Servants handed bags of gold, Nabi Sulaimon (epbuh) - productivity, Nabi Yusuf (epbuh) - Optimal quality of life. Golden Mean. Don't spend to the Maximus but live in Optimus and save what is in excess of Optimus for periods of Minimus (to draw on savings to maintain Optimus) as well as Stores or Markets, Nabi Idris (epbuh) - Study. Education, Nabi Ibrahim (epbuh) - Fulfilling obligations and engagements, Nabi Muhammad (epbuh) - Not hindering from the Paths of Allah, Paths of Rigteousness.

So, Allah (swt) did not want us to be about asking Him (swt) to make a bag of money fall out of the sky. That is kind of Maidah or Feast from Heaven. Dhikr Allah, Notes & USA Muslim Economy: A Scene in the Holy Quran from the Last Supper of the Messiah (that took place with the Disciples) (muhakeem1abdullah1.blogspot.com) He wants us to work to help ourselves in order to manifest the Help from Him. Allahu Nasiru. He also wanted us to help each other. To trade and traffic with each other by mutual goodwill. Not to kill, curse or be enemies to each other. Not to sit in a state of poverty and oppression, but to work to change that condition or move somewhere else to realize an optimal quality of life. (But very importantly to do your research on that country or place even if it is Islamic to see if you will actually be able to thrive there. This cannot be overemphasized.) Allah (swt) asked us to give of what we lawfully earned from the treasures and bounties of the Earth. Not from what we intend to store in Jannah. Not from the other Planets like some who are intending to colonize other Planets are thinking. I will just add a ton of graphics of all of these verses. Why choose to dismiss or minimize these perspectives?

So, we see this and can see that while there is no Ikraha in the Deen there are some perspectives of Al Islam that are not clear to most of us. Click any of these graphics to enlarge.