Do Not Expect Gratitude From Anyone

Almighty Allah has created His servants so that they may worship and
remember Him, and He has provided sustenance for them so that they may
be gratefulto Him. Nevertheless, many have worshipped other than Him,
and the majority of people are thankful not to Him, but to others.
Indeed, the characteristic of ingratitude is widespread among human
beings. So, do notbe dismayed when you find that others forget your
favors or disregard your kind acts. Some people might even despise you
and make you an enemy for no other reason than that you have shown
them kindness.
Almighty Allah says:
(And they could not find any cause to bear a grudge, except that Allah
and His Messenger had enriched them of His Bounty.] (ِAt-Tawbah 9:74)
From among the ever-repeating pages of history is a story of a father
and his son: The father raised his son, fed him, clothed him, and
taught him; he would stay up nights so that his son could sleep, stay
hungry so that his son could eat, and toil so thathis son could feel
comfort. And when the son became older and stronger, he rewarded his
father with disobedience, disrespect,and contempt.
So, be at peace if you arerequited with ungratefulness for the good
you have done. Rejoice in your knowledge that you will be rewarded
from the One Who has unlimited treasures at His disposal. This is not
to say that youshould refrain from performing acts of kindness toward
others; the point is that you should be mentally prepared for
ingratitude.
Perform acts of charity seeking solely Allah's pleasure, because with
this attitude you will assuredly be successful. The ungrateful person
cannot really harm you. Praise Allah that that person is the
transgressor and that you are the obedient servant. Also, remember
that the hand that gives is better than the hand that receives.
Allah, the Most-High, says:
[We feed you seeking Allah's Countenance only.We wish for neither
reward nor thanks from you.] (Al-Insan 76:9)
Many people are shockedat the nature of ingratitude in others, as
though they had never come across this verse and others like it, such
as:
[And when harm touches a person, he invokes Us [Allah], lying down on
hisside or sitting or standing. But when We have removed his harm from
him, he passes on his way as if he had never invoked Us for a harm
that touched him.] (Yunus 10:12)
Hence, do not be in a state of agitation if you give someone a pen as
a gift and he or she uses it to satirize you, or if you give someone a
walking stick to lean upon and hestrikes you with it. As pointed out
earlier, most human beings are ungrateful to their Lord, so what kind
of treatment should you and I expect?

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