You Were Like Spit

One day the Prophet (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) spat on his palm,
then putting his finger on it said: "Allah (subhana wa ta'ala) says,
'O son of Adam! How can you run away from Me, when I created you from
something like spit (semen). Then when I completed My creation ofyou
and molded you appropriately, you started walking around in two sheets
in such a way that your strut caused the earth to beginto shake. Then
you gathered wealth and hoarded it and when your soul reached your
collar bone then you began to say, 'Let me give in charity,' though
the time for giving in charity had passed.'" [Musnad Ahmed]
When Allah (subhana wa ta'ala) created his servant, the man's
condition was such that he understood nothing and could do nothing.
Hedid not bring anything with him of which he was owner, nor could he
give anything to anyone, nor could he prevent anybody from doing
anything. He could neither benefit nor harm anyone. In this condition
his complete dependenceon a perfectly powerful entity was obvious,
which everybody could witness. For a baby to be dependent this way is
true for every human that is born. He always remains dependent on the
One who created him. It does not happen that once he transfers to a
different condition where he can begin to feed himself and earn, heis
no longer dependent on his Creator.
Allah (subhana wa ta'ala),man's Creator, bestows His blessings upon
him, perfects His creation, dresses him in fine clothes, favours him
with the abilities to think, understand and see, gives him knowledge,
and gives strength to his arms and legs, till he begins to have other
people like him work for him. He makes animals subservient to his
command, and he begins to dig canals through outthe land. He begins to
plant orchards, cleaving the ground he lays the foundations of tall
buildings, and begins to contemplate and work out his problems, and he
implements procedures to protect himself from the harmful creatures of
the earth. He achieved allthis with the permission and help of Allah
(subhana wa ta'ala).
But what happens is that this poor creature beginsto think that he has
a share in the ownership of these things and he begins to think of
himselfas king along with Allah, even though he is well acquainted
with his priorcondition. He forgets his previous helplessness,
poverty, need and dependence, as though he were never a beggar and
totally dependent onAllah, as though it were someone other than him
who depended on Allah to be born without defect, to be clothed, fed
and established on earth.
Allah (subhana wa ta'ala) is "Al-Ghani." He is rich and you are poor.
Whatever you have, is from Him. He does not depend on you, you depend
on Him to satisfy your littlest needs. Don't forget that. Don't be
proud, don't hoard your blessings, and give charity generously in
gratitude to Allah.

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