Keep Your Word!

There are things that Allah loves and we always talk about them but what are the things that Allah hates? We have to know what these things are as well so that we don’t fall into them. One thing is, not keeping your word, or not keeping your promise. You say to your friend, ‘I’m going to meet you today at 2 p.m.’ and 2 p.m. comes and you don’t meet your friend. Why? Because you got busy with something else and you forgot. Or, you didn’t really care; you just said it with no meaning. You didn’t mean what you were saying. 

Is this an issue? This is an issue. Is this what Allah loves? No, it isn’t. Allah hates this the most. “Oh you who believe, why do you say that which you do not do? It is the most hated to Allah that you say that which you do not do.” You tell your friend you’re gonna meet him at 2 o’clock; you meet the man at 2 o’clock. If you cannot meet him for any reason, then you can call him and tell him, ‘listen, I’m busy, I can’t meet you; I have something to do. Please forgive me.’ If he says, ‘I forgive you,’ then you ask Allah, ‘O Allah please forgive me; I promised this man something but I am unable to fulfil it. Please forgive me’ and Allah will forgive you as well. 

It is a sign of hypocrisy when you make a promise and you do not fulfil it. And when you do not keep your word, it is a sign of hypocrisy. Hypocrisy is when you show belief, but inside, you are a disbeliever and a sign of a hypocrite is that he doesn’t keep his word. Make sure that next time somebody asks you for something and you tell them okay and you agree, then you make sure that you do that thing. whatever it is, you make sure that you do it and if for any reason you are unable to do it, then you call the person and you say, ‘I’m sorry, I am unable to do it, it is beyond my scope of capacity; please pardon me’ and the person will pardon you and Allah will pardon you as well. 

Keep your word. Keep your promises. Allah will help you. He will open Gates of Goodness for you. He will increase your faith and He will give you more of His Bounties.

 - by Ustadh Rayan Arab