Ramadan, 10/28/03 "The fruit of righteousness"

The outcome in the long run of taqwaah, fear, awe, obedience of Allah (swt), in private, in public, are things we don't account for. Allah, through laws governing time and space, brings joy and comfort to those who are conscious of him.

Suratul Kahf - Examining the 3 instances between Musa alayhis salam and Khadr, the beautiful values Musa learned. At the first instance of the ship, owned by good, poor people, and Allah inspired al khadr to break the bottom of the boat, so the next day they found it irreparable. Musa asked.."why?" Allah had inspired him about something to come; a pirate would have caught them, killed them all eventually. Allah saved them the only capital they had in life.
The 2nd: the boy who would've been rebellious, and Allah wanted for the parents, who were good people, a better child, so Al Khadr sent him to Allah. He would've imposed kufr and shirk upon his parents. And the third, is the story of the 2 orphans who'd had a righteous father; Allah wanted them to find the treasure under the wall.

The fruits of righteousness -- we only look at consequences as far as a month, a year, IF that. How many people live in the comfort of their illusions, their own assessments of good/bad, then deal with consequences?

The mother of Isa - lived as a young woman, dedicated her life to the service and love of Allah, to the ibadah of Allah. Her parents dedicated her. Allah protected her heart, from Shaiytan, from attachment to dunya. Allah graced her with a child, made her a sign to the world - the fruit of righteousness, of Taqwaah. In the world of materialism, we rarely live as though these values are our own.

Refuge outside Allah - any such solution is a mirage. It doesn't last.