Abdullah Oduro – Manners of the Mindful – Bright Side

			It could have been much worse. Each and every one of us have said that in our life at one point of
our lives, something has happened to us. And we looked at the bright side, we looked at the glass
being half full, we were very optimistic. And we said this statement or we have heard it from
someone that hopefully has had a good influence on us, because they made that statement of gratitude
of being grateful, grateful to Allah subhanho wa Taala. Ultimately, being grateful to someone, if we
have the correct intention, it can be gratefulness to Allah subhanho wa Taala. And that is something
that the list of must uphold within their hearts. So within their actions and statements. As a
		

			matter of fact, the scholars have mentioned that sugar gratitude is of three manifestations or three
pillars, in order for it to be that which is a solid and truthful form of gratitude. So here, Allah
subhanho wa Taala, when he mentions gratefulness, a lot of the exalted after that says the result of
that being that he will increase you, but he doesn't mention the object of increase. He mentioned
that he will increase you But what will it be in righteous children in righteousness for you. And
truthfulness used to be someone that was a compulsive liar, but now you've gotten better. And
someone, someone treating you well, in your money and your stature, whatever that is, that will
		

			increase you with Allah and being an action of good that he is pleased with. Allah doesn't mention
the object to show you that he is Wesley. Eileen, that he is the abundant and he is well
knowledgeable of your gratitude. So when we talk about gratitude, firstly, it's the statement, if
you were to say, you know, it could have been much worse. And that is the introduction to the
statement of saying hamdulillah or we got to thank God, we, you know, we've gotten gotten over COVID
You know, I've gotten over this injury, it could have been much worse. We got to thank God and we
got to show some kind of gratitude towards that the statement, well, I'm the vignette material
		

			because I had it and it's for the Blessings of your Lord, then speak about him. Secondly, is that
which is in your heart, you really truthfully are grateful to God, you're grateful to him, because
what he has done for you any second end moment when you open your eyes, your eyes itself, the fact
that you can see in color, the fact that it is not cloudy, and even if there is cloudy vision,
you're still able to function in some capacity, the brain that you had to acknowledge the cloudy
vision, every single thing that is on this earth deserves gratefulness to Allah subhana wa tada
because it is a miracle, it is a blessing. So having that in your heart that you are thankful to
		

			God, oh God, I just want to thank you for what you have done to me. And thirdly, that you use it.
You express this gratitude in your heart. And in that statement with actions, you're going to make
Salah, you give charity, you say a good word to someone, you go knock on your neighbor's door and
you give them something you show them that you care for them. You go and feed a poor person, you
show it with your actions. And those are the three arcand or tokens or pillars of gratitude. May
Allah subhanho wa Taala make us of those that are grateful to Allah. May Allah subhanaw taala make
us of those that reflect on his blessings, which will make us grateful to Allah in our statements in
		

			our heart in interactions, a cinematic, but up until a bit of catch up. Thank you