Suzy Ismail – #17 AlWahhab
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Salam Alaikum it's nice to see you again as we continue to discuss
the divine characteristics of Allah subhanaw taala and how we
can integrate the characteristics of the names of Allah subhanaw
taala into our daily lives to improve our relationships with our
spouses and our children. Today the name that we're going to
discuss is El Wahab al Wahhab means the gift giver. And when we
think of Allah subhanaw taala, we recognize that each and every day
is a gift to us. And within each and every day, there is also gifts
upon gift upon gift. Now in our relationships, particularly in our
marriage relationships, we can also see the importance and the
benefits of giving gifts and also receiving gifts. You know, when we
look at the marriage relationships, there is a way of
recognizing how each individual in the marriage relationship
recognizes love or feels loved. According to Gary Chapman, a
researcher who has studied marriages and relationships, there
are five different love languages that people encompass in their
lives. One of those languages is gift giving. Now, oftentimes, when
someone is you know, going through a premarital counseling session,
and we begin to identify which language of love they may speak,
and when the result may come in as gift giving a one of those
languages, many times the response of the spouse is Oh, that's so
materialistic, or, you know, why would you only express love or
receive love through gifts giving, but in reality, the one whose
language of love is the language of gift giving, is not necessarily
someone who's materialistic. Many times the one who speaks that
language of gifting may simply be the type where let's say husband
and wife are taking a walk together. And the wife sees a leaf
on a tree or a flower growing in the in the grass, and complements
that if the spouse of the husband, let's say, were to pick that lever
to pick that flour and hand it to the wife, in that moment, the
person who speaks the language of gifting will feel loved, and will
feel that there is a reciprocation towards the spouse. So when we
think of gift giving, again, we know that that as soon as someone
Allahu alayhi wa sallam would give gifts as a sign of goodwill as a
sign of connecting to people, not just with his family members, not
just with his spouses, but with neighbors with the people that he
wanted to show that goodwill towards. And this is something
that we can incorporate into our own lives by recognizing that gift
giving is not always about the materialistic, but it's often
about the thought that goes into it. And sometimes the smallest
gift can go the longest way. So just as Allah subhanaw taala is
Allah hab, the giver of gifts, we should try to incorporate that in
our lives as well to be of those who give gifts and who show our
love through giving gifts, not in a materialistic way, but in a way
that shows that we put thought into it. So Joseph Comala here for
listening, I pray that Allah subhanaw taala allows us to be of
those who bring smiles to faces and warm the hearts by giving
gifts for the sake of Allah subhanaw taala i salamati