I said previously that one of Allâh's names is 'Shakûr' which means the one who grants excessively for a little work. Mullâ Ali Qâri (Rahimahullâh) has quoted an incident in order to explain the meaning of the word 'Shakûr' and to show how Allâh Subhanahu wa Ta'âla grants without any limit. This incident is mentioned in the fifth volume of the Arabic work, 'Mirqât Sharh Mishkât'. A saint saw a person in a dream and asked him what Allâh Subhanahu wa Ta'âla had done to him. He replied, "My Rabb took my account. The pan of my good deeds on the scale became very light and I thought I would certainly go to hell. Then a small packet fell into the pan increasing the weight of my good deeds. I attained salvation. I asked Allâh Subhanahu wa Ta'âla what the packet was. Allâh Subhanahu wa Ta'âla replied that it was the handful of sand that I threw into the grave of a Muslim and Allâh Subhanahu wa Ta'âla had accepted it. Due to it I was forgiven."
When I narrated this incident to a Tablighi friend of mine, he said, "First I used to throw a small amount of sand but now I will throw handsful of sand."
Friends, those who listen to me all the time should not desire that their knowledge be increased. They should obtain the pain of the heart. Obtain the characteristic of Imân and Ihsân. This is the aim. For increasing knowledge there are huge libraries but the people there smoke cigarettes. They don't even perform salâh.
