The Hidden Louis Vuitton Purse
by All About Islam on Sunday, 06 February 2011 at 04:29
Imagine going shopping and buying the most expensive Versace suit (for brothers) or the most expensive Louis Vuitton purse (for sisters). Then imagine not ever taking it out in public and showing it off. Rather, no one knowing that you owned that Louis Vuitton purse, Versace suit, Rolex watch, or Mercedes-Benz car.
Such was the case of one of the pious predecessors of this Ummah. He bought amongst the most expensive clothes and these clothes were amongst the most beautiful and precious in his time, yet he never wore them in public. You may ask, “what did he do with them then?” Rather, this man wore these beautiful clothes when he stood in front of His Lord to pray in the night prayer when no one would see him except for His Lord, for indeed Allah (SWT) tells us in the Quran, “O Children of Adam! wear your beautiful apparel at every time and place of prayer” (Translation of the Meaning of the Holy Quran, 7:31).
Indeed, we should beautify ourselves when we stand in front of our Lord. Now ask yourself, “what did I look like when I prayed fajr this morning?” And compare that attire with what you looked like when you last went to a dinner party you were invited to. (Of course, we also need to beautiful our spirituality and adorn our hearts too).
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