Look to the poor that you may be grateful, do not look to the rich that you may be envious.
Narrated Abu Huraira (radiallaahu 'anh): The Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said: "Look to those lower than you, and do not look to those above you, lest you view the favors of Allah (upon you) as trivial." [Sahih Muslim, Book 42, Number 7070]
There are many people who are homeless, or in hospitals with severe illnesses, some even are blind or have lost a limb. Most of us hamdulillaah are healthy, have a roof over our head, proper clothing on our bodies, and have food and drink in our stomaches, but yet, despite all these blessings, we are so ungrateful to Allaah! Spend some time imagining yourself in other peoples shoes! As Bakr al-Muzani said, "Son of Adam, if you want to know the measure of that with which Allah has blessed you, then shut your eyes!" [Ibn Abi'd-Dunya in Kitab ash-shukr - 182]
According to a hadith the Nabi (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said, "Allaah will record that person as grateful and patient in whom there are two qualities:
(1) With regard to Deen, he looks at those who excel him so that he may follow their example.
(2) In the matters of this world, he looks at those less fortunate than himself and then praises Allaah for granting him preference over them.
Allaah will record such a person as grateful and patient.
On the other hand, the person who looks at those inferior ti himself in terms of Deen and at those more fortunate than him in terms of thus world and who then expresses dejection that he was not given that much if worldly possessions, Allaah will neither record him as grateful nor as patient." (Mishkaat Pg. 448)
(Anwaar ul Bayaan (Illuminating Discourses On The Noble Qur'aan), Volume 2, Page 217, By Mufti Muhammad Aashiq Illahi Muhajir Madani rahmatullaahi 'alaih)
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