Why Am I Rich or Poor? | Why Me? | EP. 8 | Dr. Omar Suleiman | A Ramadan Series on Qadar

This Ramadan, let your rizq raise a voice for the ummah.

Is it better to be tested with wealth or poverty? Are you better off because you work harder than others? Is it your fault if you're in poverty? How can we understand the blessing of rizq, while also understanding the blessings of being poor? It all starts from a single truth: Allah has already decreed your rizq for you.

Captioning provided by Muhsen.

SOURCES:

Al-Mu’jam al-Kabir 8505

Abu Sufyan al-Thawri

Sahih ibn Hibban 3055

Jami’ at-Tirmidhi 2368

Al-Rida ʿan Allah p. 67

Hilyat al-Awliya’ 15048

Al-Qana’ah wa al-Ta’affuf p. 62

Jami’ at-Tirmidhi 2444

Sayd al-Khatir p. 190

Sunan Ibn Majah 4022

Sunan Ibn Majah 4164

Sunan Ibn Majah 1764

Al-Hikam al-Ataa’iyyah 93:

مَتَى أَعْطَاكَ أَشْهَدَكَ بِرَّهُ، وَمَتَى مَنَعَكَ أَشْهَدَكَ قَهْرَهُ؛ فَهُوَ فِي كُلِّ ذَلِكَ مُتَعَرِّفٌ إلَيْك وَمُقْبِلٌ بِوُجُودِ لُطْفِهِ عَلَيْك

When He gives, He shows you His Kindness; when He deprives, He shows you His Power. And in all that, He is making Himself known to you and coming to you with His Gentleness.

CAST:

Narrator Dr. Omar Suleiman

Hassan's Mother Safiyyah Saarah Khan

Hassan's Father Mohammed Momin Baig

Teen Hassan Ammaar Ali

Teen Siraj Safiulla Shariff

Kid in school hallway Saadiq Ahmed

Basketball extra Luqman Irfan

Basketball extra Sinan Irfan

Teen Ali Kody Gonzalez

Basketball Coach Fawzi Yahya

Note: Only vocals were used in the making of the soundtrack.

As we venture into the space of producing higher quality media, we’ve worked hard to make sure that our compliance with our religious ethics is not sacrificed. While Yaqeen has always produced vocals for our Ramadan series, this series was unique in that it also included the story of a family in the background. Our talented production team worked with our scholars to ensure that all actors were in proper hijab, and that all gender interactions were only by Mahrams in real life. We’re grateful to the team for its wonderful effort, and grateful to the families that agreed to participate.

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