We Should Look at Those People Who Have Less Than What We Have

Rasul Allah (saws) said "When one of you looks at one who stands at a higher level than you in regard to welath and physical structure, he should also see one who stands at a lower level than you in regard to these things. "

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Explanation : Comparing ourselves to people whom Allah (swt) has given better and more things than what we have been given , is a common cause for showing ingratitude to Allah. We then automatically discard the blessings Allah (swt) has bestowed on us and can think of only what we are lacking and what someone else has. There will always be something more that we could have.

However, Allah (swt) is the Originator of all Good/Khair. Nothing comes from Him that is not good. Therefore, we should not have that attitude that when we see ourselves having the blessings of this world we say "Rabbi akraman" (Allah has blessed /honored me) and when we face anything lacking in our lives, we say "Rabbi ahanan" (Allah has humiliated me). A believer always says "Rabbi Akraman" only , since in his or her every affair, Allah is honoring them.

Human beings are greedy and ungrateful by nature. Rasul Allah (saws) told us that even if we were given two valleys full of gold, we would wish for a third and there would be no end to our greed till we died. Therefore, the advice of Rasul Allah (saws) makes perfect sense that whenever we get to see people who have more or better than what we have , we should immediately look at those people too have less or worse that what he have. Only then will we be able to remain thankful to Allah (swt).