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Haya

There are as many as 70 branches of imaan, one of which is haya. This is one of the main branches. Huzur Sallallahu alehi wasallam once said,  "a person can follow their nafs when there is no haya left in them." there are many factors which lowers haya, one of them is asking questions. There are many types of questions however the kind with which haya deals are the ones in which favors are asked. When a person keeps on asking the people for things than they become shameless. They get used to of asking for each and everything. They stop relying on their guts, abilities, and their believe in action vanishes. They become burden on their fellows.   Sahaba ikram razi Allahu anhum were so careful of this. Even if their whip used to fall down while sitting on a camel, they would themselves come down and pick it up instead of asking a passer-by to pick it up for them.  Dr. Iqbal says:  "Asking weakens the Self"

GRATITUDE

"One's journey is all about a descent or eminence. Either one is moving towards excellence or an ebb. All of our life is spent between these two extremes and the path of it either goes through gratitude or thanklessness. There are some lucky people who are always grateful, no matter they are having successes or facing failures. Some are always thankless whether at pinnacle or on descent. And then there are some who are thankful when going forward, ungrateful when having problems. Human beings are among many of His creations. They are superior among others, nevertheless a creation. We don't have any right over Him but obligations. He blessed us with His innumerable favors. He started these with Heaven and Keeps giving us throughout our lives. He asked us only one thing in return for all those favors--gratitude. What would you feel if you give someone a favor and instead of acknowledging it they complaint about what you could have done but didn't do or it wasn't enou...