Don’t Get Stuck in Reasons | The Real Source of Every Blessing | Risale-i Nur Collection

Find Yourself! - Don't stuck in reasons!

Once upon a time, in a faraway land, there was a great sultan whose might and wealth were talked about. One day, he wanted to send a priceless gift to a man he loved among his people.
A chest with gold and pearls. He gave this precious gift to one of his servants and ordered him to deliver it to the man. He said, “Take these gifts... Deliver them to him on my behalf.”

The servant picked up his load and set off. Days later, he reached the man to whom he would give the gift. When the man saw the Sultan’s servant, he was first frightened. The servant began to speak, saying, “I am here in the name of the Sultan. Our Sultan has sent you these gifts.” The fear in the man was replaced by a unique joy and he held the servant’s hands with that joy, thanked him and expressed his gratitude. He said, “Who would have brought this gift but for you?” He showed so much gratitude that even the servant suddenly began to see himself as the owner of those gifts. “What do you think? Of course, if it weren’t for me, if I hadn’t brought them,” he said. The compliment and gratitude the servant received intoxicated him. They didn’t even mention the Sultan’s name. They didn’t recognize the true owner of those gifts. What a grave mistake!

At that moment, his wife, who had been listening to what was happening behind the door, couldn’t put up with it any longer and came over. There was both sadness and anger on her face. Her eyes turned to the servant: “How quickly you’ve forgotten!” she said. “You are not the owner of these blessings. You are only a bearer. The Sultan gave you this honor to give in his name. You forgot his name and appropriated the gifts for yourself!”

The servant was startled. The pride in his face vanished in an instant. He held up the gold and pearls with his hands, but now his voice was trembling: “That’s right... None of these are mine... I just brought them.”

This time, the woman turned to the man: “You should realize this: These gifts came to you not from the mercy of that servant, but from the generosity of the sultan. Offer your thanks to the true owner!
Mention his name. Otherwise, you will be one of the ungrateful ones.” At that moment the atmosphere in the room changed. The man bowed his head. The servant fell silent.

And the woman said, “The blessing is not attributed the one who brings it, but the one who sends it. Have you ever considered what the sultan would say if he saw you in this state? Besides, the sultan is also a reason. Therefore, it is Allah, the sultan of sultans, who sent this blessing through that reason. When will you thank Him?” These words deepened the silence in the room. The servant’s shoulders slumped. Both of them realized how ungrateful they had been to the true owner of the gift.

Yes... We often pay the price to the person from whom we take a blessing. But that person is merely a tray-bearer; that is, the intermediary who delivers the gift to you. The true owner is Allah.

Allah does not demand gold, silver, or money from you in return for these priceless blessings He has given you.

He demands only three things: Remembrance (Dhikr), Thanksgiving (Shukr), and Reflection (Fikr).

Dhikr: Remembering the owner at the beginning of every blessing. Saying “Bismillah” and attributing that blessing to Allah.

Shukr: Saying “Alhamdulillah” after using a blessing.

Fikr: Thinking that the blessing is a gift of your Lord’s might and mercy.

The blessings in front of us... Bread... Water... Honey... Those colorful fruits, vegetables from the bosom of the earth... All of them are treats delivered to us from the kitchen of Mercy.

And not only what is on our table... The magnificent gifts given to us such as hands, feet, eyes, ears; our breath, our mind, our memory... All of them are entrusted to us from His treasury of mercy.

Our life is also a blessing... Belief, peace, health, spouse, children... Each of them is a divine gift offered to us every day, whether we realize it or not.

Yes, we will be held to account for all of these blessings on a day about which there is no doubt. While enjoying these blessings, do we fulfill the three duties that our Lord asks of us?

First, remember Him by saying Bismillah... When a blessing ends, express gratitude by saying Alhamdulillah... And do we fulfill our duty of contemplation, recognizing the might and mercy behind every blessing, perhaps even the journey of a single morsel from the field to our table?

Yes, starting with dhikr... ending with gratitude... deepening with contemplation... Thus, increasing the pleasure of the blessing from one to a thousand.

Otherwise... we will be like that foolish servant and the heedless man who thinks that servant is the owner of the blessing. We praise the intermediary who brings the gift and forget the original sender.

Yes, no matter whose hand is the hand that delivers the blessing to us, we must first remember the owner of that hand!

Every hand is a veil... Without remembering the Owner behind that veil, both the hand that reaches out and the blessing that is received are incomplete.

Not the visible hand of the blessing, but the invisible Owner is great. If He is not remembered, the hand is dry and the blessing is desolate.” Both taking and giving without remembering Him are incomplete.