09-04-2003, 06:32 PM
As Salam Alykom all
I don’t know why I felt like sharing this personal situation I went through last week. I went to renew my car lisence. For this I had to go to a traffic department other than the one I used to go to. Sobhan Allah, of course my country is relatively poor, I know this, I also know that most of the civil servants are terribly under paid to the extend that a fatwa was issued that they deserve zakkah. They do. But add to this the working conditions. La hawala wala qowata ila billah. I also already know this. But sometimes you see things that u know and get moved. The place is not nice, very hot, no A/C of course, merely ceiling fans, people look drained from the public pressure, transportation and more. I just thought to myself, and we are sitting Mash a Allah wa alhamdulelah in very nice working space, with much facilities, Mash a Allah, may Allah maintain His bounty. Yet we complain for the tiniest problem. We just must shut up. It conincided that my sister had to run a similar errand in another department. See they are all the same. But unfortunately she met the typical stereotype public servant who is very tired and impatient. I told her I just take their circumstances in consideration. She answered me very logically saying, but if they accept what Allah gave them, treat people well Allah shall give them a way out. I agree with her. Because the one Allah sent to process my documents, Sobhan Allah, really went out of his way to accomplish my task the easiest way could be. He took much time in order to explain to me. At the end I reminded him of the hadeeth that Allah Shall mitigate one suffering of the Day After for one who mitigates a suffering of his brother in this world. He said I know my lady, may Allah help us all. Sobhan Allah I made much dua for him.
May Allah sobhanhu wa ta`ala allow us all to observe Him in all what we do.