5. Being Grateful and Ungrateful

It is reported that Al-Hasan Al-Basri – Allah have mercy on him – said:

“It has reached me that when Allah the Mighty and

Majestic blesses a people and gives them some good he

asks them to be grateful. If they are grateful, He is all able

to give them more. But if they are ungrateful, He is

all-able to turn His blessings into a punishment.”

                                                                                           -[Al-Bayhaqi, Shu’ab Al-Iman article 4536.]