blessings and used them inappropriately, they started losing their strength and power over non-Muslims. (Siraat-ul-Jinaan, vol. 4, pp. 27; slightly modified)

جو کچھ بھی ہیں سب اپنے ہی ہاتھوں کے ہیں کرتُوت

شکوہ ہے زمانے کا نہ قسمت کا گِلہ ہے

دیکھے ہیں یہ دن اپنی ہی غفلت کی بدولت

سچ ہے کہ بُرے کام کا انجام بُرا ہے

How should thanks be expressed for body parts?

Sayyiduna Muhammad Bin Haani رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has narrated with reference to a friend: Once someone asked Sayyiduna Abu Haazim رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه, ‘O Abu Haazim! How should thanks be expressed for the eyes?’ He رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه replied, ‘If you see something good with them then make it public and if you see something bad with them then conceal it.’ He humbly asked, ‘How should thanks be expressed for the ears?’ He رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه replied, ‘If you hear something good with them, memorize it and if you hear something bad then conceal it.’ He humbly asked, ‘How should thanks be expressed for the hands?’ He        رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه replied, ‘Do not get such thing [e.g., Haraam wealth, etc.] with them which is not permissible for you, and do not stop it from fulfilling the rights of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ [such as Sadaqat-e-Wajibah, etc.]. He humbly asked, ‘How should thanks be expressed for the abdomen?’ He رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه responded, ‘The thanks for the abdomen is that it should have food in its lower part and the upper part should be filled with knowledge.’ He humbly asked, ‘How should thanks be expressed for the private parts?’ In reply to it, he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه recited the following blessed Ayah (Surah Al-Mu`minoon in part 18):

وَ الَّذِیْنَ هُمْ لِفُرُوْجِهِمْ حٰفِظُوْنَۙ(۵) اِلَّا عَلٰۤى اَزْوَاجِهِمْ اَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ اَیْمَانُهُمْ فَاِنَّهُمْ غَیْرُ مَلُوْمِیْنَۚ(۶)   فَمَنِ ابْتَغٰى وَرَآءَ ذٰلِكَ فَاُولٰٓىٕكَ هُمُ الْعٰدُوْنَۚ(۷)