Do good to others as Allah did good to you

Assalamoalaekum

I am sharing an ayah below which inspired me today. I pray that Allah give us all the opportunity to do good. Ameen.


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وَابْتَغِ فِيمَا آتَاكَ اللَّهُ الدَّارَ الْآخِرَةَ ۖ وَلَا تَنْسَ نَصِيبَكَ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا ۖ وَأَحْسِنْ كَمَا أَحْسَنَ اللَّهُ إِلَيْكَ ۖ وَلَا تَبْغِ الْفَسَادَ فِي الْأَرْضِ ۖ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ الْمُفْسِدِينَ
And seek by means of what Allah has given you the future abode, and do not neglect your portion of this world, and do good (to others) as Allah has done good to you, and do not seek to make mischief in the land, surely Allah does not love the mischief-makers.
(Surah Al-Qasas,28:77)

وَٱبْتَغِ But seek,  -  فِيمَآ through what  -  ءَاتَىٰكَ Allah has given you,  -  ٱللَّهُ Allah has given you,  -  ٱلدَّارَ the home  -  ٱلْءَاخِرَةَ (of) the Hereafter,  -  وَلَا and (do) not  -  تَنسَ forget  -  نَصِيبَكَ your share  -  مِنَ of  -  ٱلدُّنْيَا the world.  -  وَأَحْسِن And do good  -  كَمَآ as  -  أَحْسَنَ Allah has been good  -  ٱللَّهُ Allah has been good  -  إِلَيْكَ to you.  -  وَلَا And (do) not  -  تَبْغِ seek  -  ٱلْفَسَادَ corruption  -  فِى in  -  ٱلْأَرْضِ the
earth.  -  إِنَّ Indeed,  -  ٱللَّهَ Allah  -  لَا (does) not  -  يُحِبُّ love  -  ٱلْمُفْسِدِينَ the corrupters.\"  - 


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This ayah is long with an emphasis on what we should do. But I got stuck on

 وَأَحْسِنْ كَمَا أَحْسَنَ اللَّهُ إِلَيْكَ ۖ

And do good as Allah has done good to you.

Although this ayah was directed towards Qaroon who was blessed with a lot of wealth. But I can't just pass this ayah thinking this doesn't apply to me because I am not given as much wealth as Qaroon.


I am given a lot. Alhamdolillah.

I want to make a habit for my everyday to assign some moments to just think about what I am given. But it's hard. I take for granted so many things. But if I remember how much good Allah has done to me then I will be able to do good to His creation. It is like trying to pay Him back. I can never pay Him back. It's said said we cannot pay our mothers back even if I take her to hajj and make her do hajj on my shoulders. Allah's love is 70 times more than a mother's  love.

I want to remind myself "Do good to others as Allah has been good to you." In order to do good to others I need to recall what good Allah has done to me.  I just want to list here what is coming to my mind right now about what good Allah has done to me.

1. Allah promised me to forgive my mistakes if I seek forgiveness alhamdolillah. Then I should be lenient enough to forgive people.
2. Allah has put a veil on many of my shortcomings so others can't see it alhamdolillah then I should put a veil on people's flaws as well.
3. Allah has given me wealth and strength alhamdolillah then I should make use of these to do good to others.
4. Allah has given me food alhamdolillah then I should share with others.
5. Allah has given me a brain to think alhamdolillah then I should be grateful for this to Allah and try to use it to help others.
6. Allah has given me the ability to write this alhamdolillah then I should help others as well to find their abilities. Allah has blessed each one of us with something. 
7. Allah has given me family alhamdolillah then I should be grateful to each of the family member and show my gratitude to them.
8. Allah has been so generous to me by blessing me so much despite of my negligence towards my duties. Then I should be generous to His creation as well.

I want to remind myself to make this duaa of Prophet Sulaiman عليه السلام

 رَبِّ أَوْزِعْنِي أَنْ أَشْكُرَ نِعْمَتَكَ الَّتِي أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيَّ وَعَلَىٰ وَالِدَيَّ وَأَنْ أَعْمَلَ صَالِحًا تَرْضَاهُ وَأَدْخِلْنِي بِرَحْمَتِكَ فِي عِبَادِكَ الصَّالِحِينَ
My Lord! grant me that I should be grateful for Thy favor which Thou hast bestowed on me and on my parents, and that I should do good such as Thou art pleased with, and make me enter, by Thy mercy, into Thy servants, the good ones.
(Surah An-Naml,27:19)