Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality
عن مصعب بن سعد عن أبيه رضي الله عنه أنه ظن أن له فضلا على من دونه من أصحاب رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم فقال النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم إنما ينصر الله هذه الأمة بضعيفها بدعوتهم وصلاتهم وإخلاصهم رواه النسائي وغيره وهو في البخاري وغيره دون ذكر الإخلاص (الترغيب و الترهيب 1/60)
Hadhrat Sa’ad (Radhiyallahu Anhu) reports that on one occasion he entertained within his heart the feeling of superiority for himself over other poor Muslims (from the companions of Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam). Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) corrected him saying that it is on account of the weak (poor, helpless,sick etc.) of this Ummah; their duaas, their salaah, and their ikhlaas (sincerity) that Allah Ta’ala’s assistance comes down on the rest of the Ummah.
