We need to try our best
I hope Egypt wins the World Cup. May Allah forgive us. Mediocrity was never the standard of a Muslim. I am so blessed with my family and friends, and I love Islam Mediocrity was never the standard of a Muslim. A believer is not meant to simply get by, do the bare minimum, or settle for something that "just works." Islam calls us to Ihsan - excellence - in everything we do. One of the reasons blessings disappear is not always because of major sins. Sometimes it is because we become comfortable with mediocrity. Allah blesses you with kids, but you are content with being an average family. No serious desire to practice the Deen. No ambition to build the kind of household from which scholars and people who serve Allah's religion emerge. Allah opens a door for you to serve His religion, but you let it pass without a second thought. Allah gives you health, time, wealth, and intelligence, and even shows you where to spend them. Yet you never push yourself to do it and get close...