My work feels pointless
On labour that pays and does not satisfy, and where meaning is actually located.
إنَّكَ لَن تُنفِقَ نَفَقةً تَبتَغي بها وجهَ اللهِ إلَّا أُجِرتَ عليها، حتَّى ما تَجعَلُ في فَمِ امرَأتِكَ
“You will not spend anything seeking by it the face of Allah without being rewarded for it, even what you place in your wife's mouth.”Translated by Uswah draft, awaiting review
Sahih al-Bukhari 56
Narrator : Sa'd ibn Abi WaqqasGraded by : al-BukhariSource :
Meaning is rarely in the task. It is in who the wage reaches and what it spares them. That is not a consolation prize; it is where the sources put it.
What to doName the people your wage reaches. Keep the list somewhere you will see it on a bad week.
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My boss wronged me and I said nothing
On speaking up late, and on what it costs to carry a grievance quietly.
Someone less capable was promoted over me
On envy that arrives before you have decided to feel it.
Someone keeps asking me for money
What to do when the asking never stops, and what the Prophet ﷺ told a man who came to him for help.