peace be with you all,,,
I was just listening to a lecture by shaikh Yassir Fazaga , mashallah great Imam with so much wisdom, he talked about , the fact that we are doing Ibada everyday , Ibada does not necessarily mean praying 5 times a day ( which is also very important ) ,,,but Ibada is being righteous,,,,and being righteous is helping humanity .... i said humanity and not Muslims,,,
We have to show people how beautiful this religion is ,by showing them our akhklaq ( behavior) and not words,,,because we can talk till cows come home,,,but it is a waste of time if we don't practice the simple things we preach like,,,,utter love for all of God's creation,,
excluding people of other faiths in our day to day activities, is not helping the humanity,.,,,
And it struck me, ..in the Quran it is mentioned many a times about helping the poor and the needy and the orphans,,, but we don't necessarily do it, because I usually think I need money :)in order to do this... which is not the case :D, we can still do these acts while living today even now :) ,,, am sure there are many orphanages or old homes around,,,inshallah just go and even talk to these people...
Even smiling is sadaqa,,,, and wishing peace on everyone you meet , or helping out a friend in need , without expecting anything back :)
am reminding myself before anyone else...

Peace be with the whole of humanity :)