بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد
Even though we are a billion Muslims in the world today yet not everyone knows the purpose of their lives! Many of them live the lives of cattle, eat, drink, and sleep. If you ask them what their ambition in life is, many will reply on the lines of: “To get married, earn a lot of wealth, have the latest modeled car, own a big house, live a luxurious and lavish life, have a successful carrier.” This is the dream of many.
بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد
Keep beseeching Allaah and see the miracles of Allaah unfold. The difficult becomes easy, the impossible becomes possible, the unattainable becomes achievable, the distant becomes nearby.
Because of your constant supplications which you used to do in the middle of the nights and throughout the days, He تعالى will turn the tide in your favor and will subjugate the things for you.
You will forget all the defeats that you had faced, the sorrows that had hurt your heart, the burdens that were pulling you down, and the tears that rolled down your eyes.
بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد
It is very easy to inform others to have patience during trials, calamities, and hardships, but only the one going through it knows the pain that he is suffering, yet all we can do is to encourage him to have patience at his loss or suffering.
Yet we say to everyone, do not rush the things, for even you have your share of happiness and joy, and what has been written for you will come to pass.
The life story of every individual differs from that of the others. This chapter in your life that you are living right now is different than what others are living. So, don’t start comparing, as there is no scope for comparison. Because there are differences in everything – different levels of Imaan (Faith), different people, different genders, different cultures, different perspectives, different upbringings, different mentalities, different types of trials, different situations.
But at the end, the stories of the Prophets and Messengers عليهم السلام mentioned in the Qur’aan, and the Seerah (biography) of our Prophet ﷺ, and the Ahaadeeth are enough for us as an encouragement and as solutions to all our problems.
Allaah تعالى responds to the people’s prayers according to His Wisdom. There may be an interest to be served by delay, and haste may be harmful. Perhaps losing what you have missed out on will cause you to turn to Allaah and getting it will distract you from Him. This is obvious, based on the fact that were it not for this calamity you would not have turned to Him; because the real calamity is what distracts you from Him, but what makes you stand before Him is good for you and is in your best interests.
Sometimes, Allaah تعالى provides to the people as a source of punishment for them in this world and the Hereafter:
فَلَا تُعْجِبْكَ أَمْوَالُهُمْ وَلَا أَوْلَادُهُمْ ۚ
إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ لِيُعَذِّبَهُم بِهَا فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا
{So let not their wealth or their children amaze you (O
Muhammad ﷺ); in reality,
Allaah’s Plan is to punish them with these things in the life of this world}
📚[Surah al-Tawbah (9): 55]
وَلَا تَمُدَّنَّ عَيْنَيْكَ إِلَىٰ مَا مَتَّعْنَا بِهِ
أَزْوَاجًا مِّنْهُمْ زَهْرَةَ الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا لِنَفْتِنَهُمْ فِيهِ ۚ
وَرِزْقُ رَبِّكَ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰ
{And strain not your eyes in longing for the things We
have given for enjoyment to various groups of them, [its being but] the
splendor of the life of this world that We may test them thereby. But the
provision (good reward in the Hereafter) of your Lord is better and more
lasting.}
📚[Surah Taha (20): 131]
So, sail through the journey that you are on, be patient, and don’t compare, nor despair. And know that the good things that have been written for you will come on their appointed time.
بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد
Abu Maalik al-Ash`aree رضي الله عنه reported: The
Messenger of Allaah ﷺ said:
1. Cleanliness is half of Imaan
(Faith),
2. and al-Hamdu Lillaah
(Praise be to Allaah) fills the Scale,
