Showing posts with label Sorrow & Distress. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sorrow & Distress. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Never Take Things For Granted!

 بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد 



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QUOTE:

They say:
“You don’t know what you have until it’s gone.”
But the truth is:
“You knew exactly what you had. You just didn’t think you’d lose it…”

 

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🌟 The Pain Of Moving On After Getting Used To A Comfortable Life/Place/Situation:

The comforts in life come in different shapes and sizes. People love having luxurious homes, comfortable cars, lots of wealth, beautiful wives and children, big farms, etc. As Allaah تعالى mentioned:

زُيِّنَ لِلنَّاسِ حُبُّ الشَّهَوَاتِ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ وَالْبَنِينَ وَالْقَنَاطِيرِ الْمُقَنطَرَةِ مِنَ الذَّهَبِ وَالْفِضَّةِ وَالْخَيْلِ الْمُسَوَّمَةِ وَالْأَنْعَامِ وَالْحَرْثِ ۗ ذَٰلِكَ مَتَاعُ الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا ۖ وَاللَّهُ عِندَهُ حُسْنُ الْمَآبِ

{Beautified for men is the love of things they covet; women, children, much of gold and silver (wealth), branded beautiful horses, cattle, and well-tilled land. This is the pleasure of the present world's life; but Allaah has the excellent return (Paradise with flowing rivers, etc.) with Him.} [1]

But the thing is that not only did our hearts get attached to the comforts of this life, rather, we also got comfortable with sins. And every sin, if not repented, comes with a price, and now we are paying the price... loss of lives, health, jobs, and wealth, the ever-increasing expenses, the insecurity about what the future holds, the uncertainty of the next move, and the indecisiveness about the next step.

Wednesday, January 4, 2023

The three types of trials

 بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد 

🌟 The three types of trials:
1. Trails for elevating the status
2. Trials as a reminder
3. Trials as a punishment

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Foremost, you must realize that you were not created for this world. You were created for the Hereafter. Either the permanent bliss in Paradise or the painful punishment in the Hellfire. 

💠 THE FIRST TYPE OF PEOPLE:
(Trails for elevating the status)

Perhaps a person may be righteous. His relationship with Allaah is good, upon servitude, obedience, and righteousness, and his sins are less, he is obedient to his parents, he strictly guards the prayers, prays on time, recites the Qur’aan, etc. All his affairs are good! Yet, after all this, he is afflicted with sickness or falls into debt, or loses his job, and he lives in poverty and destitution. He supplicates and supplicates, but it seems to him that his prayers are not being answered.

Tuesday, May 17, 2022

Explanation of the Hadeeth: Being prevented from the worldly possessions

  بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد 

Qataadah Ibn al-Nu`maan رضي الله عنه narrated that the Messenger of Allaah said:

When Allaah loves a slave, He prevents him from the world, just as one of you prevents his sick (relative) from water.

📚 [Sunan al-Tirmidhee (2036) and graded as “Saheeh” by Shaikh al-Albaanee. Saheeh Ibn Hibbaan (669) and graded as “Saheeh as per the condition of Imaam Muslim” by Shaikh Shu`aib al-Arnaoot]

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📑 Explanation:

 It is from the Wisdom of Allaah سبحانه وتعالى that He afflicts His sincere believing righteous slave by preventing him from receiving some of the things of the world - the things which people think are beneficial and essential for having a comfortable life. But these afflictions serve a purpose:

Monday, May 2, 2022

Explanation of the Hadeeth: The Du`aa is answered in one of the three ways

  بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد

🌟 Perhaps, on the Day of Judgment, a slave would wish that none of his supplications would have been answered in this world after seeing the reward he would be receiving on that Day for his unanswered supplications.

👉 Abu Sa`eed al-Khudree رضي الله عنه narrated that the Prophet said: There is no Muslim who offers a supplication - as long as he does not supplicate for something sinful or for severing of the ties of kinship - except that Allaah will give him one of three things in return for it: either He will hasten for him what he asked for, or He will store it [the reward for it] up for him in the Hereafter, or He will avert from him an equivalent evil. They (the Companions) said: “Then we will supplicate a lot”. He said: Allaah is more generous.

Thursday, April 7, 2022

It is an honor from Allaah when He answers our supplications

 بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد

Whenever Allaah تعالى answers your prayers, then know that this is a favor from Allaah. And there is in it, help from Allaah, to keep you firm upon His obedience, and this is indeed a great honor. 

Sometimes, a Du`aa is answered because of a reason involved, which acts as a catalyst, and which accelerates the response. 

Sunday, March 20, 2022

Most of us don’t know the purpose of our lives!!!

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.

Thursday, March 10, 2022

After every difficulty there is ease, and after every endurance there is glad tiding

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.

Monday, March 7, 2022

Don't Compare Your Problems With That of Others

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 , 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 ); 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.

Saturday, February 26, 2022

Raise your expectations while supplicating!

  بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد 

PART 1

The more your Yaqeen (Certainty) in Allaah and His abilities increases, the more strongly and swiftly you will receive the help from Allaah. Allaah تعالى does not abandon a person who puts his trust in Allaah and relies upon Him.

Allaah تعالى wants us to be in His Obedience, to be always in touch with Him through Fardh `Ibaadah (obligatory worship like the five daily prayers, Fasting in Ramadhaan, Zakaah, and Hajj), and try to get closer and closer to Him through Nawaafil (supererogatory good deeds – i.e., praying the optional prayers, or doing extra deeds besides what is obligatory).

Monday, February 21, 2022

O you who has been overtaken by grief and sorrow!

  بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد  

Contemplate, how many sins have we committed because of which sorrow and grief have been multiplied in our lives?!

Because of one sin – that he ate from the forbidden tree - Aadam عليه السلام was expelled from the Jannah. And yet see how many sins we commit in our daily lives which keep us out of the Jannah of this world?! There is Jannah in this world!

From the Jannah of this world is:

1) when Allaah is pleased with us,

Thursday, February 17, 2022

It is an honor from Allaah when He protects His slaves from committing sins

 بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد  

It is an honor from Allaah تعالى when He protects His slaves from falling into sins

If Allaah comes in between you and a sin, then you will overcome that desire to sin – for it is Allaah تعالى who has saved you from falling into it.

By Allaah, the One there is no One worthy of being worshiped except Him! Allaah does not save a person from committing a sin – over which the person has the ability to carry it out – except when that person enjoys a high status with Allaah. It is an honor from Allaah that He تعالى saved him from falling into that sin.

Allaah تعالى said:

وَلَقَدْ هَمَّتْ بِهِ ۖ وَهَمَّ بِهَا لَوْلَا أَن رَّأَىٰ بُرْهَانَ رَبِّهِ

{And indeed she did desire him and he would have inclined to her desire, had he not seen the evidence of his Lord.}

📚[Surah Yusuf (12): 24]

Then Allaah تعالى said:

كَذَٰلِكَ لِنَصْرِفَ عَنْهُ السُّوءَ وَالْفَحْشَاءَ

{Thus it was, that We might turn away from him evil and illegal sexual intercourse.}

📚[Surah Yusuf (12): 24]

The world is not worth to sorrow over it!

 بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد 

O my brothers and sisters!

Allaah has Decreed and Preordained that every individual will face trials:

وَلَنَبْلُوَنَّكُم بِشَيْءٍ مِّنَ الْخَوْفِ وَالْجُوعِ وَنَقْصٍ مِّنَ الْأَمْوَالِ وَالْأَنفُسِ وَالثَّمَرَاتِ

{And certainly, We shall test you with something of fear, hunger, loss of wealth, lives and fruits…}

📚[Surah al-Baqarah (2):155]

And Allaah تعالى created us into a life of Kabad:

Sunday, January 23, 2022

Explanation of the Du`aa for anxiety and sorrow - Hadeeth #12

 بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد

`Abdullaah Ibn `Amr Ibn al-`Aas رضي الله عنهما narrated: The Messenger of Allaah used to say these words in his supplication:

اللَّهُمَّ إنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ غَلَبَةِ الدَّيْنِ، وَغَلَبَةِ الْعَدُوِّ، وَشَمَاتَةِ الأعْدَاءِ

Allaahumma innee a`oodhu bika min ghalabatid-dain, wa ghalabatil-`aduww, wa shamaatatil-a`daa’. 

O Allaah, I seek refuge with You from the burden of debt, from being overpowered by the enemy, and from the enemy rejoicing (at an evil I am afflicted with) [1]

Saturday, January 22, 2022

Explanation of the Du`aa for anxiety and sorrow - Hadeeth #11

 بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد

The Prophet said: Whoever comes across a person suffering a calamity and says (silently):

الحمد لله الذي عافاني مما ابتلاك به ، وفضلني على كثير ممن خلق تفضيلا

(Alhamdulillaahi-ladhee `aafaanee mimmaa ibtalaaka bih, wa fadh-dhalanee alaa katheerim mimman  khalaqa tafdheelaa) 

‘All praise is for Allaah Who saved me from that which He tested you with and Who most certainly favored me over much of His creation.’

He will be kept safe from that calamity. [1]

Saturday, January 15, 2022

Love Of Dunya: The Mother Of All Sufferings

 بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد

1. The Past, The Present, And The Future:

The depression, the tightness of the chest, the restlessness, the stress, the anxiety, the sorrow, the distress, the agitation, the discomfort, the fear, and other such mental and psychological disturbances, these are all unpleasant guests. These are not the guests which one can see; these are not the guests which occupy space in the homes. The problem with these guests is that they live in the hearts, dominate the minds, and influence the decisions.

We see many people around us – apparently – living a life of bliss. Having all the luxuries of life - a car, a big house, a nice family, good income, good health etc. But he is overpowered by distress, as if his chest is going to explode; and he is overpowered by anxiety which takes away his happiness; and he is overpowered by depression which makes him antisocial. 

Friday, January 14, 2022

Receive The Glad Tidings For Your Patience

 بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد

وَلَنَبْلُوَنَّكُم بِشَيْءٍ مِّنَ الْخَوْفِ وَالْجُوعِ وَنَقْصٍ مِّنَ الْأَمْوَالِ وَالْأَنفُسِ وَالثَّمَرَاتِ

{And certainly, We shall test you with something of fear, hunger, loss of wealth, lives, and fruits}

[Surah al-Baqarah (2): 155]

Contemplate that Allaah تعالى said: {We shall test you with something of fear…}, meaning: ❝Indeed, We will test you with something light of fear…

[Tafseer Muyassar]

Meaning: If Allaah تعالى Willed, He would have tested us with something more difficult, but He تعالى, out of His infinite Mercy, tests us with things that are within our capacity to bear.

Saturday, January 8, 2022

Verily, The Promise Of Allaah Is True But Most Of Mankind Do Not Know

 بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد

Surah al-Qasas (28) is a Makkee Surah. One of the main themes of this Surah is about the Promise of Allaah and Victory from Him.

It is the promise of Allaah to Muhammad : “O Muhammad! We will fulfill our promise to you as We had fulfilled it for Moosaa عليه السلام.”

When and how did Allaah fulfill the promise for Moosaa عليه السلام? Allaah تعالى said:

وَأَوْحَيْنَا إِلَىٰ أُمِّ مُوسَىٰ أَنْ أَرْضِعِيهِ ۖ فَإِذَا خِفْتِ عَلَيْهِ فَأَلْقِيهِ فِي الْيَمِّ وَلَا تَخَافِي وَلَا تَحْزَنِي ۖ إِنَّا رَادُّوهُ إِلَيْكِ وَجَاعِلُوهُ مِنَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ

{And We inspired the mother of Moosaa (saying): “Suckle him, but when you fear for him, then cast him into the river and fear not, nor grieve. Verily! We shall bring him back to you and shall make him one of (Our) Messengers.”}

[Surah al-Qasas (28): 6]

Friday, January 7, 2022

Through These Test In Life – Maybe Allaah تعالى Wants To Give You Something Better Than What You Are Expecting!

 بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد

You will - without a doubt - be afflicted with a calamity, as it is mentioned in the Qur’aan, repeatedly. And sometimes, this calamity is extended for a long period of time.

While a person is in the midst of the first calamity, he is struck with another one. Sometimes, Allaah تعالى tests a person with two calamities at the same time. A person finds himself in a dilemma. A person is afflicted with a calamity, and he prays and supplicates - supplications after supplications, and supplications after supplications, and all of a sudden, another calamity befalls him, or the same calamity intensifies and becomes more severe. This happens sometimes, this is the test from Allaah.

Wednesday, August 4, 2021

Living under the Shade of the Qur'aan

 بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد

 

The life under the shade of the Qur’aan is a great favor and bounty from Allaah, which adds blessings in a person's age and purifies his soul, which delights and comforts the heart and guides it, and is soothing to the ears.

Thursday, July 22, 2021

Explanation Of The Supplications For Anxiety And Sorrow (Official Book)

 بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد

Download the Book:

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INTRODUCTION:

When trials get tough, people fall into depression, anxiety, and other mental illnesses. Depression, anxiety, worry, grief, etc. all have a tremendous impact on a person’s life, social behavior, performance, quality of life, and health, etc.  In other religions, they have no remedy to cope with the situation in the face of difficulties. Other religions simply do not offer any solution. So, when people feel empty and directionless, some opt for consuming alcohol or other intoxicants to cope with this, and some live a life of drugs and illegal sex to look for a way out, and some just end up committing suicide when they feel the pain and suffering is unbearable. All this does nothing but harms a person in this world and the Hereafter. Depression, anxiety, and other mental illnesses are some of the tools of Shaitaan, as Allaah تعالى said:

 

إِنَّمَا النَّجْوَىٰ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ لِيَحْزُنَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَلَيْسَ بِضَارِّهِمْ شَيْئًا إِلَّا بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ ۚ وَعَلَى اللَّهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ

 

{Secret counsels (conspiracies) are only from Shaitaan, so that he may cause grief to the Believers. But he cannot harm them in the least, except as Allaah permits, and in Allaah let the Believers put their trust.} [1]

 

Since Shaitaan is our enemy, so the cure has to be Divine. In Islaam, when faced with difficulties, we are taught to seek Allaah’s help through patience and prayers:

 

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اسْتَعِينُوا بِالصَّبْرِ وَالصَّلَاةِ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَ الصَّابِرِينَ

 

{O you who have believed, seek help through patience and prayer. Indeed, Allaah is with those who are patient.} [2]

 

الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَتَطْمَئِنُّ قُلُوبُهُم بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ ۗ أَلَا بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ تَطْمَئِنُّ الْقُلُوبُ

 

{Those who have believed and whose hearts find rest in the remembrance of Allaah. Verily, in the remembrance of Allaah do hearts find rest.} [3]

 

The obligatory and optional Salaah, Dhikr (remembrance of Allaah), Du`aa, Tawakkal (reliance on Allaah), Trusting Him are the way out for the believers when faced with difficulties, calamities, and adversities.

 

Prophet Muhammad taught many Divine supplications to cope with the situation when the affairs get difficult. He was given the gift of Jawaami` al-Kalim (expressing much in a few words), as the Prophet said: I have been given Jawaami` al-Kalim (i.e., words which are concise but comprehensive in meaning). [4] The book deals with explaining some of these supplications to help one understand their meaning and what they imply, which, by Allaah’s permission, will give them strength in the face of difficulties.

 

May Allaah ease our burden, forgive our sins, give us patience during the times of trials and guide us out of the misery we suffer.



[1] Surah al-Mujaadalah (58): 10

[2] Surah al-Baqarah (2): 153

[3] Surah al-Ra`d (13): 28

[4] Saheeh Muslim (523)