AFTER HARDSHIP COMES EASE : Keep Trusting Allah

 

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After Hardship Comes Ease: Keep Trusting Allah ﷻ

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Allāh ﷻ says in the Qur'an:

وَلَنَبۡلُوَنَّكُم بِشَيۡءٖ مِّنَ ٱلۡخَوۡفِ وَٱلۡجُوعِ وَنَقۡصٖ مِّنَ ٱلۡأَمۡوَٰلِ وَٱلۡأَنفُسِ وَٱلثَّمَرَٰتِۗ وَبَشِّرِ ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ

And We will surely test you with something of fear and hunger and a loss of wealth and lives and fruits, but give good tidings to the patient,

[2:155]

This dunya is not meant to be a paradise. We shall surely be tested and trialed with many trials and tribulations.

We should not be stressed and depressed when such tests occur.

Don't grieve over the past, for what has been taken will never return! Don't worry over the future, for what has been ordained cannot be changed!

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In a Hadith From Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri رضي الله عنه who narrated that: “The Prophet ﷺ entered into the Masjid one day and found therein a man among the Ansar by the name Abu Umamah.

He ﷺ asked him: ‘O Abu Umamah, why do I see you sitting down in the Masjid when it is not prayer time?’.

He رضي الله عنه replied 'O prophet of Allah, I have been inflicted with anxieties and debts have overcome me.

Then the Prophet ﷺ said:

“Shall I not teach you a statement, when you say it, Allāh will relieve you of your anxieties and settle for you your debts?’,

He رضي الله عنه said: ‘O yes the prophet of Allah’.

He ﷺ said "say:

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ الْهَمِّ وَالْحَزَنِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ الْعَجْزِ وَالْكَسَلِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ الْجُبْنِ وَالْبُخْلِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ غَلَبَةِ الدَّيْنِ، وَقَهْرِ الرِّجَالِ

O Allah , I take refuge in You from anxiety and sorrow, weakness and laziness, miserliness and cowardice, the burden of debts and being overpowered by men’.

Abu Umamah رضي الله عنه said that 'I did all this recommendation of the Prophet ﷺ and Allāh eased me of my anxieties and burden of debt.'”

[Sunan Abu Dawud 1555]

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In another narration, the same dua is mentioned with variation in the wordings.

Anas bin Mallik رضي الله عنه narrates, saying: “I used to often hear the Prophet (ﷺ) supplicating with these words:

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اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْهَمِّ وَالْحَزَنِ وَالْعَجْزِ وَالْكَسَلِ وَالْبُخْلِ وَضَلَعِ الدَّيْنِ وَغَلَبَةِ الرِّجَالِ

‘O Allah, I seek refuge in You from sadness, grief, helplessness, laziness, being stingy, overwhelming debt, and the overpowering of men

Allāhumma innī aūdhu bika minal-hammi wal-ḥazani wal-ajzi wal-kasali wal-bukhli wa ḍalaid-dain wa ghalabatir-rijāl

[Jamiat-Tirmidhi 3484. In-book: Book 48, Hadith 115, *Grade: Sahih*]

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Do not fall short in your trust in Allāh ﷻ, Have certainty!

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Allah ﷻ wants your trust in Him. Allah ﷻ wants your sabr with His Qadr!

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As Allāh ﷻ says

اَمْ حَسِبْتُمْ أَنْ تَدْخُلُوا الجَنَّةَ وَ لَمَّا يَاْتِكُم مَّثَلُ الَّذِينَ خَلَوا مِنْ قَبْلِكُم

Or do you think that you would enter Jannah while such [trial] has not come to you as came to those who came before you?

[2:214]

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May Allāh ﷻ Grant us a deeper understanding and protect us from negative feelings and thoughts.

 آمين

*THE SECRET OF HAPPINESS : Fᵣₒₘ: Dₒₙ’ₜ bₑ ₛₐd *

 

Don’t Be Sad: Trust Allah and Embrace Life’s Journey

Do not be sad. If you are poor, then someone else is immersed in debt. If you do not own your own means of transportation, then someone else has been deprived of his legs. If you have reason to complain concerning the pains of sickness, then someone else has been bedridden for years. And if you have lost a child, then someone else has lost many children, for instance, in a single car accident.

Do not be sad. You are a Muslim who believes in Allah, His Messengers, His angels, the Hereafter, and Preordainment — both the good and the bad of it. While you are blessed with this faith, which is the greatest of blessings, others disbelieve in Allah, discredit the Messengers, differ among themselves concerning the Book, deny the Hereafter, and deviate in their understanding of Divine Preordainment.

Do not be sad, because if you are, you disturb your soul and heart, and you prevent yourself from sleeping.

One of the Arab poets said:

كَمْ مِنْ فَتًى أَمْسَىٰ يُعَانِي هَمَّهُ

وَعِنْدَ اللهِ لِلْمَكْرُوبِ فَرَجُ

ضَاقَتْ عَلَيْهِ الأَرْضُ حَتَّىٰ كَأَنَّهُ

لَمْ يَرَ فِي الدُّنْيَا لَهُ أَبَدًا فَرَجُ

حَتَّىٰ إِذَا اشْتَدَّتْ عَلَيْهِ حُبَالُهَا

انْقَطَعَتِ الأَسْبَابُ وَجَاءَ الْفَرَجُ

"How often is the young man overcome with despair when afflicted, And with Allah is the way out, The situation becomes unbearable, and when its rope tightens, it snaps, and throughout, he never thought that he would be saved."

Fᵣₒₘ: Dₒₙ’ₜ bₑ ₛₐd

*_💚🌟Surah An-Naml, Aayah No 62🌟

 

*🌸Reflections from the Qur’an: Guidance for Everyday Life🌸*

*_💚🌟Surah An-Naml, Aayah No 62🌟💚

أَمَّن يُجِيبُ ٱلْمُضْطَرَّ إِذَا دَعَاهُ وَيَكْشِفُ ٱلسُّوٓءَ وَيَجْعَلُكُمْ خُلَفَآءَ ٱلْأَرْضِۗ أَءِلَٰهٌ مَّعَ ٱللَّهِۚ قَلِيلًا مَّا تَذَكَّرُونَ

*_🌻Is He [not best] who responds to the desperate one when he calls upon Him and removes evil and makes you inheritors of the earth? Is there a deity with Allah ? Little do you remember.🌻_*

*❤️Indeeed, Allah Subhanahu wa taala is the Lord of the worlds. He is your Lord and He is my Lord. He is the Creator of the heavens and the earth and every single thing that possess in it.❤️*

*✨The Lord who forgave Adam (AS) for falling into temptation, is also your Lord✨*

*✨The Lord who saved Ibrahim (AS) from the raging fire, is also your Lord✨*

*✨The Lord who saved Nuh (AS) and the believers from the great flood, is also your Lord✨*

*✨The Lord who sustained Hajar on the hills of Makkah, is also your Lord✨*

*✨The Lord who protected Yusuf (AS) from his desires, is also your Lord✨*

*✨The Lord who granted Yaqoob (AS) Beautiful patience, is also your Lord✨*

*✨The Lord who cured Ayyub (AS) from his illness, is also your Lord✨*

*✨The Lord who spoke to Musa (AS) through the burning bush, is also your Lord✨*

*✨The Lord who honoured Maryam (AS) above all other women, is also your Lord✨*

*✨The Lord who listened to Yunus (AS) in the belly of the whale, is also your Lord✨*

*✨The Lord who consoled Muhammad (SAW) after the loss of his loved ones, is also your Lord✨*

*💗SubhanAllah! AllahuAkbar! Our Lord is the most kind, most merciful, most loving, most generous, most forgiving, most compassionate, most giving, most responding, our ultimate protector, the sole sustainer, the most consoling, most hearing, most seeing and the knower of the unseen💗*

*💙Never, never ever lose your trust and faith in Allah Subhanahu wa taala. Don't let anything on this earth shake it. No matter what the situation is, turn back to your Lord, trust Him and have complete faith in Allah Subhanahu wa taala through it all.💙*

*💓InShaAllah He'll bring you out of all your difficulties like He always has done for you and the others. Move forward with unshakeable faith in Him and InShaAllah you'll witness beautiful miracles.💓*

*💜Alhamdulillahi Rabbil Aalameen💜*