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Thursday, August 20, 2026
༺ 𝙒𝙃𝙀𝙉 𝙔𝙊𝙐𝙍 𝙒𝙊𝙍𝘿𝙎 𝙈𝙀𝙀𝙏 𝙔𝙊𝙐𝙍 𝘼𝘾𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉𝙎 ༻
༺ 𝙍𝙀𝙑𝙄𝙑𝙀 𝙔𝙊𝙐𝙍 𝙃𝙀𝘼𝙍𝙏: 𝙍𝙀𝙈𝙄𝙉𝘿𝙀𝙍𝙎 𝙁𝙊𝙍 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝘽𝙀𝙇𝙄𝙀𝙑𝙀𝙍 ༻
𝙂𝙄𝙑𝙀 𝙇𝙄𝙁𝙀 𝙏𝙊 𝙔𝙊𝙐𝙍 𝙃𝙀𝘼𝙍𝙏
𓆩♡𓆪 A Reminder to Reflect and Take Heed 𓆩♡𓆪
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Ibn Abī al-Dunyā رحمه الله mentioned in his book At-Tafakkur wal-Iʿtibār that some of the wise people said:
أَحْيِ قَلْبَكَ بِالْمَوَاعِظِ ، وَنَوِّرْهُ بِالْفِكْرِ ، وَمَوِّتْهُ بِالزُّهْدِ ، وَقَوِّهِ بِالْيَقِينِ ، وَذَلِّلْهُ بِالْمَوْتِ ، وَقَرِّرْهُ بِالْفَنَاءِ ، وَبَصِّرْهُ فَجَائِعَ الدُّنْيَا ، وَحَذِّرْهُ صَوْلَةَ الدَّهْرِ وَفُحْشَ تَقَلُّبِ الْأَيَّامِ ، وَاعْرِضْ عَلَيْهِ أَخْبَارَ الْمَاضِينَ ، وَذَكِّرْهُ مَا أَصَابَ مَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَهُ ، وَسِرْ فِي دِيَارِهِمْ وَآثَارِهِمْ ، وَانْظُرْ مَا فَعَلُوا ، وَأَيْنَ حَلُّوا ، وَعَمَّ انْقَلَبُوا
“Give life to your heart with admonition, illuminate it with reflection, discipline it through asceticism, strengthen it with certainty, humble it through remembrance of death, make it aware of mortality, show it the calamities of this world, warn it about the trials of time and the constant changes of life, present to it the stories of those who came before, and remind it of what befell them. Walk through their dwellings and آثار, look at what they did, where they ended up, and what became of them.”
This beautiful counsel is quoted by Imām Ibn Kathīr رحمه الله in his Tafsīr under Sūrah al-Ḥajj 22:46.
🔸 Reflect Before It Is Too Late
Allah ﷻ says:
أَفَلَمْ يَسِيرُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ فَتَكُونَ لَهُمْ قُلُوبٌ يَعْقِلُونَ بِهَا أَوْ آذَانٌ يَسْمَعُونَ بِهَا ۖ فَإِنَّهَا لَا تَعْمَى الْأَبْصَارُ وَلَٰكِن تَعْمَى الْقُلُوبُ الَّتِي فِي الصُّدُورِ
“Have they not travelled through the land so that they may have hearts to understand and ears to hear? For indeed, it is not the eyes that are blind, but it is the hearts within the chests that are blind.”
[Al-Ḥajj 22:46]
True blindness is not necessarily the loss of physical sight.
A person may have perfect eyesight yet fail to see the lessons around him.
He may see people growing old, yet forget that he too will grow old.
He may attend funerals, yet forget that one day he will be carried.
He may walk past the ruins of those who came before, yet fail to ask:
Where are they now?
🔸 Learn From Those Who Came Before
Allah ﷻ repeatedly calls us to look at the fate of earlier nations.
Their strength did not save them.
Their wealth did not remain with them.
Their homes eventually became empty.
Their lives came to an end.
The wise person looks at these lessons and says:
“What can I learn before it becomes my turn?”
The purpose of remembering history is not simply to know what happened—it is to take ʿibrah.
🔸 Keep Your Heart Alive
Give your heart life through:
📖 Admonition — listen to reminders.
💭 Reflection — think deeply about Allah's signs and your own life.
🌿 Zuhd — do not allow the temporary world to control your heart.
🤲 Yaqīn — strengthen yourself with certainty in Allah ﷻ.
⚰️ Remember Death — remember that this life has an ending.
🌎 Reflect on the World — recognize how quickly circumstances can change.
📜 Study the Past — learn from those who lived before us.
🌿 A Final Reminder
Do not allow your heart to become so distracted by the world that you stop learning from it.
🌿 Look around you.
🌱 People are born.
🍂 People grow old.
💰 People become wealthy.
💔 People lose everything.
💪 People become strong.
🌿People become weak.
🏠 People build homes.
🍂 People leave them.
And eventually, everyone returns to Allah ﷻ.
So let us be people of Reflection, Remembrance, and ʿibrah.
May Allah ﷻ give life to our hearts, illuminate them with beneficial reflection, strengthen them with yaqīn, and grant us the ability to recognize the lessons before us.
آمِينَ يَا رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ
༺ 𝙏𝙃𝙍𝙀𝙀 𝙏𝙃𝙄𝙉𝙂𝙎 𝙀𝙑𝙀𝙍𝙔 𝘽𝙀𝙇𝙄𝙀𝙑𝙀𝙍 𝙎𝙃𝙊𝙐𝙇𝘿 𝙍𝙀𝙈𝙀𝙈𝘽𝙀𝙍 ༻
༺ 𝙒𝙃𝙀𝙉 𝙇𝙄𝙁𝙀 𝙂𝙀𝙏𝙎 𝙃𝘼𝙍𝘿, 𝙍𝙀𝙈𝙀𝙈𝘽𝙀𝙍 𝙏𝙃𝙀𝙎𝙀 𝙏𝙃𝙍𝙀𝙀 ༻
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⏳ 3 Things in Life That Never Come Back
⏰ Time
🗣️ Words
🚪 Opportunity
Once they are gone, they cannot be brought back.
Allah ﷻ says:
وَالْعَصْرِ إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لَفِي خُسْرٍ
“By time! Indeed, mankind is in loss.”
[Al-ʿAṣr 103:1–2]
🕊️ 3 Things in Life That Should Never Be Lost
☮️ Peace
🌱 Hope
🤍 Honesty
Never lose hope in the mercy of Allah ﷻ.
لَا تَقْنَطُوا مِن رَّحْمَةِ اللَّهِ
“Do not despair of the mercy of Allah.”
[Az-Zumar 39:53]
💎 3 Things in Life That Are Most Valuable
❤️ Love
☪️ Faith
🕌 Prayer
Protect your īmān and never allow the ṣalāh to become secondary in your life.
Allah ﷻ says:
إِنَّ الصَّلَاةَ كَانَتْ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ كِتَابًا مَّوْقُوتًا
“Indeed, prayer has been prescribed upon the believers at specified times.”
[An-Nisā’ 4:103]
🧱 3 Things That Make a Person
💪 Hard Work
🤲 Sincerity
🔒 Commitment
Good character and meaningful achievements require effort, sincerity, and consistency.
The Prophet ﷺ said:
إِنَّمَا الْأَعْمَالُ بِالنِّيَّاتِ
“Actions are only by intentions.”
[Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 1; Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1907]
⚠️ 3 Things That Can Destroy a Person
🔥 Lust
👑 Pride
🔥Anger
Unchecked desires can lead to sin. Pride can prevent a person from accepting the truth, and uncontrolled anger can lead to regret.
The Prophet ﷺ said:
لَا تَغْضَبْ
“Do not become angry.”
[Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 6116]
🌙 3 Things in Life That Are Certain
🔄 Change
⚰️ Death
🤲 Return to Allah
Everything in this world changes, but death is certain.
Allah ﷻ says:
كُلُّ نَفْسٍ ذَائِقَةُ الْمَوْتِ
“Every soul will taste death.”
[Āl ʿImrān 3:185]
🌿 A Final Reminder
⏰ Use your time.
🗣️ Guard your words.
🚪 Take opportunities to do good.
🤍 Protect your faith and hope.
🕌 Hold firmly to your prayer.
🤲 Be sincere in your deeds.
⚠️ Control your desires and anger.
⚰️ Remember death and prepare for the Hereafter.
Reflect upon it. Act upon it. And share beneficial reminders with those you care about.
May Allah ﷻ bless our time, strengthen our īmān, forgive our shortcomings, and allow us to meet Him while He is pleased with us.
آمِينَ يَا رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ
༺ 𝙋𝙍𝙊𝙑𝙄𝙎𝙄𝙊𝙉𝙎 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝙁𝙀: 𝘽𝙇𝙀𝙎𝙎𝙄𝙉𝙂𝙎 𝙊𝙍 𝘼 𝙏𝙀𝙎𝙏? ༻
༺ 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝘽𝙇𝙀𝙎𝙎𝙄𝙉𝙂𝙎 𝙔𝙊𝙐 𝙈𝙄𝙂𝙃𝙏 𝙏𝘼𝙆𝙀 𝙁𝙊𝙍 𝙂𝙍𝘼𝙉𝙏𝙀𝘿 ༻
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The provisions of this life can be of two kinds:
🌿 مَتَاعٌ حَسَنٌ — Mataʿun Ḥasan
Good and beneficial provisions
⚠️ مَتَاعُ الْغُرُورِ — Matāʿul-Ghurūr
Deceptive provisions
The difference is not simply in how much a person possesses, but in what those provisions do to his heart.
🌿 Good Provisions
Allah ﷻ says:
وَأَنِ اسْتَغْفِرُوا رَبَّكُمْ ثُمَّ تُوبُوا إِلَيْهِ يُمَتِّعْكُم مَّتَاعًا حَسَنًا
“Seek forgiveness from your Lord and then repent to Him; He will grant you good provision for a specified time.”
[Hūd 11:3]
Good provisions are those which bring a person closer to Allah ﷻ.
When Allah blesses someone with wealth, health, family, knowledge, time, or other blessings, the believer becomes more grateful and uses those blessings in obedience.
Allah ﷻ says:
لَئِن شَكَرْتُمْ لَأَزِيدَنَّكُمْ
“If you are grateful, I will surely increase you.”
[Ibrāhīm 14:7]
So ask yourself:
Has what Allah gave me made me more grateful—or more heedless?
⚠️ Deceptive Provisions
Allah ﷻ warns us:
وَمَا الْحَيَاةُ الدُّنْيَا إِلَّا مَتَاعُ الْغُرُورِ
“The life of this world is nothing but the enjoyment of delusion.”
[Āl ʿImrān 3:185]
A person may receive more wealth, status, comfort, and worldly success, yet these blessings can become a test if they make him forget Allah ﷻ.
What appears to be a blessing may become a means of loss if it causes a person to become arrogant, sinful, or attached to the dunya.
🤲 The Real Measure of Success
The Prophet ﷺ taught us that true wealth is not simply having more possessions.
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضي الله عنه، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ
«لَيْسَ الْغِنَى عَنْ كَثْرَةِ الْعَرَضِ، وَلَكِنَّ الْغِنَى غِنَى النَّفْسِ»
“Richness is not having many possessions; rather, true richness is the richness of the soul.”
[Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 6446; Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1051]
The greatest blessing is therefore not necessarily the person who has the most, but the person who is most grateful and obedient with what Allah has given him.
🌱 Let Your Blessings Benefit You Use what Allah ﷻ has given you to:
🤲 Worship Him sincerely.
❤️ Benefit your family and others.
💰 Give charity.
📖 Seek beneficial knowledge.
🌿 Develop good character.
🕌 Fulfil the rights of Allah and His creation.
Allah ﷻ says:
إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُضِيعُ أَجْرَ الْمُحْسِنِينَ
“Indeed, Allah does not allow the reward of those who do good to be lost.”
[At-Tawbah 9:120]
🌸 A Final Reminder
Do not only ask Allah ﷻ for more provisions.
Ask Him for blessed provisions.
Ask Him for wealth that increases your generosity, knowledge that increases your humility, health that increases your worship, and time that brings you closer to Him.
The greatest blessing is the one that brings you closer to the One who gave it.
May Allah ﷻ make our provisions مَتَاعًا حَسَنًا, bless what He has given us, protect us from the deception of the dunya, and make every blessing a means of success in this life and the Hereafter.
آمِينَ يَا رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ
❀ TAWAKKUL: LEAVE IT TO ALLAH ﷻ ❀
༺ Allah ﷻ Is More Merciful to You Than Your Mother ༻
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Tawakkul means placing your trust in Allah ﷻ while taking the means available to you.
When life becomes difficult, do not allow hardship to push you away from Allah.
Let it push you toward Him.
🌿 Follow the Example of Ibrāhīm عليه السلام
Allah ﷻ tells us about Ibrāhīm عليه السلام
وَقَالَ إِنِّي ذَاهِبٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّي سَيَهْدِينِ
“And he said, ‘Indeed, I am going to my Lord; He will guide me.’”
[Aṣ-Ṣāffāt 37:99]
Ibrāhīm عليه السلام left his people after they rejected the truth and attempted to harm him.
Yet he did not despair.
He trusted his Lord.
He moved forward knowing that Allah ﷻ would guide him.
That is Tawakkul.
When you find yourself surrounded by difficulties, sins, or trials, do not remain trapped.
Turn toward Allah ﷻ.
Step away from the things that are harming your soul and move toward His guidance.
❤️ Allah Is More Merciful Than a Mother
عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ رضي الله عنه، قَالَ
قَدِمَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ سَبْيٌ، فَإِذَا امْرَأَةٌ مِنَ السَّبْيِ قَدْ تَحْلُبُ ثَدْيَهَا تَسْقِي، إِذَا وَجَدَتْ صَبِيًّا فِي السَّبْيِ أَخَذَتْهُ فَأَلْزَقَتْهُ بِبَطْنِهَا وَأَرْضَعَتْهُ
The Prophet ﷺ saw a mother desperately searching among the captives for her child. When she found him, she held him close and nursed him.
He ﷺ then said:
«أَتَرَوْنَ هَذِهِ طَارِحَةً وَلَدَهَا فِي النَّارِ؟»
They replied, “No.”
The Prophet ﷺ said:
«لَلَّهُ أَرْحَمُ بِعِبَادِهِ مِنْ هَذِهِ بِوَلَدِهَا»
“Allah is more merciful to His servants than this mother is to her child.”
[Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 5999; Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2754]
Think about the greatest love you have experienced from a mother.
Then remember that Allah's mercy toward His servants is even greater.
🌸 Allah Loves Your Repentance
Never think that you have gone too far to return to Allah ﷻ.
The Prophet ﷺ said:
عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ رضي الله عنه، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ
«لَلَّهُ أَشَدُّ فَرَحًا بِتَوْبَةِ عَبْدِهِ حِينَ يَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ»
“Allah is more delighted with the repentance of His servant when he repents to Him…”
The Prophet ﷺ then gave the example of a person who loses his camel in a desert and suddenly finds it again.
[Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 6309; Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2747]
So do not delay repentance.
Do not tell yourself:
⏳ “I will repent later.”
🌙 “I will change during Ramadan.”
⌛ “I will become serious about my faith when I am older.”
You do not know how much time you have.
🏃 Flee to Allah ﷻ
Allah ﷻ says:
فَفِرُّوا إِلَى اللَّهِ ۖ إِنِّي لَكُم مِّنْهُ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ
“So flee to Allah. Indeed, I am to you from Him a clear warner.”
[Adh-Dhāriyāt 51:50]
🏃 Flee from sin to Allah.
🌙 Flee from despair to Allah.
💪 Flee from your weaknesses to Allah.
🌿 Flee from the distractions of the dunya to Allah.
🌧️ Flee from despair to Allah.
💪 Flee from your weaknesses to Allah.
🌿 Flee from the distractions of the dunya to Allah.
🤲 And when you fall, return again.
🤲 A Final Reminder
Oh believers—do not wait for a special month, a special day, or the “right time” to repent.
☝️ Repent now.
🤲 Trust Allah ﷻ.
🌿 Be patient.
🛤️ Take the means.
🚫 Leave what displeases Him.
And keep walking toward Him, even if you have to take small steps.
Allah ﷻ does not ask you to be perfect.
He asks you to return to Him.
May Allah ﷻ strengthen our tawakkul, forgive our sins, accept our repentance, guide our hearts, and allow us to flee to Him before we are returned to Him.
آمِينَ يَا رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ
THE DEEPER MEANING OF ILLNESS IN ISLAM
🌿 SICKNESS AS A TEST, MERCY, AND REMINDER
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Illness and pain are part of the human condition. Islam teaches us that sickness is not necessarily a sign that Allah ﷻ is displeased with a person. For the believer, hardship can become a means of purification, patience, and reward.
Allah ﷻ says:
اللَّهُ الَّذِي خَلَقَكُم مِّن ضَعْفٍ ثُمَّ جَعَلَ مِن بَعْدِ ضَعْفٍ قُوَّةً ثُمَّ جَعَلَ مِن بَعْدِ قُوَّةٍ ضَعْفًا وَشَيْبَةً ۚ يَخْلُقُ مَا يَشَاءُ ۖ وَهُوَ الْعَلِيمُ الْقَدِيرُ
“Allah is the One Who created you from weakness, then gave you strength after weakness, then brought about weakness and grey hair after strength. He creates whatever He wills. And He is the All-Knowing, All-Powerful.”
[Sūrah Ar-Rūm 30:54]
🌿 Illness Can Be an Expiation for Sins
One of the clearest authentic teachings of the Sunnah is that the suffering of a believer can be a means of expiation.
عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ وَأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضي الله عنهما، أَنَّهُمَا سَمِعَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ
«مَا يُصِيبُ الْمُؤْمِنَ مِنْ وَصَبٍ، وَلَا نَصَبٍ، وَلَا سَقَمٍ، وَلَا حَزَنٍ، حَتَّى الْهَمِّ يُهَمُّهُ، إِلَّا كُفِّرَ بِهِ مِنْ سَيِّئَاتِهِ»
“No fatigue, illness, sorrow, or distress befalls a believer—even the worry that concerns him—except that Allah expiates some of his sins because of it.”
[Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2573]
A similar narration in Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī adds even a small physical injury:
عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ وَأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضي الله عنهما، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ
مَا يُصِيبُ الْمُسْلِمَ مِنْ نَصَبٍ، وَلَا وَصَبٍ، وَلَا هَمٍّ، وَلَا حَزَنٍ، وَلَا أَذًى، وَلَا غَمٍّ، حَتَّى الشَّوْكَةِ يُشَاكُهَا، إِلَّا كَفَّرَ اللَّهُ بِهَا مِنْ خَطَايَاهُ
“No fatigue, illness, worry, sorrow, harm, or grief befalls a Muslim—even a thorn that pricks him—except that Allah expiates some of his sins because of it.”
[Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 5641]
🌸 What About Fever?
There is also an authentic narration concerning fever.
عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ رضي الله عنهما، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ دَخَلَ عَلَى أُمِّ السَّائِبِ، فَقَالَ
«مَا لَكِ يَا أُمَّ السَّائِبِ؟»
She said, “Fever—may Allah not bless it.”
The Prophet ﷺ said:
لَا تَسُبِّي الْحُمَّى، فَإِنَّهَا تُذْهِبُ خَطَايَا بَنِي آدَمَ، كَمَا يُذْهِبُ الْكِيرُ خَبَثَ الْحَدِيدِ
“Do not curse the fever, for it removes the sins of the children of Ādam just as the furnace removes the impurities of iron.”
[Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2575]
This teaches us to view sickness differently. A believer may dislike the pain while still having good thoughts of Allah ﷻ and hoping for reward.
⚠️Sickness and suffering can be a means of expiation and reward for the believer.
🤲 The Believer's Attitude Toward Pain
The Prophet ﷺ said:
عَنْ صُهَيْبٍ الرُّومِيِّ رضي الله عنه، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ
عَجَبًا لِأَمْرِ الْمُؤْمِنِ، إِنَّ أَمْرَهُ كُلَّهُ لَهُ خَيْرٌ، وَلَيْسَ ذَاكَ لِأَحَدٍ إِلَّا لِلْمُؤْمِنِ؛ إِنْ أَصَابَتْهُ سَرَّاءُ شَكَرَ فَكَانَ خَيْرًا لَهُ، وَإِنْ أَصَابَتْهُ ضَرَّاءُ صَبَرَ فَكَانَ خَيْرًا لَهُ
“How amazing is the affair of the believer! Indeed, all of his affairs are good, and this is only for the believer. If something good happens to him, he is grateful and that is good for him. If something harmful happens to him, he is patient and that is good for him.”
[Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2999]
🌿 A Final Reminder
If you experience fever, headaches, or another illness:
🤲 Make duʿā’.
🌿 Be patient.
💚 Have good expectations of Allah ﷻ.
📿 Remember Him.
💊 Seek appropriate medical treatment.
✨ Hope for the reward and expiation of sins.
Do not think that your pain is meaningless.
A believer may experience something painful while Allah ﷻ is giving him something far greater in return.
May Allah ﷻ cure those who are sick, ease their pain, forgive their sins, reward their patience, and make their illnesses a means of drawing closer to Him.
آمِينَ يَا رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ
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