If im saddened because of something that has happened, something that I can’t change, it’s a decree that Allah سبحانه وتعالى has written to happen, i remind myself that this is my Qadr and it has not reached me from anyone but Allah سبحانه وتعالى, and all that which comes from Allah is Khayr even if we perceive it as bad because there’s hukum in it from Allah and no one knows the hukum but Allah
وَعَسَىٰٓ أَن تَكْرَهُوا۟ شَيْـًۭٔا وَهُوَ خَيْرٌۭ لَّكُمْ ۖ وَعَسَىٰٓ أَن تُحِبُّوا۟ شَيْـًۭٔا وَهُوَ شَرٌّۭ لَّكُمْ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ وَأَنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ
But perhaps you hate a thing and it is good for you; and perhaps you love a thing and it is bad for you. And Allāh knows, while you know not.
{ Surat Al Baqarah : 216 }
فَعَسَىٰٓ أَن تَكْرَهُوا۟ شَيْـًۭٔا وَيَجْعَلَ ٱللَّهُ فِيهِ خَيْرًۭا كَثِيرًۭا
perhaps you dislike a thing and Allāh makes therein much good.
Subhan Allah these ayat are so beautiful and they always bring so much ease to my qalb, we must understand that every thing that happens in our lives is because Allah سبحانه وتعالى has a wisdom behind it Subhan Allah.
If im feeling overwhelmed because there’s so much happening around me and I feel like I can’t take it all at once and it’s too much for me to take in and it’s getting hard, even if it’s something small that is effecting me I remember these ayat
وَمَن يَتَّقِ ٱللَّهَ يَجْعَل لَّهُۥ مَخْرَجًۭاوَيَرْزُقْهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَحْتَسِبُ ۚ وَمَن يَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ فَهُوَ حَسْبُهُۥٓ ۚ
And whoever fears Allāh, He will make for him a way out And will provide for him from where he does not expect. And whoever relies upon Allāh, then He is sufficient for him
Wallahiii these ayat always remind me of the stories of our righteous and pious predecessors, Subhan Allah especially Hajar عليها السلام, when she was left in the desert she placed her trust in Allah and believed he would look after her, but still tied her camel and went to look for help, and Allah سبحانه وتعالى sent Jibril عليه السلام with the water of zamzam to her which was a means for an entire village to come and live around her and provide for her and where ismail عليه السلام grew up, She relied on Allah سبحانه وتعالى and Allah made a way out for her with a way she never expected, Subhan Allah
And when I stay patient in all these situations and every hard situation that is placed before me and shaytan tries to come and whisper in my ear i remind myself of the ayah
وَٱصْبِرْ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُضِيعُ أَجْرَ ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ
And be patient, for indeed, Allah does not let the reward of the righteous go in waste
(may Allah سبحانه وتعالى make us from amongst the righteous) Subhan Allah it reminds me that Allah is As-Sami Al-Baseer, hes all hearing all seeing, he sees that which you go through that which saddens you, even the sad matters you have forgotten he has not forgotten, and being patient for his sake, he will reward you immensely for it, this isnt a reward from your parents for an act of good, or a generous friend, this is a reward from Allah, the creator of the seven heavens and all that which lays within them Subhan Allah, تبارك وتعالى
And I remind myself that this dunya is an abode of work, we’re only in this dunya to prepare for our akhira the eternal life, and we will go through hardships for even the anbiya the most righteous and patient of all creation went through the hardest of tests, and Allah made them successful and victorious because they stayed patient over what fell upon them and had Tawakul in Allah, hardships are a means of expiation of sins and elevation when our deeds arent enough to elevate us. This dunya wasnt given to us as a resting place and we must pass through this dunya like a 3aber sabeel
وَمَا ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ ٱلدُّنْيَآ إِلَّا لَعِبٌۭ وَلَهْوٌۭ ۖ وَلَلدَّارُ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌۭ لِّلَّذِينَ يَتَّقُونَ ۗ
And the worldly life is not but amusement and diversion; but the home of the Hereafter is best for those who fear Allāh,
أَمْ حَسِبْتُمْ أَن تَدْخُلُوا۟ ٱلْجَنَّةَ وَلَمَّا يَأْتِكُم مَّثَلُ ٱلَّذِينَ خَلَوْا۟ مِن قَبْلِكُم ۖ مَّسَّتْهُمُ ٱلْبَأْسَآءُ وَٱلضَّرَّآءُ وَزُلْزِلُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ يَقُولَ ٱلرَّسُولُ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ مَعَهُۥ مَتَىٰ نَصْرُ ٱللَّهِ ۗ أَلَآ إِنَّ نَصْرَ ٱللَّهِ قَرِيبٌۭ
Or do you think that you will enter Paradise while such [trial] has not yet come to you as came to those who passed on before you? They were touched by poverty and hardship and were shaken until [even their] messenger and those who believed with him said, "When is the help of Allāh?" Unquestionably, the help of Allāh is near.
we must also remember any bad that befalls us, sickness, troubles, hardships, these are also from our sins, our pious predecessors whenever they were afflicted with something ( EVEN if it was a headache ) they would cry and say this is from my sins, which is why they would busy themselves with istighfar and tawba, wallahiii the stories ive heard of the ones that go through hardships that started to engage in istighfar and how their lives flipped over and changed, its so beautiful, may Allah forgive our sins and accept our hardships as a form of expiation
مَّآ أَصَابَكَ مِنْ حَسَنَةٍۢ فَمِنَ ٱللَّهِ ۖ وَمَآ أَصَابَكَ مِن سَيِّئَةٍۢ فَمِن نَّفْسِكَ ۚ
What comes to you of good is from Allāh, but what comes to you of evil, [O man], is from yourself
مَّا أَصَابَكَ مِنْ حَسَنَةٍ فَمِنَ اللّهِ
Whatever of good reaches you, is from Allah, meaning, of Allah's bounty, favor, kindness and mercy.
وَمَا أَصَابَكَ مِن سَيِّيَةٍ فَمِن نَّفْسِكَ
But whatever of evil befalls you, is from yourself, meaning because of you and due to your actions. Similarly, Allah said,
وَمَأ أَصَـبَكُمْ مِّن مُّصِيبَةٍ فَبِمَا كَسَبَتْ أَيْدِيكُمْ وَيَعْفُواْ عَن كَثِيرٍ
And whatever of misfortune befalls you, it is because of what your hands have earned. And He pardons much. (42:30)
As-Suddi, Al-Hasan Al-Basri, Ibn Jurayj and Ibn Zayd said that,
فَمِن نَّفْسِكَ (from yourself) means, because of your errors. Qatadah said that,
فَمِن نَّفْسِكَ (From yourself) means, as punishment for you, O son of Adam, because of your sins.
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