“Be careful not to harbor bad assumptions about Allah سبحانه و تعالى without realizing it.
Imam Al-Shafi’i رحمه الله was asked: “What is considered having bad thoughts about Allah?”
He replied, “It is the constant waswasah and perpetual fear of misfortune.” Such as always speaking negatively about oneself: “I am going to crash,” “I am going to fall,” “My phone is going to break”…
Don’t speak negatively about yourself!
Also, anticipating the loss of blessings: “I know this blessing won’t last; I know my luck—I’m always unlucky, every path I take ends up being blocked”… My brother, do not speak negatively about yourself or anticipate the loss of blessings.
All of these are examples of having bad assumptions about the Most Merciful.
The Prophet ﷺ mentioned in a Hadith Qudsi: Allah ﷻ said,
“I am as My servant expects Me to be. If he thinks good of Me, he will have it; if he thinks bad of Me, he will have it.”
May Allah make me and you among those who think well of Him.”
And there’s another type of people: Those who say “Allah won’t grant me because I don’t deserve it”
We say to them: So you think you deserve the blessings you already have? You think you deserve your sight and hearing and ability to walk and talk? You think you deserve breathing and blinking and having a beating heart? No wallah, you don’t deserve any of this, and none of us does, but Allah never granted us this blessings because we deserve them, but He did because of His mercy on us. And the same way He was merciful to you yesterday He will be today and tomorrow.
So worship Him like He should be worshipped, and thank Him for His blessings upon you, Ask Him for whatever you seek no matter How big and expect His response, and even in the case He doesn’t respond to your Dua now, still have good expectations from Him and be patient and firm upon His decree, for there is a wisdom in everything He decrees for you.
