Asking Allah (swt)...
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Once a sahaba was asked, "Which one is better, to continue to be in du'a without being given or after we gain it?" He rahimahullah replied, " the former. Imagine that you are a begger. You go to a door of a kind person. He opens the door and gives you. Are you going to leave or stay there? Which one is better? "
So, in the same way what would you consider to be better? Asking Allah (swt) and be in constant remembrance of Allah (swt) or be granted of your wish which He grants and gives you just to shut you up? What if He gives it to you becasue He doesn't like to hear you calling Him and supplicating to Him? Du'a indeed implies presence at the gate of Allah (swt). I was reading it the other day, that, sometimes, when Allah (swt) loves His servant, He (swt) deliberately will not fulfill his du'a, so that the 'abd keeps making du'a to Him for He loves to hear it. Subhanallah! Can you imagine the greatness of our Lord? We humans on the otherhand are so opposite. We get mad or loose our patience when someone asks something repeatedly and we get to that stage where we start calling that person a whinner or try to avoid that person. Subhanallah! No wonder we are humans and we are in need of Him azza wa jal. May we be worthy of glorifying His manifestation.
Allah says, " O Jibreel, delay his wish for I love to hear his lamentation to me. O Jibreel, grant my 'abd his request for I hate to hear his du'a upon me." I don't know the source to this but after reading it i thought this is such a beautiful and powerful narration since one of the most wonderful virtures it teaches us and can help us all strive for is to stay away from despair. In Islam, despair is forbidden ( may be in all the religions since patience is a great virture).
One of the scholars in the prologue of Ibn Qaiyyim's abridged translation of " Uddat as-sabirin wa dhakhirat ash-shakirin" mentions:
Patience, or patient perseverance, is obligatory, according to the consensus of the scholars, and it is half of faith (iman), the other half of which is gratitude (shukr). Patience is mentioned in the Qur'an around ninety times. The relation of patience to iman is like the relation of the head to the body, and the one who has no patience has no iman. ...
It further mentions: ... Allah has told us that He is with those who have patience; this is a special "companionship" (ma'iyyah) which means that He is protecting and supporting them, which is over and above the ordinary "companionship" which applies to believers and disbelievers alike whereby Allah has knowledge of them and is watching over them. Allah has told us:
"... And be patient and persevering: for Allah is with those who patiently persevere." (al-Anfal 8:47) ---- Subhanallah! Doesn't these explanations just keep us awestruck and bring such tranquility in the heart...
May be a lot of us can relate to incidents where our ibadas increased or remembrance of Allah (swt) sky rockted because we were looking to achieve a specific goal be it for - facing a job interview, finding the grades from finals, or even convincing parents, friends into doing something - and when it would be granted we would get back to our routine and even forget to show gratitude to Him azza wa 'jal. We do not even know how to worship Him properly - we are so into our own world! DUNYA! Oh Son of Adam - when will you ever realize?!
On the other hand, when our du'a is not being answered by Him or it's taking longer, with our human mind, we need to think over and over again and we need to convince ourselves that indeed i'm one of the servants He loves to hear from repeatedly. Indeed, He is watching me and indeed something better is awaiting if this is not granted. We need not give up on our du'as and our attitude should rather be : "I love to ask Him again & again," instead of giving up on our hope and du'a - thinking that He is not listening. How can He(swt) be not listening? He's the all Hearing (as-Sami') - we should not compare Allah azza wa jal with out limited human characteristics. Or may be what you are asking for isn't really good for you. Do we ever think of that? when we delight our eyes and mind on something we like it so much that we tend to close one of our eyes and forget to see all the effects it can have on us once we actually get it. He (swt) on the otherhand, is the All Seeing(al-Bashir) - the All Knowing (al-'Alim). How can we compare ourselves, our thoughts, our logics to the will of Allah (swt) - Who does everything for a much higher and far better wisdom than we can comprehend.
May He (swt) make us worthy of worshipping Him, and may we be worthy of His Mercy and His Forgiveness. May He (swt) see us as those servants who He loves to hear from and may we be worthy of Glorifying Him. Ameen!
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Some beautiful quotes from the best of the generations ...
What can my enemies do to me?
My paradise is at my heart, it is with me wherever I go.
To imprison me is to provide me with seclusion.
To send me to exile is to send me away in the Path of Allah.
And to kill me is to make me a martyr. – Ibn Taymeeyah
Subhanallah! This was the level of taqwa and iman these people had - each and every state they go through and could possibly think of to be in the near future was in relation to their station with Allah (swt). Today when we don't find anything to do, instead of making use of that time in remembrance of Allah (swt) or to read beneficial materials we rather engage ourselves in matters which benefits us neither in this world not would it help in the hereafter. We use the term "we are bored" - do we have enough time to be bored or to waste our limited 24 hours a day?
Knowledge is a confronting friend in times of loneliness, it is the best companions during the times of travel, and it is the inner friend who speaks to you in your privacy. Knowledge is the discerning proof of what is right and what is wrong, and it is positive force that will surmount you the trials of comfort, as well as those of hardships. Knowledge is your most powerful sword against your enemy, and finally it is your most dignifying raiment in the company of your close companions. – Mu’adh ibn Jabal (RA)
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Once a sahaba was asked, "Which one is better, to continue to be in du'a without being given or after we gain it?" He rahimahullah replied, " the former. Imagine that you are a begger. You go to a door of a kind person. He opens the door and gives you. Are you going to leave or stay there? Which one is better? "
So, in the same way what would you consider to be better? Asking Allah (swt) and be in constant remembrance of Allah (swt) or be granted of your wish which He grants and gives you just to shut you up? What if He gives it to you becasue He doesn't like to hear you calling Him and supplicating to Him? Du'a indeed implies presence at the gate of Allah (swt). I was reading it the other day, that, sometimes, when Allah (swt) loves His servant, He (swt) deliberately will not fulfill his du'a, so that the 'abd keeps making du'a to Him for He loves to hear it. Subhanallah! Can you imagine the greatness of our Lord? We humans on the otherhand are so opposite. We get mad or loose our patience when someone asks something repeatedly and we get to that stage where we start calling that person a whinner or try to avoid that person. Subhanallah! No wonder we are humans and we are in need of Him azza wa jal. May we be worthy of glorifying His manifestation.
Allah says, " O Jibreel, delay his wish for I love to hear his lamentation to me. O Jibreel, grant my 'abd his request for I hate to hear his du'a upon me." I don't know the source to this but after reading it i thought this is such a beautiful and powerful narration since one of the most wonderful virtures it teaches us and can help us all strive for is to stay away from despair. In Islam, despair is forbidden ( may be in all the religions since patience is a great virture).
One of the scholars in the prologue of Ibn Qaiyyim's abridged translation of " Uddat as-sabirin wa dhakhirat ash-shakirin" mentions:
Patience, or patient perseverance, is obligatory, according to the consensus of the scholars, and it is half of faith (iman), the other half of which is gratitude (shukr). Patience is mentioned in the Qur'an around ninety times. The relation of patience to iman is like the relation of the head to the body, and the one who has no patience has no iman. ...
It further mentions: ... Allah has told us that He is with those who have patience; this is a special "companionship" (ma'iyyah) which means that He is protecting and supporting them, which is over and above the ordinary "companionship" which applies to believers and disbelievers alike whereby Allah has knowledge of them and is watching over them. Allah has told us:
"... And be patient and persevering: for Allah is with those who patiently persevere." (al-Anfal 8:47) ---- Subhanallah! Doesn't these explanations just keep us awestruck and bring such tranquility in the heart...
May be a lot of us can relate to incidents where our ibadas increased or remembrance of Allah (swt) sky rockted because we were looking to achieve a specific goal be it for - facing a job interview, finding the grades from finals, or even convincing parents, friends into doing something - and when it would be granted we would get back to our routine and even forget to show gratitude to Him azza wa 'jal. We do not even know how to worship Him properly - we are so into our own world! DUNYA! Oh Son of Adam - when will you ever realize?!
On the other hand, when our du'a is not being answered by Him or it's taking longer, with our human mind, we need to think over and over again and we need to convince ourselves that indeed i'm one of the servants He loves to hear from repeatedly. Indeed, He is watching me and indeed something better is awaiting if this is not granted. We need not give up on our du'as and our attitude should rather be : "I love to ask Him again & again," instead of giving up on our hope and du'a - thinking that He is not listening. How can He(swt) be not listening? He's the all Hearing (as-Sami') - we should not compare Allah azza wa jal with out limited human characteristics. Or may be what you are asking for isn't really good for you. Do we ever think of that? when we delight our eyes and mind on something we like it so much that we tend to close one of our eyes and forget to see all the effects it can have on us once we actually get it. He (swt) on the otherhand, is the All Seeing(al-Bashir) - the All Knowing (al-'Alim). How can we compare ourselves, our thoughts, our logics to the will of Allah (swt) - Who does everything for a much higher and far better wisdom than we can comprehend.
May He (swt) make us worthy of worshipping Him, and may we be worthy of His Mercy and His Forgiveness. May He (swt) see us as those servants who He loves to hear from and may we be worthy of Glorifying Him. Ameen!
~~~
Some beautiful quotes from the best of the generations ...
What can my enemies do to me?
My paradise is at my heart, it is with me wherever I go.
To imprison me is to provide me with seclusion.
To send me to exile is to send me away in the Path of Allah.
And to kill me is to make me a martyr. – Ibn Taymeeyah
Subhanallah! This was the level of taqwa and iman these people had - each and every state they go through and could possibly think of to be in the near future was in relation to their station with Allah (swt). Today when we don't find anything to do, instead of making use of that time in remembrance of Allah (swt) or to read beneficial materials we rather engage ourselves in matters which benefits us neither in this world not would it help in the hereafter. We use the term "we are bored" - do we have enough time to be bored or to waste our limited 24 hours a day?
Knowledge is a confronting friend in times of loneliness, it is the best companions during the times of travel, and it is the inner friend who speaks to you in your privacy. Knowledge is the discerning proof of what is right and what is wrong, and it is positive force that will surmount you the trials of comfort, as well as those of hardships. Knowledge is your most powerful sword against your enemy, and finally it is your most dignifying raiment in the company of your close companions. – Mu’adh ibn Jabal (RA)
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