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Salaam Alaikum...
I must remind myself, masyaAllah, that nothing comes easy. Nothing is predictable and we can never know what happens later today, tomorrow and the day after. Allah will will whatever to happen, and it is only His right to do so. I must remind myself that every nikmah, every single thing that I want to attain in this life, must be work hard for. And every step along the way must be accompanied with supplications for His blessings, for the hope that it will be beneficial for Earth and the Hereafter.
I must also remind myself that if Allah has willed that I cannot have what or who I want so badly to have, then I have to accept the fact. I must redha to his qada' and qadar and I must redha and tawakkal that He knows what's best for me.
"...be mindful of Allah, you'll find him before you. Get to know Allah in prosperity and He will know you in adversity. Know that what has passed you by wasn't going to befall you; and that what has befallen you wasn't going to pass you by. And know that victory comes with patience, relief with affliction, and ease with hardship."
(related by Tirmidzi)
If I have already put in the effort in obtaining what I want, and I still am not able to obtain it, there must be something else for me. And I have faith that even if it is me against the world, the only one who will be my everlasting companion is He. Not anyone else. That even if He afflicts me with the most painful of experiences, His affliction is His everlasting love. While others may not be able to see or feel our pain, He knows what we are going through. He knows every single activity in our bodies, He knows every single thoughts in our brain, He knows our intentions in our hearts.
"and we certainly create man and we know his soul whisper to him. We are nearer to him than his life vein." Qaf, 16
On the authority of Abu Hurairah, who said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said : Allah said:
" I am as My servant thinks I am. I am with him when he makes mention of Me. If he makes mention of Me to himself, I make mention of him to Myself. And if he makes mention of Me in an assembly, I make mention of him in an assembly better than it. And if he draws near to Me a hand's span, I draw near to him an arm's length. And if he draws near to Me an arm's length, I draw near to him a fathom's length. And if he comes to Me walking, I go to him at speed."
(Hadist Qudsi: Bukhari, Muslim, Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah)
So, I must not complain in adversity. It is fitrah to feel sad, to feel disappointed, but I need to move on if that ever happens. Because Allah knows what's best for me, He has written what is best for me. And I need to work harder in my doas, in my ibadahs, in my amalans, in my daily demeanor and interactions with the people around me, to obtain His blessings. I need to accept realities as it is. And as long as I have not worked hard for something, Allah will ensure that I don't deserve it, or that I don't see the hikmah behind it.
Astaghfighullah.. Sesungguhnya, aku adalah orang yang bertuah. Dan sentiasa, aku lupa untuk bersyukur.
MasyaAllah. Dear God, protect me from and guide me with all that I don't know of..
Wassalam..
I must remind myself, masyaAllah, that nothing comes easy. Nothing is predictable and we can never know what happens later today, tomorrow and the day after. Allah will will whatever to happen, and it is only His right to do so. I must remind myself that every nikmah, every single thing that I want to attain in this life, must be work hard for. And every step along the way must be accompanied with supplications for His blessings, for the hope that it will be beneficial for Earth and the Hereafter.
I must also remind myself that if Allah has willed that I cannot have what or who I want so badly to have, then I have to accept the fact. I must redha to his qada' and qadar and I must redha and tawakkal that He knows what's best for me.
"...be mindful of Allah, you'll find him before you. Get to know Allah in prosperity and He will know you in adversity. Know that what has passed you by wasn't going to befall you; and that what has befallen you wasn't going to pass you by. And know that victory comes with patience, relief with affliction, and ease with hardship."
(related by Tirmidzi)
If I have already put in the effort in obtaining what I want, and I still am not able to obtain it, there must be something else for me. And I have faith that even if it is me against the world, the only one who will be my everlasting companion is He. Not anyone else. That even if He afflicts me with the most painful of experiences, His affliction is His everlasting love. While others may not be able to see or feel our pain, He knows what we are going through. He knows every single activity in our bodies, He knows every single thoughts in our brain, He knows our intentions in our hearts.
"and we certainly create man and we know his soul whisper to him. We are nearer to him than his life vein." Qaf, 16
On the authority of Abu Hurairah, who said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said : Allah said:
" I am as My servant thinks I am. I am with him when he makes mention of Me. If he makes mention of Me to himself, I make mention of him to Myself. And if he makes mention of Me in an assembly, I make mention of him in an assembly better than it. And if he draws near to Me a hand's span, I draw near to him an arm's length. And if he draws near to Me an arm's length, I draw near to him a fathom's length. And if he comes to Me walking, I go to him at speed."
(Hadist Qudsi: Bukhari, Muslim, Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah)
So, I must not complain in adversity. It is fitrah to feel sad, to feel disappointed, but I need to move on if that ever happens. Because Allah knows what's best for me, He has written what is best for me. And I need to work harder in my doas, in my ibadahs, in my amalans, in my daily demeanor and interactions with the people around me, to obtain His blessings. I need to accept realities as it is. And as long as I have not worked hard for something, Allah will ensure that I don't deserve it, or that I don't see the hikmah behind it.
Astaghfighullah.. Sesungguhnya, aku adalah orang yang bertuah. Dan sentiasa, aku lupa untuk bersyukur.
MasyaAllah. Dear God, protect me from and guide me with all that I don't know of..
Wassalam..