Assalamualaikum everyone! Kaifa haluka? Ok.. this is my
first entry written in fully english! If there anything wrong with the grammar,
spelling or something.. just give me a comment ok? My topic for today is Whatever Allah Does It
Is The Best For Our Best.
And for Allah is the Highest example. (Surah Nahl : 60)
So when Allah SWT, in His Infinite Wisdom, tests us with a
situation that we think is difficult or takes away something that in our mind
was good for us, we need to remember that perhaps it may not be so. Perhaps if
we had continued in our way, it might have been harmful for us and whatever
Allah decreed for us is actually better for us, for He is All-Wise and
All-Knowing. Allah says:
'...and it may be that you dislike a thing which is good for
you and that you like a thing which is bad for you. Allah knows but you do not
know.'
(Surah Baqarah: 216)
Al-Hasan al-Basri said: 'Do not resent the calamities that
come and the disasters that occur, for perhaps in something that you dislike
will be your salvation, and perhaps in something that you prefer will be your
doom.'
Remember that we are dealing with the One who is Ar Rahman
Ar Rahim, the Most Merciful of all that show mercy. All the mercy that we have
in this world from Adam A.S to the Day of Judgment is only one hundredth of the
Mercy of the Most Merciful. And He is
Most Wise. He knows and we don't know.
So have faith in Him and trust in Him and although,
sometimes we may not understand the reason behind certain things, know that as
long as you obey Him, whatever He will do for you is, in fact for your
betterment.
So if Allah didn't give you that big house, or that nice car
you wanted or that big raise you were hoping for, know in your mind and believe
in your heart that it is actually better for you. Who knows.....maybe that big
house, that car or that money would have become a source of 'fitnah' (test) for
you....Perhaps you would have become arrogant and conceited because of it, and
Allah saved you from it.
The Rasulullah SAW said: 'Any one in whose heart is even a mustard seed's worth of
pride will not enter Paradise.'
(Hadith Muslim)
And if you have been sick and suffering, sure it is not
easy. But again, know in your mind and believe in your heart that it is indeed
better for you. For, if you bear patiently, it will be a means of expiation for
your sins and a source of great reward.
The Rasulullah SAW said: 'There is nothing that befalls a
believer, not even a thorn that pricks him, but Allah will record one good deed
for him and will remove one bad deed from him.' (Hadith Muslim)
And: 'On the Day of Resurrection, when people who had
suffered affliction are given their reward, those who were healthy will wish
their skins had been cut to pieces with scissors when they were in the world
(when they see the immense rewards for the afflictions they suffered).'
(Hadith Termizi-Sahih by al-Albaani)
If Allah took away a dear, loved one, believe, from the
bottom of your heart, that surely this was better. For, you never know, had the
one who passed away lived longer, may be his life would have been one of sins
and disobedience and Allah, out of His Mercy, took him before that....in a
state of Imaan.
And if life has been difficult, worries surround you and calamities
after calamities befall you, hear the good news from the Rasulullah SAW:
'Trials will continue to befall the believing man and woman, with regard to
themselves, their children and their wealth, until they meet Allah with no sin
on them.'
(Hadith Termizi-Sahih by al-Albaani)
Subhanallah! No sin?! And what is it from this world that
you wouldn't give up, just to meet Allah with no sin??!!
I ever said this to my closest friend : Allah did not send this
calamity in order to destroy you....or cause you pain or finish you off.
Rather, He is checking on you, testing your patience, acceptance and faith; it
is so that He may hear your du'a and supplication, so that He may see you
standing before Him....seeking His protection....filled with humility and
complaining to Him, alone. The difficulties you face is a reminder for you to
return to Allah and ask for forgiveness from Him. Who knows... if He didn't
give you the difficulty, maybe you would have strayed from Him far, far
away....n alhamdulillah my friend thanked me n become more calm..
Ibn Taymiyah said: 'A calamity that makes you turn to Allah
is better for you than a blessing which makes you forget the remembrance of
Allah.' Thus in our times of trouble, when we go through pain and suffering and
in our times of loss, we need to trust Allah. We need to keep in mind that as
long as we fear Him and try our best to obey Him, He will never do us wrong. He
will protect us and guide us and do the best for us, no matter what the
situation apparently looks like.
Allah says in a hadith Qudsi:
'I am as my slave thinks of me and I am with him whenever he
remembers me.'
It is actually a sign of our weakness and shortsightedness,
that we tend to focus on the calamities themselves, without paying much
attention to the benefits that they may bring. We also forget to look at all
other innumerable blessings that we enjoy and see around us.
Our minds, our logic and our senses cannot even begin to
fathom the Wisdom, the Knowledge and the Hikmah behind Allah's decisions and
verdicts. It is He who is the Wise....it is He who is the Just and it is He who
is the Knower of the unseen. If we trust in Allah, He will suffice and it is He
who will grant us goodness in any situation and under any circumstances.
'And when someone puts all his trust in Allah, He will be
enough for him.' (Surah at-Talaaq:3)
The Rasululllah SAW said: 'If you put your trust completely
in Allah, He will arrange for your sustenance in the same way as He provides
for the birds. They go out in the morning with their stomachs empty and return
filled in the evening.' (Hadith Termizi).
So trust Him....for, there is much reward in trusting
Him.....it is Jannah. And there is sin in distrusting Him. Calamities and
disasters are a test, and they are a sign of Allaah's love for a person. They
are like medicine: even though it is bitter, yet, in spite of its bitterness
you still give it to the one whom you love....
'The greatest reward comes with the greatest trial. When Allah
loves a people He tests them. Whoever accepts that wins His pleasure but
whoever is discontent with that earns His wrath.' (Hadith Termizi)
