Even when all doors appear to have been closed, as true believers we should never let feelings of helplessness succumb us.

Consider the following Hadith of the Prophet (peace be upon him) and ibn Al-Qayyim’s commentary on that Hadith:

It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:

“The strong believer is better and more beloved to Allah than the weak believer, although both are good. Strive to do that which will benefit you and seek the help of Allah, and do not feel helpless. If anything befalls you, do not say ‘If only I had done (such and such), the such and such would have happened,’ rather say: ‘Allah has decreed and what He wills He does,’ for ‘if only’ opens the door to the work of the shaitan.” (Muslim, 2664).

Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) said:

This Hadith includes several important principles of faith, including the following:

“Do not feel helpless”: Feeling helpless is contrary to striving for that which will benefit him, and it is contrary to seeking the help of Allah.

The one who strives for that which will benefit him and seeks the help of Allah is the opposite of the one who feels helpless, so this is telling him, before what has been decreed happens, of that which is one of the greatest means of attaining it, which is striving for it whilst seeking the help of the One in Whose hand is control of all things, from Whom they come and to Whom they will return.

If he does not attain what was not decreed for him, then he may feel either of two things: Helplessness, which opens the door to the work of the Satan, so his sense of helplessness leads him to say “if only,” but there is nothing good in saying “if only” in this case, rather that opens the door to blame, panic, discontentment, regret and grief, all of which are the work of the Satan.

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) forbade us to open the door to his works in this manner, and told us to adopt the second option, which is looking at the divine decree and bearing it in mind, for if it was decreed for him it would never have missed him and no one could have prevented him from attaining it. Hence he said:

“If anything befalls you, do not say ‘If only I had done (such and such), the such and such would have happened,’ rather say: ‘Allah has decreed and what He wills He does,’” and he taught him that which will benefit him in either case, whether he gets what he wanted or not. Hence this hadeeth is one which a person can never do without.

(Shifa Al-Aleel, 37-38)

Jazakallahu khairan!

May Allah make us better Muslims.

Aamiin wa antum fa jazaakumullaahu khayran

mhmsadyq:
Jazakallahu khairan!

May Allah make us better Muslims.

May Allah help us all and our brothers all over the world, while helping us remain steadfast.

Thank you for this piece.

May Allah bless you richly

Thank you, @ Op.

Barka da Jumu'ah brothers and sisters.

If this Hadith is true, why was Allah's Apostle affected by both magic and poison during his lifetime? In fact the poison actually killed him in exactly the way allah warned that he would die if he was a false prophet:


Sahih al-Bukhari 5779

I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "Whoever takes seven Ajwa dates in the morning will not be effected by magic or poison on that day."

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ بَشِيرٍ أَبُو بَكْرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا هَاشِمُ بْنُ هَاشِمٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عَامِرُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبِي يَقُولُ، سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " مَنِ اصْطَبَحَ بِسَبْعِ تَمَرَاتٍ عَجْوَةٍ لَمْ يَضُرَّهُ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمَ سَمَّ وَلَا سِحْرُ "

Great piece. May Allah make us steadfast. Jazakulmullahu khairan

ZekeYeager:
If this Hadith is true, why was Allah's Apostle affected by both magic and poison during his lifetime? In fact the poison actually killed him in exactly the way allah warned that he would die if he was a false prophet:


Sahih al-Bukhari 5779

I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "Whoever takes seven Ajwa dates in the morning will not be effected by magic or poison on that day."

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ بَشِيرٍ أَبُو بَكْرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا هَاشِمُ بْنُ هَاشِمٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عَامِرُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبِي يَقُولُ، سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " مَنِ اصْطَبَحَ بِسَبْعِ تَمَرَاتٍ عَجْوَةٍ لَمْ يَضُرَّهُ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمَ سَمَّ وَلَا سِحْرُ "

wahalur

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akinsmail51:
Even when all doors appear to have been closed, as true believers we should never let feelings of helplessness succumb us.

Consider the following Hadith of the Prophet (peace be upon him) and ibn Al-Qayyim’s commentary on that Hadith:

It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:

“The strong believer is better and more beloved to Allah than the weak believer, although both are good. Strive to do that which will benefit you and seek the help of Allah, and do not feel helpless. If anything befalls you, do not say ‘If only I had done (such and such), the such and such would have happened,’ rather say: ‘Allah has decreed and what He wills He does,’ for ‘if only’ opens the door to the work of the shaitan.” (Muslim, 2664).

Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) said:

This Hadith includes several important principles of faith, including the following:

“Do not feel helpless”: Feeling helpless is contrary to striving for that which will benefit him, and it is contrary to seeking the help of Allah.

The one who strives for that which will benefit him and seeks the help of Allah is the opposite of the one who feels helpless, so this is telling him, before what has been decreed happens, of that which is one of the greatest means of attaining it, which is striving for it whilst seeking the help of the One in Whose hand is control of all things, from Whom they come and to Whom they will return.

If he does not attain what was not decreed for him, then he may feel either of two things: Helplessness, which opens the door to the work of the Satan, so his sense of helplessness leads him to say “if only,” but there is nothing good in saying “if only” in this case, rather that opens the door to blame, panic, discontentment, regret and grief, all of which are the work of the Satan.

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) forbade us to open the door to his works in this manner, and told us to adopt the second option, which is looking at the divine decree and bearing it in mind, for if it was decreed for him it would never have missed him and no one could have prevented him from attaining it. Hence he said:

“If anything befalls you, do not say ‘If only I had done (such and such), the such and such would have happened,’ rather say: ‘Allah has decreed and what He wills He does,’” and he taught him that which will benefit him in either case, whether he gets what he wanted or not. Hence this hadeeth is one which a person can never do without.

(Shifa Al-Aleel, 37-38)

JazzakaLlau kair dear brother

E go kuku be

Jazakumllah khayran

Jazakaallah 🙏

Shukran jazeelan Akhi.

May Allah make things easier for us all and may he keep us steadfast.