Sometimes when you can't trust people with your life,
All you need to do is just trust Allah with His judgement.
Every scene of your life that plays out has a Witness Who is the Judge Himself.
So don't doubt that any crime will go without justice.
People who are out to harm you are harming themselves.
It's just that they don't realize it, Yet.
It is only Allah who controls the Universe and both good and bad are
His decree.
The significant element that should always be kept in mind
is the omnipotence of Allah (swt).
Therefore our actions and the
material resources available to us do not guarantee the outcome of any
of our undertakings. For example our material and physical strength may
deceive us into believing that victory in a battlefield is inevitable
.
The truth is that our strength or weakness has no bearing on the outcome
of the battle, and it is only by the will of Allah that we become
victorious or get defeated by the enemy. It was this firm belief that
lead a handful of Muslims during and after the time of the Prophet (saw)
to fight so valiantly against a formidable enemy over and over again.
One may ask, why then do we strive to accomplish any task if we
cannot influence its outcome? The answer is rather simple. The actions
that we take fall into three categories:
They are either obligated upon
us by Allah (swt), recommended by Him or we are simply allowed to do
them. The obligatory actions are taken because Allah (swt) has ordered
them as compulsory. The recommended actions are taken to be rewarded in
addition to the rewards we get upon accomplishing the fard. In both of
these cases we seek to please Allah (swt), Actions falling under the
third category are taken to achieve certain objectives we anticipate to
fulfil. However, the certainty of accomplishing those objectives is not
under our control. Therefore the cause of initiating any action is not
whether we control its outcome. It is the anticipated goal we aim to
achieve.
This brings us to an important misconception amongst the Muslims
where some of the associate effort with having trust in Allah (swt). For
example, it is a popular notion that earning provides rizq and Tawakkul
in Allah (swt) should come after one has made a sincere effort to earn a
living. Some of the Muslims who hold such a view often present the
following Hadith in their defence:
A man came to the Prophet (saw) and said, “I will not tie my camel and trust in Allah” The Prophet (saw) said, ‘Tie it and trust in Allah.’
This Hadith does not indicate any prerequisite for trusting Allah
(swt). It does not, therefore suggest that somehow there is a link
between people tying the camel (an action) and putting ones trust in
Allah (swt). However, the Hadith conveys an important lesson to all of
us: That while trust in Allah (swt) is absolute being independent of
what we do it is our responsibility to act on what we intended to
accomplish. In this case tying the camel was a right thing to do if the
person feared that the camel would run away. Therefore he should have
taken the precaution regardless of his trust in Allah (swt). Tying the
camel does not take away from his trust in Allah (swt), irrespective of
our efforts and the circumstances surrounding us.
This belief should help us to this life according to the commands of
Allah (swt) even if we face hardships in doing so. Disappointment,
hopelessness should not daunt us because we have put our trust in Allah
(swt), our Creator and the only Sustainer. Many Muslims indulge in the
prohibited actions arguing that it is the only alternative; otherwise
they would face
disastrous consequences. Avid example is giving riba
when buying a house on a mortgage. They regard owning a house as a
necessity and we are willing to sacrifice Islam in doing so.
They fail to realise that it is only Allah (swt) who provides
security for them and their off springs and they need only to put their
absolute trust in Him.
Unfortunately the materialistic thought that we have acquired from
the Kuffar who depend on material gains for their very survival, has
drastically influenced our view towards this life as well… we take pride
in our wealth and what we do, and have displaced the trust in Allah
(swt) by relying solely on material possessions. May Allah (swt) restore
only trust in Him for only then can we truly succeed
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Sometimes when you can't trust people with your life,
All you need to do is just trust Allah with His judgement.
Every scene of your life that plays out has a Witness Who is the Judge Himself.
So don't doubt that any crime will go without justice.
People who are out to harm you are harming themselves.
It's just that they don't realize it, Yet.
It is only Allah who controls the Universe and both good and bad are
His decree.
The significant element that should always be kept in mind
is the omnipotence of Allah (swt).
Therefore our actions and the
material resources available to us do not guarantee the outcome of any
of our undertakings. For example our material and physical strength may
deceive us into believing that victory in a battlefield is inevitable
.
The truth is that our strength or weakness has no bearing on the outcome
of the battle, and it is only by the will of Allah that we become
victorious or get defeated by the enemy. It was this firm belief that
lead a handful of Muslims during and after the time of the Prophet (saw)
to fight so valiantly against a formidable enemy over and over again.
One may ask, why then do we strive to accomplish any task if we
cannot influence its outcome? The answer is rather simple. The actions
that we take fall into three categories:
They are either obligated upon
us by Allah (swt), recommended by Him or we are simply allowed to do
them. The obligatory actions are taken because Allah (swt) has ordered
them as compulsory. The recommended actions are taken to be rewarded in
addition to the rewards we get upon accomplishing the fard. In both of
these cases we seek to please Allah (swt), Actions falling under the
third category are taken to achieve certain objectives we anticipate to
fulfil. However, the certainty of accomplishing those objectives is not
under our control. Therefore the cause of initiating any action is not
whether we control its outcome. It is the anticipated goal we aim to
achieve.
This brings us to an important misconception amongst the Muslims
where some of the associate effort with having trust in Allah (swt). For
example, it is a popular notion that earning provides rizq and Tawakkul
in Allah (swt) should come after one has made a sincere effort to earn a
living. Some of the Muslims who hold such a view often present the
following Hadith in their defence:
A man came to the Prophet (saw) and said, “I will not tie my camel and trust in Allah” The Prophet (saw) said, ‘Tie it and trust in Allah.’
This Hadith does not indicate any prerequisite for trusting Allah
(swt). It does not, therefore suggest that somehow there is a link
between people tying the camel (an action) and putting ones trust in
Allah (swt). However, the Hadith conveys an important lesson to all of
us: That while trust in Allah (swt) is absolute being independent of
what we do it is our responsibility to act on what we intended to
accomplish. In this case tying the camel was a right thing to do if the
person feared that the camel would run away. Therefore he should have
taken the precaution regardless of his trust in Allah (swt). Tying the
camel does not take away from his trust in Allah (swt), irrespective of
our efforts and the circumstances surrounding us.
This belief should help us to this life according to the commands of
Allah (swt) even if we face hardships in doing so. Disappointment,
hopelessness should not daunt us because we have put our trust in Allah
(swt), our Creator and the only Sustainer. Many Muslims indulge in the
prohibited actions arguing that it is the only alternative; otherwise
they would face
disastrous consequences. Avid example is giving riba
when buying a house on a mortgage. They regard owning a house as a
necessity and we are willing to sacrifice Islam in doing so.
They fail to realise that it is only Allah (swt) who provides
security for them and their off springs and they need only to put their
absolute trust in Him.
Unfortunately the materialistic thought that we have acquired from
the Kuffar who depend on material gains for their very survival, has
drastically influenced our view towards this life as well… we take pride
in our wealth and what we do, and have displaced the trust in Allah
(swt) by relying solely on material possessions. May Allah (swt) restore
only trust in Him for only then can we truly succeed
