If the Dunya was the true abode then the Prophets would have had the most luxurious and opulent of lives.

Shaykh Abdul Aziz al-Turayfi

[May Allah expedite his release]

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Accept the Qadr of Allāh. Know what hit was never meant to miss and what missed was always meant to be that way. To understand this is by far the most difficult thing one can learn to do, but once it's done, that's when one is able to taste the true sweetness of īmān.

Look inside yourself, you are more than what you've become.

Be grateful to your Lord for the good and even more when things don't go the way we want it to. He knows that which we don't. Allāh never burdens a soul with more than it can bear. What missed us will be replaced with something better. We pray for the love of Allāh while His love for us has always been there, who moved? Who else is there to pray to? Who else can guide us?

The pain you feel today is the reason why you've finally turned to Him. See this as a blessing and know it's all for a better you! Listen to your past. Don't live life blind. This path you tread was never made for the weak, you're almost there, bear patience and prepare to reap the reward of all that you've been through.

Grey skies don't last forever. Know that this too shall pass. There's a reason behind all this struggle, there's a reason why we fall, all for us to turn to Him, Him alone and there's nothing to do except rebuild, there's nowhere to go except up.

Do not lose hope; nor be sad. Allāh hears your duʿās. Be patient and trust Him to open the right door for you at the right time.

Be patient, for what's written for you is written by the Greatest of writers.

حسبنا الله ونعم الوكيل

Who is the Happy one?

Shaykh Mukthar Ash Shinqiti

Careful what you attach your heart to— for that thing will encase it, so let it be an encasement of light and not something of darkness and gloom.

Shaykh Adham al-Asimi al-Hanafi

Why are you sad? You have Islam, you have something which makes you everything!

Imām Ibn Rajab رحمه الله stated:

"Loving Allāh is not complete except with being obedient to Him. And there's no way to be obedient to Him except by following His Messengerﷺ."

[Tafsīr Ibn Rajab 1/497]

Chasing money endlessly is a scam. Find an amount that will suit your lifestyle and live comfortably, aim for that rather an endless amount.

Loads of studies have shown that after earning a certain amount of money ($75,000 in the US), it no longer add's on to happiness

What should the Maʿrifah of Allāh ﷻ lead to?

A deep awareness and knowledge of Allah (maʿrifah) will make you shy of Allah, increase your love for Him and attach your heart to Him. You will be left in awe of Him and will always long to meet Him.

You will repeatedly turn to Him broken in repentance. You will hastily run away from the creation to enjoy seclusion with Him.

Striving to attain these qualities is a continuous effort, and not a single struggle. It is a lifelong journey that will only end when we meet Him and He is pleased with us, inshāAllah.

Trials in themselves can be such blessings: You're reminded that you are living in the Dunyā, you're reminded that perfection only belongs to Allāh, your connection with Allāh becomes stronger, you gain so many valuable experiences and lessons, and improve yourself. Alhamdulillāh

“Everything and everyone at their own pace. Flow with not against yourself.”

-Akiroq Brost

When we go through a certain loss and are deprived of something, it is still present in Allāh Ta’āla’s treasures and He Ta’āla can create any wasīlah for it to be returned. It can be a loss of comfort from a person, which Allāh Ta’āla can restore through another means, or a loss of an item that He Ta’āla can return or replace.

The main point being that our difficult situations do not cause any change within the power and treasure of Allāh Ta’āla. Secondly, nothing can happen or be stopped without His will. In other words, in all situations, whether they are of ease or hardship, we are completely helpless except with what He Ta’āla has willed for us. And in each of these situations Allāh Ta’āla remains the اصل of power over each second of our lives.

So in every experience, we turn to Him, asking for strength, understanding, ease, wisdom, relief, etc solely from Him as we are unable to achieve any of this on our own even if it’s something of ease. We remind ourselves that nothing is impossible for Allāh Ta’āla. When we seek the relief and strength to overcome it we can only do so through Him (through du’ā, ‘ibādah, and other means He Ta’āla has provided us with). And while we work on this, we also push ourselves towards having patience and acceptance of the will of Allāh Ta’āla, knowing that if relief is being withheld for now, it is only because He Ta’āla deemed it best for us. But that, like everything else, eventually “this too shall pass”.