Whatever Allaah Does …. It Is For Our Best
by Asma bint Shameem
When my daughter was 2 years old, she loved to play with the water in the
commode. Yes, thats right....the commode.
Yuck!! That's nasty ! You would say.
But to her, that was the delight of the day! Splish...splash! To her there was
nothing like it! And so when I would prevent her from it, she would scream and
cry and wouldnt want to stop. She didnt understand how harmful that was for
her. In her little mind, I took away something that she really enjoyed.
And when I would take her to the doctor to have her immunization shots, she
didn't understand either. She would howl at the top of her lungs at the first
sight of the needle and would run the other way. It would take two of us just
to hold her down! To her, frankly, it was plain torture! Her innocent little
mind simply could not even begin to understand how, on earth, could being
tortured by a needle, be good for you?!! She didn't realize that this 'needle'
will Insha Allaah protect her from certain illnesses and harm that is much more
severe than the prick of this little needle.
So what's the point here ?
The point I am trying to make is that we, as parents sometimes do things for
our kids, out of our great love and concern for them, which they may not
understand. They do not see the wisdom behind it, although we do, and so we
carry out those things because we know it will be better for them.
And for Allah is the Highest example. (Surah Nahl:60)
So when Allaah Subhaanahu wa Taala , 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
Allaah decreed for us is actually better for us, for He is All-Wise and
All-Knowing.
Allaah 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. Allaah 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 Arham ar-Raahimeen, the Most
Merciful of all that show mercy. All the mercy that we have in this world from
Adam (Alaiyhi Salaam) 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 dont 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 Allaah didnt 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 for you....Perhaps you would
have become arrogant and conceited because of it, and Allaah saved you from it.
Because, you know that the Prophet (sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa Sallam) said:
"Any one in whose heart is even a mustard seed's worth of pride will not enter
Paradise." (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 Prophet (sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa Sallam) said:
"There is nothing that befalls a believer, not even a thorn that pricks him,
but Allaah will record one good deed for him and will remove one bad deed from
him." (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)." (Tirmidhi-Saheeh by al-Albaani)
If Allaah 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
Allaah, 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 Prophet (Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi
wa Sallam): "Trials will continue to befall the believing man and woman, with
regard to themselves, their children and their wealth, until they meet Allaah
with no sin on them."
(Tirmidhi-- saheeh by al-Albaani)
Subhaan Allaah! No sin ?!
And what is it from this world that you wouldnt give up, just to meet Allaah
with no sin??!!
Remember that the One Who is testing you is the Most Wise, the Most Merciful
and the Most Loving.....and that He 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 duaa 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 Allaah and ask for
forgiveness from Him. Who knows... if He didnt give you the difficulty, maybe
you would have strayed from Him far, far away....
Ibn Taymiyah said: "A calamity that makes you turn to Allaah is better for you
than a blessing which makes you forget the remembrance of Allaah."
Thus in our times of trouble, when we go through pain and suffering and in our
times of loss, we need to trust Allaah. 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. Allaah says in a hadeeth Qudsi:
"I am as my slave thinks of me and I am with him whenever he remembers me."
(Agreed Upon).
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 Allaahs 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 Allaah, 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 Prophet (sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa Sallam) 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." (Tirmidhi-saheeh).
So trust Him....for, there is much rewardin trusting Him.....it is Jannah. And
there is sin in distrusting Him. Calamities and disasters are a test, and they
are a sign of Allaahs 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 Allaah loves a people
He tests them. Whoever accepts that wins His pleasure but whoever is discontent
with that earns His wrath." (Saheeh al-Tirmidhi)
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