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Who is it that answers the distressed when they call upon Him? Who removes their suffering? Who makes you successors in the earth? Is it another god besides Allah? Little notice do you take! (27:62)

And put your trust in the Ever Living One Who dies not, and glorify His Praises, and Sufficient is He as the All-Knower of the sins of His slaves. (25:58)

How often a small force has defeated a large army with Allah’s permission! Allah is with those who are steadfast. (2:249)

And when they went into the field against goliath and his hosts they said: Our Lord! Bestow on us endurance, make our foothold sure, and give us help against the disbelieving folk.

( 2:250)

The Unbelievers spend their wealth to hinder (men) from the path of Allah, and so will they continue to spend; but in the end they will have regrets and sighs; at length they will be overcome: and the Unbelievers will be gathered together to Hell. (8:36)

…and to complain is evidence of not finding one’s sufficiency in God,

in Whose Hand is the Dominion of all things (36:83)

and also of omitting to remember those verses which relate to the worth of patient endurance of losses, infirmities, and afflictions, and that God the Exalted knows better than a man that which is of most benefit to him. He has said, Exalted is He:

We shall try you with something of fear, hunger, and diminution of wealth, lives and fruits. And give good tidings to those who have patience, who when stricken by hardship say ‘We belong to God, and to Him we shall return!’ God will send blessings and mercy on them, those are they who are guided. (2:155-157)

God will give the one who perseveres in this kind of fortitude to taste the sweetness of surrender and find rest in the serenity of contentment.

You must rely on God, for He suffices, enriches, and concerns Himself with those who do so.

And the one who relies on God, God will suffice him. (65:3)

Know that the basis of reliance on God is the heart’s knowledge that all matters are in God’s Hand, whether beneficial or harmful, unpleasant or pleasant, and that were all creatures to unite to be of benefit to someone they would benefit him only in the way God has already written for him; and that is they were to unite to harm him they would do so only in that which God has already written for him.

You must be content with God’s decrees, for this contentment is among the most noble consequences of love and gnosis. It is the attribute of the lover to be pleased with the acts of His Beloved, whether they be sweet or bitter, The Prophet SallAllahu alaihi wasallam has said, that God says: ‘Anyone who is not content with My decress and cannot patiently endure My trials, let him seek a lord other than I!’ And the Prophet SallAllahu alaihi wasallam said: ‘When God loves a people He afflicts them, the one who is content receives (His) contentment and the one who is angry receives (His) anger.’

Your duty, O believer, is to know and believe that God the Exalted is the One Who causes guidance and misguidance, misery and happiness, and nearness and remoteness; He gives and with holds, abases and exalts, and cause harm and benefit. Having known and believed in this your duty is to never object, whether outwardly or inwardly, to any of His acts. To object means to say: “Why was that?’ and “What for?’ “Why was it not like this or that? What did so-and-so do to deserve this?’ There can be none more ignorant than he who raises objections to the way God deals with His Kingdom or disputes His sovereignty, while remaining aware that God the Eaxalted is the Unique Creator, Authority, Sovereign, and Manager, Who does what He wills and decides what He wishes, Who

cannot be asked to account for what He does, while they (his creatures) can (21:23)

On the contrary, you must believe that everything that God does cannot be done in a wiser, more equitable, better, or more perfect way.

Should a servant wish to know how much contentment he has, then let him search for it when hardships arrive, afflictions descend, and sicknesses become severe, for in these circumstances he will either find it or not.

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And continue reciting Hizb al-Nasr, along with Habib Ali al-Jifri’s recommended reading for those who are oppressed.

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O Messenger of Allah, the one who fulfills trusts,

O one of great character O ocean of purity.

You are, after Allah, the blessing that is aspired for

And a refuge O chosen one, O Mustafa.

May the blessings of Allah encompass Ahmad

The one for whom the fire of idolatry and disbelief has been extinguished

Together with the peace of Allah and His blessings

May it also be upon his noble and honourable family,

and the Companions and their followers, forever.

May You spread from it a sweet gentle breeze which cures and relieves a diseased heart.

Imam ‘Abdullah Ibn Alawi Al-Haddad

JUMA’AH MUBARAK!

All good is from Allah Ta’ala whereas mistakes are from this humble speck. May Allah Ta’ala Bless all readers, bringing you all closer to Him and His Rasul SallAllahu alaihi wasallam.  May He accept our humble efforts and grant us the capacity to be good and do good. Ameen.