Truly Wondrous Is The Matter Of A Believer

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate
Assalaamu alaykum

Dear Friends

I pray that you are well.

Most people are not thankful and patient. When they have something, they are not thankful. Some openly attribute to what they have to themselves. They forget Allah who gives them what they have.

Indeed Allah says,

وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَشْكُرُونَ ﴿٣٨

...but most men are not grateful. (Surat Yusuf 12:38)

Then when they don't have something or don't like something, they react emotionally. Some are quick to blame someone, even blaming Allah for it, except themselves. They forget that this might be their punishment for their sins or this might be another test of their Faith. Either way, if they return to Allah, with gratitude and patience, it will be good for them.

Being grateful is a cause of increase from Allah whereas forgetting Allah can result in a severe punishment.

Allah says,

وَإِذْ تَأَذَّنَ رَبُّكُمْ لَئِن شَكَرْتُمْ لَأَزِيدَنَّكُمْ ۖ وَلَئِن كَفَرْتُمْ إِنَّ عَذَابِى لَشَدِيدٌ ﴿٧

And [remember] when your Lord proclaimed, 'If you are grateful, I will surely increase you [in favor]; but if you deny, indeed, My punishment is severe.' (Surat Ibrahim 14:7)

We become impatient because we lose sight of the bigger picture. The Prophet, Allah bless him and grant him peace, gives a simple formula which solves this problem and provides us with comfort and assurance.

The Prophet, Allah bless him and grant him peace, said:

Truly wondrous is the matter of the believer, for his every matter is good, and that is not for any but the believer: if good times come to him he is grateful, so it is better for him, and if bad times come to him he is patient, so it is better for him. (Muslim)

If we realize that this life is transient, that the Hereafter is eternal, that Allah is the sole Being who provides and sustains, that He is the best of Planners and He knows what is best for us at any particular moment, and that to Him is our final return, there is nothing to be such in hurry and impatient about except rushing to our obedience of the Lord and the pursuit of His pleasure.

For 13 years the Prophet, Allah bless him and grant him peace, remained at Makkah, bearing the vilest of emotional and physical abuse. Once, it was all too much for some of the companions, and while the Prophet, Allah bless him and grant him peace, was sitting in the shade of the Ka'ba, they approached and asked him to pray to Allah to quicken their victory.

The Prophet, Allah bless him and grant him peace, did not oblige them, but instead told them,

From among those who have preceded you, a man would be caught and held in a pit dug for him in the earth and he would be sawn in two by a saw placed over his head, or his flesh would be combed away from his bones with iron combs, but none of this would tear him away from his faith. Allah will surely help Islam complete its mission, till a rider will proceed from San’aa’ to Hadhramaut, fearing nothing save Allah and the wolf eating his sheep. But you are in too much of a hurry. (Bukhari)

Being patient will give you peace for Allah is with the patient.

May Allah make us among His grateful slaves and give us patience. Ameen. Please don't forget us in your night prayers. Jazakallahu khairan.

And Allah knows best.
Wassalaam