Tie Your Camel

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

Dear Friends

I pray that you are well.

Anas ibn Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that a person asked the Messenger of Allah, Allah bless him and grant him peace, “Should I tie my camel and have Tawakkul (trust in Allah for her protection) or should I leave her untied and have Tawakkul.” the Messenger of Allah, Allah bless him and grant him peace, replied, “Tie her and have Tawakkul.” (Hasan) [Jami At-Tirmidhi]

Tawakkul means to put in our best efforts to do what Allah Almighty expects us to do and leave the results to Allah.

Tawakkul in Allah includes tawakkul in His provision. Our test in this world is of the means we choose to earn the provision. Are we going to adopt halal means seeking the pleasure of Allah or are we going to resort to haram means (by cheating, lying, stealing, engaging in riba, etc.) and thus earn the displeasure and wrath of Allah? The choice is ours.

We don't need to kill ourselves trying to make more and more money at the expense of our Iman (Faith) and our families. Many people make a mistake of thinking that money can solve their problems. Not at all, rather money is the root of many evils. We can see many examples of this in our own lives and the lives of other people.

Remember, only what Allah has ordained for us will come to us, no more, no less. So, don't run after the world but walk steadily and take it easy, and incorporate in our daily routine, time for our children--in teaching them Islam and inculcating in them the love of Allah and His Messenger, Allah bless him and grant him peace, and time for worship and learning sacred knowledge to improve our worship of Allah--both outwardly and inwardly.

Remember, the basket is always full, our work will never finish and time is limited. So, an intelligent person will pick works that would yield him the most return and what are these things? There are those things that Allah has obligated us to do and any extras that will make Allah love us.

Abu Hurayrah, radiyallahu ‘anhu, reported that the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam, said:

“Allah the Almighty has said: ‘Whosoever acts with enmity towards a closer servant of Mine (wali), I will indeed declare war against him. Nothing endears My servant to Me than doing of what I have made obligatory upon him to do. And My servant continues to draw nearer to Me with supererogatory (nawafil) prayers so that I shall love him. When I love him, I shall be his hearing with which he shall hear, his sight with which he shall see, his hands with which he shall hold, and his feet with which he shall walk. And if he asks (something) of Me, I shall surely give it to him, and if he takes refuge in Me, I shall certainly grant him it.’” [Bukhari]

فَسُبْحَـٰنَ ٱلَّذِى بِيَدِهِۦ مَلَكُوتُ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ ﴿٨٣

So exalted is He (Allah Almighty) in whose hand is the realm of all things, and to Him you will be returned. (83) [Yaasin 36:71]

May Allah increase our Iman and give us a sound understanding of His religion. Ameen.

Please don't forget us in your night prayers. Jazakallahu khairan.

And Allah knows best.
Wassalaam