In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate
Assalaamu alaykum
Dear Friends
I pray that you are well.
The One who gives only gives those things that is good for you.
When you are on the Truth and you find afflictions and difficulties on your path, e.g. having a bad spouse, financial crisis, unreasonable mother-in-law, difficult children, people backbiting/slandering you, going in and out the hospital, you know that this is good for you.
You may be longing for something or someone but it didn't come. Remember that something or someone is a creation of Allah. It belongs to Him. He didn't want to give it you and that is definitely best for you. His choice for you is better than your own choice for yourself. He already know the results of that what you want for yourself and that you don't know the result of that you want for yourself.
You may desire lots of money so your problems would go away, so you think. You may desire lots of money so you can do all the righteous works---feed the poor, build an orphanage, build schools, build masjid. But what do you know? You might turn into an arrogant person and forget Allah entirely. May Allah protect us from this calamity. Ameen.
"Had God expanded His provision to His servants, they would have been insolent in the earth; but He sends down in measure whatsoever He will; surely He is aware of and sees His servants." Qur'an al-Shura 42:27
"God outspreads and straitens His provision unto whomsoever He will. They rejoice in this present life; and this present life, beside the world to come, is naught but passing enjoyment." Qur'an al-Ra'd 13:26
So you should not despair in the face of problems. Submit and say Alhamdulillah, inna lillahi wainna ilayhi raji'un and ask Allah to give you the reward that is in these difficulties and for Him to grant you support in your misfortune and compensate you with something better.
May Allah make us steadfast. Ameen. Please don't forget us in your night prayers. Jazakallahu khairan.
Wassalaam
