When You Are Sad, Down, Afraid And Alone...

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

Assalaamu alaykum

Dear Friends

I pray that you are well.

When you are sad, down, afraid and alone, remember Hajar (may Allah be pleased with her) being left alone with her infant son, Ismael (may Allah grant him peace) in an uncultivated valley of Makkah having no fruit, no trees, no food, no water, no sign of life, with a a small amount of food and water which was hardly enough for two days.

Hajar did not know what Allah had hidden for her but she obeyed and remain patient. And now you know some of the tremendous things that were hidden for her--which include millions of people following her footsteps between Safa and Marwah during hajj every year and umrah throughout the year until the Day of Judgment. We cannot imagine the reward she is getting in Paradise for her patience.

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱصْبِرُ‌وا۟ وَصَابِرُ‌وا۟ وَرَ‌ابِطُوا۟ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ ﴿٢٠٠

O you who have believed, persevere and endure and remain stationed and fear Allah that you may be successful. (200)

[Qur'an, AleImran 3:200]

وَٱصْبِرْ‌ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُضِيعُ أَجْرَ‌ ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ ﴿١١٥

And be patient, for indeed, Allah does not allow to be lost the reward of those who do good. (115)

[Qur'an, Hud 11:115]

Remember,

لَا يُكَلِّفُ ٱللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا ۚ لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتْ وَعَلَيْهَا مَا ٱكْتَسَبَتْ ۗ

Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity. It will have [the consequence of] what [good] it has gained, and it will bear [the consequence of] what [evil] it has earned.


رَ‌بَّنَا لَا تُؤَاخِذْنَآ إِن نَّسِينَآ أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَا ۚ رَ‌بَّنَا وَلَا تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْنَآ إِصْرً‌ۭا كَمَا حَمَلْتَهُۥ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِنَا ۚ رَ‌بَّنَا وَلَا تُحَمِّلْنَا مَا لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِۦ ۖ وَٱعْفُ عَنَّا وَٱغْفِرْ‌ لَنَا وَٱرْ‌حَمْنَآ ۚ أَنتَ مَوْلَىٰنَا فَٱنصُرْ‌نَا عَلَى ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِ‌ينَ ﴿٢٨٦


Our Lord, do not impose blame upon us if we have forgotten or erred. Our Lord, and lay not upon us a burden like that which You laid upon those before us. Our Lord, and burden us not with that which we have no ability to bear. And pardon us; and forgive us; and have mercy upon us. You are our protector, so give us victory over the disbelieving people. [Qur'an, Al-Baqarah 2:286]

May Allah make us of those who are patient.

Ameen.

Allahumma salli 'ala Muhammad wa 'ala aalihi wa sahbihi wassallam.

And Allah knows best.
Wassalaam