بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate
Assalaamu alaykum
True success doesn't happen overnight. Not only you must have a desire to succeed, you must have righteous people working alongside you. Maybe you don't have these kind of people around you and you are totally alone, but you've got to keep picking yourself up off the floor and keep going.
Despite all the people around you, recognize that many people lack the stamina to do what it takes to be successful. It is actually a relatively small number of people that are living Islam, and a relatively small number of people that end up really leave a legacy in Islam, and it doesn't take a lot of people to lead you astray. And ultimately success depend on how much you trust and rely on Allah.
If we want success in this life and the hereafter, we have to be patient and persevere. Allah clearly sets out the ingredients for success in the Qur'an: patience, perseverance, prayer, steadfastness, and taqwa (the fear/consciousness of Allah).
Allah Almighty says,
Allah teaches us patience with all kinds of tests (fitnah). If you receive them with patience, your are on the road of success.
The word fitnah as used in the Qur'an and hadith means test or trial. It does not necessarily mean a negative thing, although, being a test, It can have either a positive or negative effect on the person, depending on the way he or she faces it.
The fitnah may concern wealth, children, women, spouses, health, life, family, job, poverty, education, and all the blessings you are enjoying- including knowledge. Hardships and ease are a trial for you. But everything Allah chooses for you; from good or evil, is for your benefit.
زُيِّنَ لِلنَّاسِ حُبُّ الشَّهَوَاتِ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ وَالْبَنِينَ وَالْقَنَاطِيرِ الْمُقَنطَرَةِ مِنَ الذَّهَبِ وَالْفِضَّةِ وَالْخَيْلِ الْمُسَوَّمَةِ وَالْأَنْعَامِ وَالْحَرْثِ ۗ ذَٰلِكَ مَتَاعُ الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا ۖ وَاللَّـهُ عِندَهُ حُسْنُ الْمَآبِ ﴿١٤
Beautified for people is the love of that which they desire - of women and sons, heaped-up sums of gold and silver, fine branded horses, and cattle and tilled land. That is the enjoyment of worldly life, but Allah has with Him the best return. (14)
[Qur'an, AleImran 3:14]
May Allah help us in our affairs and not leave us alone even for a blinking of an eye. May Allah make us of those who are patient and grant us success in this life and the next. Ameen.
Allahumma salli 'ala Muhammad wa 'ala aalihi wa sahbihi wasallam.
And Allah knows best and is Most Wise, and He alone grants success, and to Him is the final return of all.
Wassalaam
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate
Assalaamu alaykum
True success doesn't happen overnight. Not only you must have a desire to succeed, you must have righteous people working alongside you. Maybe you don't have these kind of people around you and you are totally alone, but you've got to keep picking yourself up off the floor and keep going.
Despite all the people around you, recognize that many people lack the stamina to do what it takes to be successful. It is actually a relatively small number of people that are living Islam, and a relatively small number of people that end up really leave a legacy in Islam, and it doesn't take a lot of people to lead you astray. And ultimately success depend on how much you trust and rely on Allah.
If we want success in this life and the hereafter, we have to be patient and persevere. Allah clearly sets out the ingredients for success in the Qur'an: patience, perseverance, prayer, steadfastness, and taqwa (the fear/consciousness of Allah).
Allah Almighty says,
وَاسْتَعِينُوا بِالصَّبْرِ وَالصَّلَاةِ ۚ وَإِنَّهَا لَكَبِيرَةٌ إِلَّا عَلَى الْخَاشِعِينَ ﴿٤٥
And seek help through patience and prayer, and indeed, it is difficult except for the humbly submissive [to Allah] (45) [Qur'an, Al-Baqarah 2:45]
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اسْتَعِينُوا بِالصَّبْرِ وَالصَّلَاةِ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّـهَ مَعَ الصَّابِرِينَ ﴿١٥٣If you do these things you are going to act according to the laws of Allah. You will also accept and say that whatever happens is by the will of Allah. And success will follow.
O you who have believed, seek help through patience and prayer. Indeed, Allah is with the patient. (153) [Qur'an, Al-Baqarah 2:153]
Allah teaches us patience with all kinds of tests (fitnah). If you receive them with patience, your are on the road of success.
The word fitnah as used in the Qur'an and hadith means test or trial. It does not necessarily mean a negative thing, although, being a test, It can have either a positive or negative effect on the person, depending on the way he or she faces it.
The fitnah may concern wealth, children, women, spouses, health, life, family, job, poverty, education, and all the blessings you are enjoying- including knowledge. Hardships and ease are a trial for you. But everything Allah chooses for you; from good or evil, is for your benefit.
وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّمَا أَمْوَالُكُمْ وَأَوْلَادُكُمْ فِتْنَةٌ وَأَنَّ اللَّـهَ عِندَهُ أَجْرٌ عَظِيمٌ ﴿٢٨People love having things and not just that, Allah tells us that we love wealth with immense love.
And know that your properties and your children are but a trial and that Allah has with Him a great reward. (28) [Qur'an, Al-Anfal 8:28]
إِنَّمَا أَمْوَالُكُمْ وَأَوْلَادُكُمْ فِتْنَةٌ ۚ وَاللَّـهُ عِندَهُ أَجْرٌ عَظِيمٌ ﴿١٥
Your wealth and your children are but a trial, and Allah has with Him a great reward. (15) [Qur'an, At-Taghabun 64:15]
وَلَنَبْلُوَنَّكُم بِشَيْءٍ مِّنَ الْخَوْفِ وَالْجُوعِ وَنَقْصٍ مِّنَ الْأَمْوَالِ وَالْأَنفُسِ وَالثَّمَرَاتِ ۗ وَبَشِّرِ الصَّابِرِينَ ﴿١٥٥
And We will surely test you with something of fear and hunger and a loss of wealth and lives and fruits, but give good tidings to the patient, (155) [Qur'an, Al-Baqarah 2:155]
وَتُحِبُّونَ الْمَالَ حُبًّا جَمًّا ﴿٢٠We will find the most difficult tests to pass concern our wealth and children, so, it is no wonder there are many verses in the Qur'an reminding us of these tests. Perhaps we will be patient.
And you love wealth with immense love. (20) [Qur'an, Al-Fajr 89:20]
زُيِّنَ لِلنَّاسِ حُبُّ الشَّهَوَاتِ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ وَالْبَنِينَ وَالْقَنَاطِيرِ الْمُقَنطَرَةِ مِنَ الذَّهَبِ وَالْفِضَّةِ وَالْخَيْلِ الْمُسَوَّمَةِ وَالْأَنْعَامِ وَالْحَرْثِ ۗ ذَٰلِكَ مَتَاعُ الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا ۖ وَاللَّـهُ عِندَهُ حُسْنُ الْمَآبِ ﴿١٤
Beautified for people is the love of that which they desire - of women and sons, heaped-up sums of gold and silver, fine branded horses, and cattle and tilled land. That is the enjoyment of worldly life, but Allah has with Him the best return. (14)
[Qur'an, AleImran 3:14]
May Allah help us in our affairs and not leave us alone even for a blinking of an eye. May Allah make us of those who are patient and grant us success in this life and the next. Ameen.
Allahumma salli 'ala Muhammad wa 'ala aalihi wa sahbihi wasallam.
And Allah knows best and is Most Wise, and He alone grants success, and to Him is the final return of all.
Wassalaam
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