Contentment

BismillahirRahmanirRahim
Assalaamu alaykum

I pray that you are well.

Allah is all Thankful and all Knowing. He will reward you for your good deeds. He is the only One who can reward you in the Hereafter. He knows your deeds, whether you remember them or not. He remembers your deeds better than you do, and He preserves them and He will let you see them in the Day of Judgment--even the banana peel that you had picked up from an aisle of a supermarket which prevented an old man from stepping on it and slipped. All you need to do is be thankful to Him and have iman. Don't look at the hands that move but look at the Power behind the movement, la hawla wa la quwwata illa billah, and be thankful that you have your hands. Use them for what they are created for--to worship Him--this is gratitude, being thankful. Same with your other body parts--don't misuse them--for this is ingratitude, being not thankful.

"Why should Allah punish you if you are thankful and believe? Allah is All-Thankful, All-Knowing." Qur'an Annisa 4:147

If you truly understand this, it will guide you to sincerity (ikhlas). You won't feel a need to show off your good deeds. Why would you want to show your good deeds to His creation, those who know but cannot compensate you in your next life. If you truly understand this, it will drive you towards hope and protect you against despair. You will enter into the world of contentment. InshaAllah.

"Upon that day none shall chastise as He chastises, none shall bind as He binds. 'O soul at peace, return unto thy Lord, well-pleased, well-pleasing! Enter thou among My servants! Enter thou My Paradise!' Qur'an Al-Fajr 89:25-30

May Allah make us among those who are content and well-pleased and well-pleasing with Him. Ameen.

And Allah knows best.

Wassalaam

He is closer than your jugular vein

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 feel down and as if the whole world is caving on you and no one to turn to, remember that you are not alone. There is someone with you. Your Loving Lord, the all Knowing, the all Aware, your Helper and Protecting Friend. Keep asking Him to help you, give you patience and strength to bear it. Try to resolve this in your heart that He sent this to you and that He did not send this to you to harm you but only to benefit you. We may not see the benefit, but what do we know--we are only a creation of His. He knows everything and He knows what is good for us. This is His choice for you at this time. Tomorrow it might be different. We simply submit to His choice and hoping for His love.

There is nothing more beloved to Him than our sincere expression of slavehood to Him. We continue in constant remembrance of Him, worshiping Him alone--but not because He promises us great rewards for our patience and good deeds, but for who He is. He is Allah and we are His slaves. What better love can we ask for other than the love of the Grand and Magnificent Lord. And He is here closer than our jugular vein--if truly we know, we would love Him and no other. When He is your beloved, whatever He gives you become beloved to you. May Allah allow us to reach this level of attachment to Him.

"Those who believe, their hearts being at rest in God's remembrance -- in God's remembrance are at rest the hearts." Qur'an Ar-Ra'd 13:28

May Allah give you peace. Ameen. Please don't forget us in your night prayers. JazakAllahu khairan.

And Allah knows best.
Wassalaam