رَبِّ ابْنِ لِى عِندَكَ بَيْتاً فِى الْجَنَّةِ
'My Lord! Build for me a home with You in Jannaah'
(At-Tahreem 66:11)


Friday, July 13, 2012

Whatever Allaah has decreed for His believing slave is a blessing…


 

Whatever Allaah has decreed for His believing slave is a blessing even if that is in the form of withholding; it is a favour even if that is in the form of a trial, & the calamity decreed by him is fair even if it is painful.
Imaam Ibnul-Qayyim (rahimahullaah)
 [Madaarij al-Saalikeen, 4/215] 
In another version:   

'The divine decree related to the believer is always a bounty, even if it is in the form of withholding (something that is desired), & it is a blessing, even if it appears to be a trial, & an affliction that has befallen him is in reality a cure, even though it appears to be a disease!'

Unfortunately, due to the ignorance of the worshipper, & his transgressions, he does not consider anything to be a gift or a blessing or a cure unless he can enjoy it immediately, & it is in accordance with his nature.

If he were only given a little bit of understanding, then he would have counted being withheld from as a blessing, & the sickness as a mercy, & he would relish the trouble that befalls him more than he relishes his ease, & he would enjoy poverty more than he enjoys richness, & he would be more thankful when he is blessed with little than when he is blessed with a lot.

Imaam ibn al Qayyim rahimahullaah
Madarij al-Salikin 2/215-216


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