Imaam Ibnu Taymiyyah رحمه الله تعالى was asked,
"What is the cure for a person
who has been gripped with illness? A person who is in the clasp of destruction?
What does a person do if he has been overcome by laziness? How can I be a
person who is assisted by Allaah? What is the solution for a person who has
been defeated by confusion, for whenever he tries turning to Allaah سبحانه و تعالى his desires
prevent him and whenever he seeks to be productive, failure haunts him?"
The Imaam رحمه الله تعالى responded,
دواؤه الالتجاء إِلَى الله ودوام التضرع وَالدُّعَاء
بِأَن يتَعَلَّم الْأَدْعِيَة المأثورة ويتوخى الدُّعَاء فِي مظان الْإِجَابَة مثل
آخر اللَّيْل وأوقات الْأَذَان وَالْإِقَامَة وَفِي سُجُوده وَفِي أدبار
الصَّلَوَات
"His cure is to turn to Allaah
سبحانه و تعالى and continue pleading with Him in Du'aah by
learning the Du'aah of the Prophet (صلى الله عليه و سلم) and to carefully choose the times when Du'aah is
answered, like the last part of the night, and between the call for prayer and
Iqaama, and during prostration, and after prayer.."
وَيضم إِلَى ذَلِك الاسْتِغْفَار فَإِنَّهُ من
اسْتغْفر الله ثمَّ تَابَ إِلَيْهِ متعه مَتَاعا حسنا إِلَى أجل مُسَمّى
"He should add to this
Istighfaar (asking Allaah for forgiveness), for a person who does this and is
subsequently forgiven, Allaah سبحانه
و تعالى will give him a life of enjoyment until
an appointed time."
وليتخذ وردا من الْأَذْكَار طرفِي النَّهَار
وَوقت النّوم وليصبر على مَا يعرض لَهُ من الْمَوَانِع والصوارف فَإِنَّهُ لَا
يلبث أَن يُؤَيّدهُ الله بِروح مِنْهُ وَيكْتب الْإِيمَان فِي قلبه
"Let him also adopt a portion
of remembrances in the morning and evening and before falling asleep, and let
him patiently resist the matters that prevent and distract him from doing this,
for it will only be a matter of time before Allaah will start sending him assistance
from Him and will write 'imaan within his heart."
وليحرص على إِكْمَال الْفَرَائِض من
الصَّلَوَات الْخمس بباطنه وَظَاهره فَإِنَّهَا عَمُود الدّين
"Let him also ensure that all
of his obligations are complete, including the five daily prayers, both inwardly
and outwardly, for prayer is the pillar of Deen."
وَليكن هجيراه لَا حول وَلَا قُوَّة إِلَّا
الله الْعلي الْعَظِيم فَإِنَّهُ بهَا يحمل الأثقال ويكايد الْأَهْوَال وينال رفيع
الْأَحْوَال
"Let him also make the majority
of his speech the words of 'Laa howla wa laa quwwata illa billaah al-'Ali
al-'Adheem' ('There is no strength or might except in Allaah, The Most High,
The Most Great'), for through this statement, one will be able to bear the
heaviest of burdens and tackle all horrors and attain the best of circumstances."
ولَا يسأم من الدُّعَاء والطلب فَإِن العَبْد
يستحال لَهُ مالم يعجل فَيَقُول قد دَعَوْت فَلم يستجب لي
"Let him never tire of making
Du'aah and requests from Allaah, for one's Du'aah will be answered so long as
he doesn't hurry his Lord by saying 'I made Du'aah, but it wasn't answered.'"
وليعلم أَن النَّصْر مَعَ الصَّبْر وَأَن
الْفرج مَعَ الكرب وَأَن مَعَ الْعسر يسرا
"Let him know that victory is
with patience and relief is with grief and with difficulty is ease."
وَلم ينل أحد شَيْئا من حتم الْخَيْر نَبِي
فَمن دونه إِلَّا بِالصبرِ وَالْحَمْد لله رب الْعَالمين
"And there isn't any human
being who can attain any form of goodness, whether he is a prophet or someone
less than that, except via patience.
And all praise is due to Allaah."
(From the book, 'Mukhtasar
Al-Fataawal Misriyya')
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