Deen and Dubai

Your trials are a reminder to go back to Allāh, call out to Him through His names and attributes, repent from your sins, keep yourself busy with the remembrance of the One who created you, understand that He is the only One who will alleviate your pains by His Will سبحانه وتعالى, and act according to this understanding.

Shaykh al-Albani (rahimahullah) said:

The most excellent colour a woman can wear (for her outer garment, abayah) is black.

It has dignity and decency therin.

It (black) is (a color) far from the action of adornment.

This (wearing of black) was prevalent (and preferred) amongst the female Companions — sahabiyyaat (may Allah be pleased with them).

I said to a man:

“I want a house near a people who do not backbite, nor do they envy, nor do they hate [anyone].”

So the man took me to the graveyard and said to me:

“This is where you find them!”

قال لي عمر بن عبد العزيز رحمه الله:

إذا رأيتني قد ملت عن الحق فضع يدك في تلبابي ثم هزني ثم قل: يا عمر ما تصنع.

“ʿUmar ibn ʿAbd al ʿAzīz, may Allah have mercy on him, said to me:

If you see that I have inclined away from the truth, then place your hand on my garment, shake me, and then say: O ʿUmar, what are you doing?”

Imam Ibn Rajab (rahimahullah) said:

Some of the salaf would say in their supplication during illness "O Allah, reduce the pain but do not reduce the reward"

read and finish the entire Qur’an

memorise at least x5 surah’s

start to pray on time

read and finish Qur’an in translation of your language

learn tajweed rules and improve Qur'an recitation

pray in the masjid more

plan your days around salah rather than the other way round

learn Allah سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ وَتَعَٰلَىٰ ’s 99 names/attributes

detach from worldly means/people/things/desires

adopt true tawakkul

speak in a manner that’s pleasing to Allah سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ وَتَعَٰلَىٰ

have better hygiene

be kinder to the creation

eradicate the ego and adopt meekness and humility

habits to form

waking up for fajr more often

waking up for tahajjud more often

reading 1 page minimum of Qur’an every single day

reading books on religious knowledge bimonthly

exercising at least 2x a week

eating healthily with a balanced diet

daily dhikr after each fard prayer

listening to more islamic podcasts

daily gratitude journaling, thanking Allah سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ وَتَعَٰلَىٰ

praying nawafil (voluntary) prayers more often

less backbiting, more journalling

getting better sleep and not sleeping so late

praying for people rather than judging them

giving sadaqah more often

durood sharif and dhikr before you go to bed

daily or at least weekly cleaning of your space

"Whoever asks Me for something

knowing that I am able to give and withhold,

I will give him what he asks for and forgive him."

‎حِلْمُ ساعةٍ يَدْفَعُ شَرَّ سَنَةٍ.

“Forbearance for one moment repels the evil of an entire year.”

“Allahumma inni as’aluka shifa’an la yughadiru saqaman”

وتظن أنك لا تعاقب بذنبك وأنت حرمت قيام الليل و وردك من القرآن حرمت السنن الرواتب وانعقد لسانك عن ذكر الله

You think that you will not be punished for your sin, and you were prevented from praying at night, and from reciting your share from Qur'an, and prevented from the sunan ar rawatib, and prevented from mentioning Allāh

طبع على قلبك شيئا فشيئا وأنت لا تشعر وتظن أنك لا تعاقب لأنك لست مبتلى في دنياك

It was imprinted on your heart little by little and you did not even feel it and you think that you are not being punished because you are not afflicted in this world..

وأي ابتلاء أشد من أن يحرم الإنسان الوصل مع الله؟

ليس شيء أحب إليّ من الضيف؛ لأن رزقه على الله وأجره لي

“Nothing is more beloved to me than the guest, for his provision is upon Allah and the reward is for me.”

كان يُقالُ: من يُعْطَ الرفقَ في الدنيا نفعه في الآخرة.

It used to be said: “Whoever is granted gentleness in this world, it will benefit him in the Hereafter.”

When life feels heavy and heart seek answers — turn only to Allah.

Ask from Him alone, for every benefit and every harm is under His control.

the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “One of you will be responded to, so long as he is not hasty, saying: ‘I supplicated, and I was not responded to.’”

Grade: Sahih (Darussalam)