If an affair of this world’s is not obtainable for you beware of letting the Satan trick you. Do not exaggerate the worries of this world.
Make the Hereafter your principal concern and the ultimate limit of your knowledge
May Allah reward you
Sheikh ..
Someone asks: “I am a young man, and I have proposed to many girls, but their families refused to marry me for no reason.”
“and I feel earth had compressed, so, please, ask Allah to make it easy for me, may Allah reward you.”
My brother, don’t let this lead you to despair
as you may ask for a wife, or for a job, a car, or land and property
yet Allah, All-Knowing, the All-Wise, averts you from it, by his wisdom and knowledge
“And Allah Knows, while you know not” (Al-Baqarah 2:216)
and you may desire a woman while from her come misery and calamities
and you may see woman as the most beautiful thing you have ever seen
while there is no good in her offspring
and you may like a woman
while there is misery and agony in marrying her
so Allah keeps you away from evil and calamities without your being aware of it.
whether or not you are aware of it,
hope only good from Allah
the righteous used to think positively of Allah and keep trust in Him wherever they asked Allah of any good relating to this life and their du`aa’ hadn’t been answered
as the compensation and reward from Allah mostly come after one’s good work and persistence
he may search for a job, searching and searching to no avail
that he says: ‘the earth closed in on me in spite of its vastness’
yet, Allah will make it spacious
and ease may come from where you don’t expect
a man might have too much trouble finding a wife as his marriage proposals had been rejected
one after another
and then, someone may come and offer him a good, righteous wife whose offspring are blessed
so, have good thoughts about Allah, and never feel despair
brother, the affairs of this life are no big deal
but, the most important are those of the Hereafter
All the affairs of this life can be easy
As in the known supplication: “and let not worldly affairs be our greatest concern”
if you searched for a job to no avail
if you are looking for a wife but still haven’t found one, if you wish you could buy a car
let not the affairs of this life be your principal concern
don’t say: life had become hard for me
some (out of despair) may say: ‘I don’t know how I would pray anymore’
don’t make such concern your goal and purpose of life
that you see nothing but it
some of the seekers of knowledge devote themselves to it, and, in return, Allah may increase them abundantly in knowledge
And some others Allah may increase in devotion, in sincere remembrance of Allah and gratitude to Him then He tests them with some of these worldly needs
and they set their minds on these earthly things
and this is from the evil plans of Satan for man
so let the guided believer beware
Your Biggest Concern
make the Hereafter your biggest concern
and your ultimate goal and request from Allah
and this doesn’t mean that we put the benefits of this life out of our minds
we just say don’t make it your biggest concern
As Satan tricks man
that one, we seek refuge in Allah from it, may lose humility in their prayer and the presence of his heart
and they get distracted
And for what? For this life which is nothing but debris! For the provision of this world!
Beware of that! Beware of that!
After you have striven with all means possible to acquire something and have put in too much effort to no avail, still think well of Allah and hope good from Him
As there is a great wisdom behind everything Allah has created and destined
there are some people Allah make easy for them the affairs of this world, and to Him they are grateful
They do good deeds, obey their Lord and fear Him.
and this is the grace of Allah which He grants to whomever he wants
and of them are those whom Allah made life hard for them
but He compensates them with something better; i.e. strong faith, comfort, guidance and joy in worshipping Him and in abiding by His orders
there is no trial that afflicts in this world, then you seek Allah’s compensation, unless it will be good in your religion, life, and the Hereafter
Expect reward from Allah from this trial and beware of allowing Satan a way against you
As he is desperately seeking a wife Satan tries to trick him
he will make him say: I fear trials, I fear from being put to trial in my religion
yes, one fears to be overtaken by trials
But beware of having bad expectations from Allah (Exalted be He)
If you have desperately looked for a wife and put forth the best effort and it hasn’t been obtainable for you, then will you be able to defy fate?
there’s nothing to do but be patient
if an affair of this world’s is not obtainable for you beware of letting the Satan trick you
It can take a month or a year to find a wife
and during this time one focuses his concerns on this issue, allowing Satan to trick him
Satan comes as an advisor, but what advice will he give him?
He for sure triggers him to commit evil, not good
Coming to him whispering: “How can you seek religious knowledge with all these trials and tribulations?”
and he begins to trick him into making a big deal out of it
By Allah, if you direct your heart to your Lord, He will direct good to you
and if you set your mind on these affairs, making a big deal out of them
saying: “Earth closed in on me despite its vastness”
Is it because you haven’t find a wife?!
Where have you been your whole life before getting married?
O brother, despair only when you lose your faith
The earth seems constrained for the believer, for the ally of Allah, when he sees a deprived, sad, or a destitute one and he can’t give them what they need
The earth seems constrained for him when he sees righteous believers are racing in acts of worship, striving and competing with one another in doing righteous deeds
then he cries in grief, pain fearing that he may miss the good of the Hereafter
only then the earth constrained for them
make the Hereafter your principal concern and the ultimate limit of your knowledge
The earth closes in on you despite its vastness when you miss something that brings you closer to Allah
as for this world, with all its sorrows, difficulties, concerns and cares – don’t let your mind to be occupied by it, don’t let it distract you and turn you away from you Lord
don’t let it delude you and consume your life
Tricks of Satan
Beware of being tricked by the devil!
rather what you really need is unshaken faith, steadfastness and determination, and having good expectations from Allah
brother, be sincere towards Allah, and Allah will fulfill your need
As a rule of thumb, the happiest people on earth are those who exert the effort to acquire something and, despite not reaching it, never lose good thoughts and expectations of the Lord of lords
Have strong faith in Allah as Allah loves the strong believer
and it is from the strength of one’s faith that the believer never broken and despair over a worldly affair
Keep your determination unshaken and your thoughts and expectations of Allah good
then the love of Allah settles in the heart of the slave, putting his trust in Him
and maybe he once attended a circle or listened to a khutbah about having good thought of Allah
then he wanted to be one of those having good thoughts of Allah
before Allah trying him by a calamity to test his good thoughts of Him
he searches for a job and Allah delays it
he seeks promotion and it is delayed
he seeks the doors of provision, and they are closed on him
he strives with all means possible but to no avail
in order to be tested in what was in his heart of having good thoughts and expectations of Allah
“Allah would not leave the believers in that [state] you are in [presently] until He separates the evil from the good, Nor would Allah reveal to you the unseen” (Aal `Imran 3:179)
All Worries of this World Are Tests
these are all tests
and this life is actually a series of tests
A series of trials and tribulations, and he who know this are guided in the path to Allah (Exalted be He) and will succeed
So, seek knowledge with insight and proper understanding and you will be aided and guided
O Allah, we ask You for knowledge that draws us closer to You
O Allah, let not worldly affairs be our greatest concern, the ultimate limit of our knowledge, or our ultimate wish or desire
O Allah, we complain to you of our weakness and our helplessness
O Allah, provide for us, for you are the Best of Providers
and open for us the doors of your grace. O the Best of Deliverers.
O Allah, open for us the doors of your grace in worldly affairs and in religion
and grant us Your love and pleasure. O Most-Merciful of those who have mercy.
O Allah, make us of those who desire good that You guided, set aright and helped
O Allah, don’t make us of those who desire evil
O Allah, don’t make us of those who desire and seek evil
O Allah, keep the evil, its people, its ways and causes away from us
and don’t give the Satan a way against us
O Allah, keep us in Your protection
O Allah, keep us in Your protection until we meet You on the Day of Judgment when you are pleased with us
O Allah, let not our hearts deviate after you have guided us
and grant us a mercy from you, You are the Bestower
We ask You for asceticism in this life, in the way that you be pleased with us, and we ask You for the desire for the Hereafter in a way that brings us closer to You, so that we may deserve Your love
O Most-Merciful of those who have mercy
Exalted is your Lord, the Lord of Might, above what they describe, And peace upon the messengers.
and all praises is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds