I have a brother, very recent story [I mean] brother in Islam
He lost a job just before this COVID thing happened
and he told me, "My brother I want to get back at these people..."
"I know a lot about them and I really want to nail them."
and I told him, "My brother instead of nailing people..."
"...you should rather concentrate on your self."
By me nailing someone
it is not going to give me any goodness
will it give you a job? No. You get a bad name
people won't want to employ you anyway.
So what should I do? Look forward make dua to Allah
ask Allah turn to Allah
he says, "But I have been asking Allah for so many years..."
"...for an increment and instead He has given me the loss of a job."
Do you trust Allah's plan? That's the question...
Do you trust Allah's plan? You've been making dua for an increment
for so long and suddenly you lost a job
so you think Allah is doing the opposite. SubhanAllah!
I just told him, "Brother you know what consider this..."
If you are holding tight to a few coins with one hand
and Allah wants to give you 2 handfuls of gold coins
the first thing He needs to do is? To make you open this hand.
so that these coins go or at least your hands are now open
in the process you might lose these coins
make dua, bear patience, don't worry
if the Prophet (pbuh) went through it, who are we?
we will go through even more!
and he told me, "Oh that is just the mantra that you guys utter..."
"...whenever we are in difficulty." I said, "Well, we are taught that!"
and you must believe that, be convinced!
Don't ever leave Allah at a time of your hardship,
never blame Allah, no way! Allah tells you clearly
you have harm and evil, it is not My doing
Its yours or man's doing
ظَهَرَ الْفَسَادُ فِي الْبَرِّ وَالْبَحْرِ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ أَيْدِي النَّاسِ لِيُذِيقَهُم بَعْضَ الَّذِي عَمِلُوا لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ
Allah makes it clear, that all this chaos and corruption
and all nonsense you see on earth, it has become apparent
because of the handiwork of mankind, you guys did it!
Allah says don't blame me for the evil
People say, "Why does Allah allow murder?" Who murdered?
was it not a human being, why blame Allah for someone else's crimes
then they might say, what was the sin of the innocent child
who was murdered. You know what Allah will give justice,
but there was someone who murdered the child.
It's the human beings who committed the crime,
the fact that Allah knew it in advance does not make Him guilty
of being merciless, when [in fact] He is the most merciful
He says to us, I will provide for those who believe
and those who don't believe. That is what He says in the Quran
In this world I will provide for those believe
and those who don't believe. The difference is
those who believe will have the hereafter
those who don't believe they won't have the hereafter because
they don't believe in it. So I told this brother
I said, "Brother, Make dua and Allah will open your doors."
He says, "I am a Muslim, I've been doing dua..."
"...I am not going to leave it but please make dua that..."
"...Allah strengthen me." Trust me, COVID took over
As you know, life changed... I hope [only] temporarily
And you know what, subhanAllah this man
suddenly struck gold. He was at the right place at the right time!
and there was one deal that he did that was worth a lot
and it changed his life, it went through another and a third,
and a fourth and a fifth. And he tells me,
"Please use me as an example to tell people..."
"...don't lose hope I almost gave up..."
"...I lost my job in such a bad way but that was definitely..."
"...what you were saying that Allah is opening your doors..."
"...Allah is opening your doors. I looked forward instead if I had..."
"...gone back to nail my previous boss..."
"...I would have still been on that path doing the same thing..."
"...trying to nail [him] and I would be busy with this, losing money..."
"...going to this one and that one but what I did is..."
"...I focused on something that was right in front of me..."
"...and Allah (swt) opened His doors..."
Why am I saying this? Today we are all going through struggles
All of us, different levels of struggles
remember my brothers and sisters you are not alone
we are in it together, we all have challenges
myself included, learn to help one another, learn to say a
good word to one another, learn to be focused
work hard, a day will come when you will smile :)