An intelligent and skilful person transforms losses into
profits; whereas the unwise and unskilled aggravates his
own predicament making two disasters out of one.
The Prophet Sallalahu Alayhi Wasalam was compelled to quit
Makkah and he stayed at Madinah - the city that took its
place in history with lightning speed. Imam Ahmad ibn
Hanbal was imprisoned severely tortured and flogged, yet he
emerged triumphant, becoming the Imam of the Sunnah. Imam
As-Sarakhsi was kept as a prisoner at the bottom of a
deserted well and he managed therein to produce twenty
volumes on Islamic jurisprudence.
Therefore, if you are afflicted with a misfortune, look on
the bright side. If someone were to hand you a glass of
full of squeezed lemons, add to it a handful of sugar. And
if someone gives you a snake as a gift, keep its precious
skin and leave the rest.
“And it may be that you dislike a thing that is good for
you...” Surah Al-Baqarah – Ayah 216.
From Whom do the weak and the oppressed seek victory? Who
does everyone beseech? He is Allah. No one has the right to
be worshipped except He. Therefore it is most expedient for
you and I to supplicate Him during times of hardship and of
ease, to seek shelter with Him in difficult times, and to
plead at His doorstep with tears of repentance. Then will
His help and relief quickly arrive.
“Is not He [the best] Who responds to the distressed one,
when he calls on Him.” Surah An-Naml – Ayah 62.
There are many Dua’s you will find in the books of Sunnah.
In them, you will learn prophetic supplications with which
you can call on Allah, supplicate to Him, and seek His aid.
If you have found Him, then you have found everything. And
if you lose your faith in Him, then you have lost
everything. By supplicating to Him you are performing one
of the highest forms of worship. If you are constant and
sincere in your supplication, you will achieve freedom from
worry and anxiety. All ropes are cut loose save His, and
all doors are shut save His. He is near, He hears all and
answers the one who supplicates to Him. In fact, although
you may be poor, weak and in need, while He is All-Rich and
All-Powerful, He orders you to supplicate to Him.
“..Invoke Me, I will respond to your (invocation).” Surah
Ghafir – Ayah 60.
So if you are surrounded by affliction, remember Him, call
out His name, ask Him for help, and seek from Him victory.
Place your forehead on the ground and mention His praises,
so that you can obtain true freedom. Raise your hands in
supplication, and ask of Him constantly. Cling to His door,
have good thoughts about Him, and wait for His help! You
will find true happiness and success.
Details Taken From – “Don’t Be Sad” by Shaykh Aaidh Al-Qarni.
"Allah does not look at your body
and face; rather he looks at your heart" [at-tirmidhi]
"One who lacks kindness of heart
lacks all good" [Muslim]
"The world is prison for the
believer and paradise for the disbeliever" [Muslim]