Do You Feel Secure?

[AbuMubarak]

Assalaamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu,


I pray that this reaches you in the best of health and Eeman.


A person who is impatient about his sustenance, worried about why he


has so little, and unsatisfied at being lower than others in worldly


status is like one who precedes the Imam when going from one stage


of prayer to the next. At the end, he cannot make Salaams (the final


action that makes the prayer complete) until after the Imam has done


so. Similarly, one does not die until he receives all of the


provision that was decreed for him. Sustenance and provision were


preordained and decided upon fifty thousand years before the


creation was created.


"The Event ordained by Allah will come to pass, so seek not to


hasten it." Surah An-Nahl – Ayah 1.


"And if He intends any good for you there is none who can repel His


Favour…" Surah Yunus – Ayah 107.


Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said:


"O' Allah, I seek refuge in you from the stamina of the wicked


person and from the feebleness that accompanies (a false)


confidence."


This phrase has a very significant meaning. As I contemplated key


events in history, I found that many of Allah's enemies had


prodigious levels of fortitude, hardiness, and perseverance. In


contrast, I found that many Muslims were dull, lethargic, and


feeble, all the while thinking - and falsely so - that they were


putting their trust in Allah. A true trust in Allah requires


striving and working, and then leaving the results to Allah.


Wasalaamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu