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"Do not leave me to myself" | Virtual Khutbah
Prophet Muhammad ﷺ solidified his love to his daughter, Fatimah (ra), by giving her an expression of love in the form of a powerful du'a, a prayer. He said do not let a day or night go by without saying: "Oh Ever Living One, Oh Ever Sustaining One, in your Mercy I seek relief. Set all of my affairs right, and do not leave me to myself even for the blink of an eye." Tune into this virtual khutbah as Sh. Omar Suleiman breaks down this Hadith.
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This transcript was auto-generated using AI and may contain misspellings. Assalamualaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuhu Allahumma ja'alna minhum wa minallatheena amanu wa aminu assalihati wa tawasaw bilhaqqi wa tawasaw bilsabr Ameen yuslih lakum a'malakum wa yaqfir lakum dhunubakum wa man yuta'ilaha wa rasulahu faqad faaza fawzan azeema We begin by praising Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, bearing witness that none has the right to be worshipped or unconditionally obeyed except for him. And we ask him to send his peace and blessings upon his messenger Muhammad salallahu alayhi wasalam, the prophets and messengers that came before him, his family and companions that served alongside him, and those that follow in his blessed path until the day of judgment. And we ask Allah to make us amongst them. Allahumma ameen.
Dear brothers and sisters, I wanted to start off with a very special du'a, a very special supplication. And I know that you have a lot of circulating du'as and supplications and prayers that we're supposed to be making in these times in order to get us through. And as we're making these supplications in order to get us through, sometimes what's lost in the supplication is the way that it was given. And knowing the way that it was taught makes it that much more precious to us. And the supplication that I'm going to talk about today and really break down this particular du'a and what it means for us in terms of vulnerability comes in a conversation between a father and a daughter. Except that this father happens to be the greatest man and the daughter happens to be the queen of the women of paradise. And that is the Prophet salallahu alayhi wasalam, the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him, talking to his daughter Fatima radiyaAllahu ta'ala anha. And we learn certain habits from the Prophet salallahu alayhi wasalam teaching his daughter Fatima in her own lives. So, for example, going to sleep at night and glorifying Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala 33 times, praising Allah 33 times, declaring His greatness 34 times to make it 100. SubhanAllah, Alhamdulillah, Allahu Akbar. Before we go to sleep, we learn this from the Prophet salallahu alayhi wasalam teaching Fatima az-Zahra radiyaAllahu ta'ala anha about how to prepare herself for sleep as well as his beloved cousin, son-in-law, companion, Ali ibn Abi Talib radiyaAllahu ta'ala anhu. This du'a is one that comes in Sunan al-Nasa'i where the Prophet salallahu alayhi wasalam expresses his love to Fatima radiyaAllahu anha. He tells her that he loves her. But he does not just tell her that he loves her.
As a means of solidifying that love, the Prophet salallahu alayhi wasalam gives her an expression of love which is a meaningful supplication that she can take to herself every day and every evening. And that is that the Prophet salallahu alayhi wasalam said, Pay close attention to what I'm sharing with you. Do not leave off a morning or an evening. Do not let a single morning or an evening pass without saying, Ya hayyu ya qayyum, bi rahmatika astaghith, aslih li sha'ni kulla, wa la takilni ila nafsi tarafa ta'in. Again, Ya hayyu ya qayyum, bi rahmatika astaghith, aslih li sha'ni kulla, wa la takilni ila nafsi tarafa ta'in. The translation of this supplication, Oh ever-living, oh ever-sustaining, oh ever-living, oh ever-sustaining, by your mercy I seek relief. Do not leave me to myself even for the blink of an eye. Correct all of my affairs. So, Ya hayyu ya qayyum, oh ever-living, oh ever-sustaining, bi rahmatika astaghith, in your mercy I seek relief. Aslih li sha'ni kulla, rectify all of my affairs. And do not leave me to myself. Wa la takilni ila nafsi tarafa ta'in. Do not leave me to myself even for the blink of an eye. Now, before I break down this hadith and this precious wasiyah, this precious bestowal that the Prophet salallahu alayhi wa sallam gave to his daughter Fatima radiyaAllahu anha that we all benefit from today, which we are to say every morning between fajr and sunrise, and every evening between asr and maghrib. This was also the habit of the Prophet salallahu alayhi wa sallam himself. So what he was giving Fatima was what he himself would do. As Anas ibn Malik radiyaAllahu ta'ala anhu says, that whenever a matter would distress the Prophet salallahu alayhi wa sallam, when anything would bother the Prophet salallahu alayhi wa sallam, you could hear him saying,
ya hayyu ya qayyum bi rahmatika astaghith, oh ever-living and oh ever-sustaining, in your mercy I seek relief. And he also said that the Prophet salallahu alayhi wa sallam said, within the same narration he said that the Prophet salallahu alayhi wa sallam said, be constant with saying, ya thal jalali wal ikram, oh possessor of majesty and honor. A few nights ago we spoke about this concept of diversifying the names of Allah as we call upon him as a means of connecting with Allah. So all 99 names belong to one God. And by connecting with all of those names, we have a deeper appreciation and connection with that one God. And so here you have a practical example of four names that the Prophet salallahu alayhi wa sallam would use frequently and commanded others to use frequently as well. And do not leave me to myself or even the blink of an eye. This is probably one of the most comprehensive supplications because everything in this supplication is comprehensive. And so you start with the very beginning. Of the most comprehensive names of Allah himself, ya hayyu ya qayyum, oh ever-living, oh ever-sustaining. The scholars say about these two names that all of the attributes of Allah, all of the names and attributes of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala stem from these two names. Why? Because when you talk about al-hayy, sifat al-dhatiyya, and you talk about al-qayyum, sifat al-fa'aliyya, sifat al-dhatiyya refer to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala in his essence. So he is the ever-living. He is the originator of life. No life comes to be except for him. No life ends except by al-hayy. And no life is brought back except by him. And he is always living subhanahu wa ta'ala. So all of the names that speak to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala's essence, his attributes that speak to his essence, those are all included in him being al-hayy. No one bestowed any of those things upon him because he is the originator of life.
No one has lived before him. He is the first. And so all of the names of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala that speak to that about him fall in that category of al-hayy. Al-qayyum, ever-sustaining, in every way that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala is sustaining. Allah did not just originate. Allah is always in control. And that's especially important to remember when things seem to be going out of control. That Allah is always in control. Whether it's political turmoil, or there's a global health pandemic, or there's a war that's raging, whatever it is, Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala remains in control. Allah remains in control of all of our lives individually as well. Every single day, Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala remains in control of our lives in that special way. And so Allah remains in control always. He never lets go. It's not that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala creates and then loses sight. It's not that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala originates and then loses control. And that's especially important to remember in these times. And so these are two of the most comprehensive names of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. They're also, according to many of the scholars, the greatest names of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. Why? Because the Prophet salallahu alaihi wa sallam said that the greatest name of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala is found in Ayatul Kursi as well as Surah Taha. And Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala tells us to recite Allahu la ilaha illa hu al hayy al qayyum. Allahu la ilaha illa hu al hayy al qayyum. So Allah, by Him, there is no God. The ever-living, the ever-sustaining. Also in Surah Taha, That everything is presented and extinguished and equalized before al hayy al qayyum. Before the ever-living and the ever-sustaining. The Prophet salallahu alaihi wa sallam also once heard a man call out to Allah. And he called out to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala
ya hayyu ya qayyum. O ever-living, O ever-sustaining. And the Prophet salallahu alaihi wa sallam said to Anas salallahu alaihi wa sallam Do you know by what he has made that supplication? And he said salallahu alaihi wa sallam He said that he called Allah by a name. That if you call upon Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala by that name, He will certainly respond to you. And so, Allah al hayy al qayyum. So this dua, ya hayyu ya qayyum. O ever-living, O ever-sustaining. The most comprehensive names of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. Bi rahmatika astaghif. In your mercy, I seek relief. The most comprehensive attribute of Allah is His rahma, is His mercy. Because His rahma covers everything. His rahma covers all of your sins. His mercy covers all of your sins. His mercy covers all of your needs in this life. His mercy covers everything you seek from Him in the hereafter. His mercy covers your worldly affairs. His mercy covers your affairs of the hereafter. His mercy covers everything. And when Ayyub alayhi salam, when the Prophet Job peace be upon him called out to Allah, what did he appeal to? Al rahma, His mercy. Allah's mercy is His jannah. Allah's mercy is His forgiveness. Allah's mercy is His relief. Okay? So the most comprehensive names of Allah, al hayy al qayyum. And then the most comprehensive attribute that you could call upon Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala with, His rahma, His mercy. And then the most comprehensive ask, aslihni sha'ni kulla. Okay? Correct or rectify all of my affairs. The Prophet salallahu alayhi wa sallam, without any istithna, without any exception,
said rectify all of my affairs, which means rectify my worldly affairs, my dunya affairs, my religious affairs, my dini affairs, and my hereafter affairs, my akhirah affairs. Don't leave anything out. Rectify all of my affairs in a way that there is a perfect balance. When we call upon Allah, Allah taught us to call upon Him and say, رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ Oh Allah, grant us the best of this life, and the best of the next, and protect us from the punishment of the naar. So that's Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala said, don't leave anything out. Don't leave your dunya out. Don't just ask Allah for the hereafter. Ask Allah for this world as well. When we make istikhara, when we ask Allah for guidance in a particular matter of hours, what do we say to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala? That if you know that this is good for me in my worldly affairs, in my religious affairs, and in my eventual pursuits in the hereafter, then facilitate it for me. And so the most comprehensive ask is, Oh Allah, take control of all of my affairs. Rectify all of my affairs. أَصْلِحْ لِي شَأْنِي كُلَّةً وَلَا تَكِنِّي إِلَى نَفْسِي طَرْفَةَ عِينٍ And don't leave me to myself, even for the blink of an eye. You have to learn to trust Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala with major affairs in life, with major things in life, with how things are going to happen for you in regards to your wealth, in regards to your health, in regards to family. You have to put your trust in Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. Here, وَلَا تَكِنِّي إِلَى نَفْسِي طَرْفَةَ عِينٍ Don't leave me to myself even for this. How often do you blink without paying attention? And the ulama, they say that what's so special about طَرْفَةَ عِينٍ the blink of an eye is that you blink unknowingly. Okay? So the blinking of the eye is subtle. There is no active effort that's put to blinking of the eye. It's being done constantly to keep your eyes watered,
to keep your eyes moist. And subhanAllah, a friend of mine actually in Louisiana, he had a stroke that, and some of you may have heard me mention this story in the past. It's actually real and he actually might be watching this khutbah. He had a stroke that took away, that took away temporarily the ability to blink his eye on half of his face. Okay? So just one eye. So he couldn't move half of his face temporarily. And he was saying, subhanAllah, because how much had to be done for him to just put eye drops in and just to keep his eye moistened. And you never would think to thank Allah for the blinking of the eye because it happens without your knowledge. You're not actively blinking your eye. And the wisdom of that is not just the smallness of the process, that you're asking Allah to take control and rectify even the smallest of your affairs. It's even the affairs that you're not paying attention to, but that are highly consequential. Right? Everything that's happening in the background that's necessary for you to live, that's necessary for you to breathe, that's necessary for you to persist. Okay? You want Allah to take control of those things that you're actively aware of and those things that you're not aware of. Those things that you think to make du'a for, that are good for you, to supplicate Him for, that are good for you. And those things that you would not even think to ask Him for. Right? But that He knows are necessary for you. So, if you look at this du'a, once again, يَحَيُّ يَا قَيُّمُ O ever-living, O ever-sustaining, the most comprehensive names of Allah. بِرَحْمَتِكَ أَسْتَغِيفُ In your mercy, I seek relief. The most comprehensive attribute of Allah being His mercy. The most encompassing attribute of Allah being His mercy. أَصْلِحْ لِي شَأْنِي كُلَّةً Asking Allah, the most comprehensive ask to rectify all of my affairs. وَلَا تَكِلْنِي إِلَى نَفْسِي طَرْفَةَ عَيْنٍ And don't abandon me to myself. Don't leave me to myself even for the blink of an eye.
Right? So, to be so comprehensive in rectifying your affairs and taking control of your life and not leaving you to your own devices, that Allah does not even leave you to this, to the blinking of an eye. And I want to talk about, you know, the concepts here that are highlighted in this du'a. And so I hope, inshallah, a very active, you know, a call that you can take, inshallah ta'ala, after this lecture is to make sure that you say this every single day and every single evening as the Prophet, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, gave it to Fatima radiyallahu anha, and said don't let a day or a night pass without saying this between fajr and sunrise or between asr and maghrib. And of course, that's not the only time you can say it. And as narrated by Anas, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, when the Prophet, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, was stressed or when something made him anxious, when he was under duress, which a lot of us are feeling these days, the Prophet, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, would frequently say this supplication over and over and over again. But I want to talk about the concepts that are being highlighted here, which is this idea of victory and vulnerability, strength and submission. Victory and vulnerability, serenity and submission, peace of mind and submitting to Allah's will and decree, and the victory and the strength that comes from that vulnerability. Abu Qudamah, rahimahullah, he says that a person recited the ayah in the Quran, وَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى الْحَيِّ الَّذِي لَا يَمُوتُ وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِهِ وَكَفَى بِهِ بِذُنُوبِ عِبَادِهِ خَبِيرًا It's the ayah in Surah Al-Furqan. وَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى الْحَيِّ الَّذِي لَا يَمُوتُ Put your trust in the One who is ever living and does not die. وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِهِ And declare His greatness. Declare His praises. Proclaim His praises. وَكَفَى بِهِ بِذُنُوبِ عِبَادِهِ خَبِيرًا And Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala is ever acquainted with all of your sins. With the sins of His servants. And so, he says that أَقْبَلْ عَلَيَّ سُلِيمَانَ الْخَوَّاسِ سليمان الخواص,
rahimahullah, is one of the great aesthetics, the great people of Zuhd that we find in our tradition. He said to me, أَبَا قُدَامَ مَا يَنْبَغِي لِعَبْدٍ بَعْدَ هَٰذِهِ الْآيَةِ أَن يَلْجَأَ إِلَىٰ أَحَدٍ بَعْدَ اللَّهِ فِي أَمْرِهِ That there is no one, no one of the servants of God after coming across this verse would find it befitting to seek shelter, refuge in anyone but Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala with all of their affairs. He said, so Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala said سَوَكَلْ عَلَىٰ الْحَيِّ الَّذِي لَا يَمُوتُ Put your trust to the one who's ever living and does not die. فَأَخْبَرَكَ أَنَّهُ لَا يَمُوتُ وَأَنَّ جَمِيعَ خَلْقِهِ يَمُوتُونَ And so he informed you that he does not die but that all of his servants die. And then he followed that up by saying وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِهِ Then glorify his praises and so he gave you the path to him, the path to worship him. So you have access to الَّذِي لَا يَمُوتُ So he commanded you to then worship him and glorify him. وَكَفَى بِهِ بِذُنُوبِ عِبَادِهِ خَبِيرًا فَأَخْبَرَكَ بِأَنَّهُ خَبِيرٌ بَصِيرٌ And it is enough of him or he is well acquainted with the sins of his servants and so he made you well aware that he knows of all of your shortcomings. So what more do you need after that than الْغَنِيءَ الْحَمِيدُ Then the one who is independent, self-sufficient, not needing anything from anyone else, not in terms of material things nor praise. Allah does not need. He is الْغَنِيءَ الْحَمِيدُ. He doesn't need anything from you in terms of giving nor does he even need your praise. Your praise is for your own benefit. And so Allah gives you access الْغَنِيءَ الْحَمِيدُ, even though you are مَذْنُوبٍ فَقِيرٍ, even though you are sinful and poor, you know vulnerable to Allah سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى. You have access to him all the time. And there is also another gem from this ayah that you know, a person might
feel unworthy. You know, I can't call upon Allah. Maybe Allah won't answer me because of this. What's the point of me calling upon Allah سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى? That's a verse that's for the sages, that's for the Sahaba, that's for the pious predecessors, but I've got no access to God. How am I going to call upon him with all of my sins? Allah سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى tells you عندما يحكمك بالتوكل لتثق به وعباده في نفس الورة أنه متعرف بذنبك الله يعرف عن ذنبك وعن تقوىك وعندما تحاول تغلب على ذنبك وتغلب على تقوى فإطلق على الله وضع ثقة به لا تقلق لن يحاولون أن يحاولون تغلب عليك بإذن الله حينما تحاولون تغلب على ذنبك وهذا هو السؤال لك يمكنك أن تسأل لماذا يسمح الله بالحصول على هذا ولماذا يحدث هذا بهذا الطريقة ولكن هناك سؤال لماذا تقلق على تلك الذنبات المحددة تخلص من ذنبك لا تدع ذنبك تغلب على ذنبك لا تدع ذنبك تتردد على ذنبك وتفكر في موضوع ذنبك وموضوع وضع ثقة بي الله سبحانه وتعالى المقام التالي وهذا مهم جدا لأنني سمعت الكثير في الأسبوع الأخير وفي الأسبوع الماضي أخاف أنا خائف إذا لم أخاف من صحتي أنا خائف من صحت أحب وإذا لم أخاف من صحت أحب أو صحتي أنا خائف عن حصتي أنا خائف عن فقدان عملي أنا خائف عن أن لا أستطيع أن أضع طعام على الطاولة وكيف أصبح بمعافة بهذا عندما يتعلق بالدعاء كيف أصبح بمعافة بهذا عندما يتعلق بالتعب وما يجب أن يحدث أن تصبح بمعافة بما لا يمكنك التحكم به ويجب أن تتعب كل شيء من حياتك إلى موتك إلى حياتك إلى صحتك إلى طريقة تجيب على تعبك ماذا يعني ذلك؟ أنت تعلم أن الأنجل كتب في أمك موضوع حياتك كتب حياتك
كتب حياتك كتب حياتك كتب حياتك أنا أحتاج إلى الوصول إلى السلام أنا لا أستطيع تحكم بهذا حسنا الآن ما يعنيه أيضا أنني أحتاج إلى أن أجد معاناة في دعائي لأستطيع أن أقول أنني لا أريد الله أن يجيب علي بما أعتقد أنه أفضل مني أنا أريده أن يجيب علي بما يعرفه أفضل مني أنا لا أريد الله أن يجيب علي بما أعتقد أنه أفضل مني أنا أريده أن يجيب علي بما يعرفه أفضل مني أصلح لي شأني كله أصحي كل حالاتي لذلك أحتاج إلى أن أتواصل بها الله يعرف ما لا أعرفه وأنني بخير بهذا حسنا هذا هو ربه وليس هذا يجعلني مغفر في دعائي وفي كل شيء يجعلني أدفع في دعائي لأن عمر من الخطاب رضي الله عنه قال أنني لا أقلق بأجلال هذا في مجال الله ما أقلق به هو قدرة على تحقيق الدعاء التوفيق لتحقيق الدعاء الوصول إلى الوصول إلى الوصول إلى الدعاء لأنني أعرف أنه إذا أحصل على الدعاء الله سيجيب عليه حسنا الله سيجيب عليه بطريقة التي يرى بها وانا مرتاح بها حسنا أنا مرتاح بها بإرادة حالاتي إلى الله كما أنني لا أريد الله أن يترك هذا الظل من عيني لن أستطيع حتى تحكم حالاتي من جسدي إذا ترك الله كلنا فقط لتحكم كل مشروع في جسدهم لتعيش لفترة سنموت جميعا حسنا لأنني لا أعرف ما يحدث داخلي لكي أعيش سبحان الله المشاكل في هذا الفيروس وكما تعلم ضعيفة الحالة وشيء مميز في ما نواجهه وشيء مميز في ما يهدف لوجودنا في الوقت العالمي كل الوقت أنا لا أعرف إذا لم أستطيع حتى تحكم جسدي لفترة أو دقيقة أنا بالتأكيد لا أستطيع حكم كل شيء حولي
أنا سعيد ومتأكد وفي سلام مع الله يحكم كل شيء وأنا أرغب فيما أفهم أو أحب بأي طريقة تنظم حالتي أنا بأمان معها وهذا هو الشيء لا أحتاج لا أحتاج أن أقول أنني أستمتع بذلك فقط أقول أنني بأمان مع العلم وليس معرفة العلم أنا بأمان مع كل شيء يحدث لكن هذا لا يعني أنني لا أحاول الحاول في نفسها العبادة هي جزء من عبادة أن تدعي وتدعي حتى أن تحاول فهم هذا هو العبادة وأن تكون معرفة أن الله يحكم يعني أن تحصل على ما يمكنك حكمه حسنا لذلك ليس فقط أن تجد قوتك هناك الكثير من قوتك في الأمر يحكم في كل شيء ويحكم في كل شيء أشعر بشكل أكبر ويحكم في كل شيء ويحكم في كل شيء وأنا أحكم كل شيء ويحكم في كل شيء ويحكم في كل شيء وأنا أحكم كل شيء ويحكم في كل شيء وأنا أحكم كل شيء ويحكم في كل شيء وأنا أحكم كل شيء ويحكم
كل شيء وأنا أحكم كل شيء ويحكم كل شيء وأنا أحكم كل شيء ويحكم كل شيء ويحكم كل شيء وأنا أحكم كل شيء ويحكم كل شيء وأنا أحكم كل شيء وأنا أحكم كل شيء وأنا أحكم كل شيء ويحكم كل شيء ويحكم كل شيء وأنا أحكم كل شيء وأنا أحكم كل شيء وأنا أحكم كل شيء وأنا أحكم كل شيء ويحكم كل شيء ويحكم كل شيء ويحكم كل شيء وأنا أحكم كل شيء ويحكم كل شيء وأنا أحكم كل شيء وأنا أحكم كل شيء وأنا أحكم كل شيء ويحكم كل built it? How did you construct it? If tawakkul was a building, how did you build that building of trust in Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala? And he said that I came to terms with four things. So he actually talks about knowledge. And Hatim al-Aslam was one of the greatest worshippers of all time, an incredible human being. I absolutely, subhanAllah, adore the man, rahim Allah, just for the gems that he's left us behind with his words and with his example. Hatim al-Aslam, he said, I came to terms with four things, ala khisalin arba'a. So my building
is built on four different things. He said, alimtu anna risqi la ya'kuluhu ghayri. He said, I came to terms with the fact that my sustenance will not be taken by another person. La ya'kuluhu ghayri, no one's going to take my sustenance. No other person will take my sustenance. So he says, so I came to peace with that in myself. Okay. So I came to terms with that, peace with that with myself, meaning no one else is going to take my risq. I'm at peace with that. He says, wa alimtu anna amari la ya'kuluhu ghayri. And I came to terms with the fact that my work will not be done by anyone else. My deeds will not be taken by anyone else, meaning no one else is going to do the amal that I need to do for me. I can't expect anyone to do the amal that I need to do for me. Okay. Yes, you die and people can do sadaqah jariyah, they can do continuous charity for you. And you certainly hope to leave behind things that will do good for you. But hey, that's still your sadaqah jariyah. You still have to plant the seeds of even your continuous charity by not just your own sadaqah, but by leaving behind the people and the impact that would cause people to do good in your name or cause people to do good because of your teaching or because of how you mentor them or because of an effect impact that you had upon them. Okay. So he said, I learned that my deeds are not going to be done by anyone else. So just like my risk, my sustenance, no one's going to take the sustenance that's been decreed for me. No one's going to take the money that's been decreed for me. Right. And I'm at peace with that. No one's going to do the deeds that I'm supposed to do for myself. Okay. wa alimtu anna amali la ya'maluhu ghayri fa anna mashghulun bihi So I'm keeping myself busy with those deeds. I'm keeping myself busy with those deeds. wa alimtu anna almawta ya'ti baghta
And I learned that death is hastening towards me and that I will die suddenly. Death comes suddenly. alimtu anna almawta ya'ti baghta I learned that death is racing towards me. fa anna ubadiro So I'm racing towards it instead. What he means by that is I'm hastening in my preparation for it. I'm not going to wait for a pandemic to break out. I'm not going to wait to find out that I test positive or someone else test positive or to be sick in a hospital bed. I know that death is coming my way. So I'm preparing myself actively for it. So I'm going to take it by surprise instead by being ready for it when it comes to me. And then he said wa alimtu anni la akhlu min ayni allahu And he said, and I learned that I do not escape from Allah's sight. fa anna mustahil minhu And so I keep shy of him. subhanahu wa ta'ala I learned that I do not escape Allah's sight. So I remain shy of him. subhanAllah Whether I'm quarantined at home or whether I'm out and about, I'm in Allah's sight. God sees me. And so I must remain shy of that sight. subhanAllah Look how empowering that vulnerability is. Everything about those four statements, and I'll repeat them. alimtu anna risqi la yakulahu ahad I learned that my sustenance will not be taken by anyone else. So I'm at peace with that. wa anna amali la ya'malahu ghayri And no one's going to do my deeds for me. And so I'm remaining busy with my own deeds. wa anna almoutu ya'ti baghta And death is going to come at me suddenly. It's racing at me. So I'm racing towards it. I'm going to prepare myself for it. And I don't escape the sight of Allah. So I remain shy of him. That's the building of tawakkul, the building of trust that he mentions. rahimAllah May Allah be pleased with him. Let's think about that for ourselves. Being vulnerable to Allah's will and to Allah's strength is not weakness. It is strength. Submitting yourself
to Allah's rectification of your affairs is strength. That means that you do your part, and you do your part with full trust, with full serenity, and being at peace with what you can't control, while being dedicated towards what you do control. And that's what this beautiful narration that I mentioned here means for us. So may Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala never allow our feeling of weakness to take us away from the source of strength. May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala never allow our feeling of vulnerability to cause us to collapse. May Allah never allow our worries to cause us to despair. May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala never allow our fear of what will come tomorrow to stop us from doing what we can today. May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala keep us focused. May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala keep us sincere. May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala allow us to respond with gratitude to every blessing that comes our way, and patience with every trial that comes our way. May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala always be pleased with us. May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala always find us active in seeking his pleasure. Allahumma ameen. Jazakumullahu khayran to you all. May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala make it easy for you all in these times. May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala help see you through whatever difficulty and vulnerability you are facing right now. Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh.
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