Abu Taymiyyah – Part 6 When Things Go Wrong
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Whoever is not well mannered
in his relationship with Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala,
Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala will patch him up.
Will deal with him under the Earth.
Being self critical when things go wrong.
The way we are my brothers and my
sisters, human beings,
we are ready to point the finger at
everyone except ourselves.
How do we know my brothers and my
sisters if our
calamities
and the problems and the difficulties that we
are going through
is because of our sins
or because that Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala loves
us.
Sometimes we go through difficulties
and straightaway we say the reason why I'm
going through this agony,
this stress
is because Allah loves me.
And we might use this evidence when the
Messenger Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam said,
If Allah loves
a servant, then he tests him.
So we begin to think then that
this is because
we are loved by Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala.
Okay then.
There is a verse in the Quran my
brothers and my sisters that states,
Never does a person
get afflicted with a calamity or a difficulty,
accept
that it is because
of what
he has earned with his own two hands.
So how do I know if it's this
or if it's
that?
The way to
handle the situation my brothers and masters is
to put ourselves in a win win
situation. What does that mean? What am I
referring to?
It is
to rush back to Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala
and seek his forgiveness.
Whether it is the first scenario or the
second scenario, my brothers and
The answer is no.
Because, if it is because Allah Azzawajal loves
you
then you've only
drawed more closer to Allah
by seeking forgiveness.
And if it is because of your sin,
then you have
and the love of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala.
What does Allah Azzawajal say?
Indeed, Allah loves those who constantly
rush back to Him
and those
who purify themselves.
I will conclude
with
what Sheikh Ulsaymateim
Rahim Allahu Ta'ala mentioned.
It is something that is truly
dear to my heart as well.
He said,
Waiza raital abdah
Someone's now just been spoken about he's been
harmed. Look what he says.
If you see that individual
who's just been harmed,
who's just maybe been spoken about,
his honor has been torn apart.
If you see him retaliating,
and now he's going after those who have
harmed them,
Those who have harmed him.
And you don't see him.
He doesn't rush back to Allah subhanahu wa
ta'ala
by seeking forgiveness
and also by placing blame on himself.
He
says no, have knowledge of.
Then know that
this calamity that he's going through is a
very serious calamity.
If he seeks repentance and he begins to
say,
then, this difficult situation that he's going through,
will be turned into a blessing
for him.
Let us learn to be individuals
who are self critical.
In whatever situation it might be, whether it
is with our spouses,
we left the home,
everything was perfectly fine.
You come back,
all of a sudden
she's so grumpy.
Or the other way around.
How have things changed so quickly?
Look what Ibn Al Qayy mentioned.
He said, Qala ba'adu Salif
Some of the Salif, when we say Salif,
we mean the 3 golden generations. Those who
came after the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam And
the companions, the Tabi'in, the Tabi'in, the Tabi'in,
the Tabi'in, the Tabi'in.
He quotes them saying,
'I disobey Allah Azza wa Jal then all
of a sudden I begin to see a
change of attitude in my wife and also
in my riding animal. They could have blamed
everyone else except themselves
but what did they do?
They
were self critical and they asked Allah Azza
for forgiveness
and things changed for the better.
Remember my brothers and my sisters,
when the commandment of Allah or his Messenger
arrives
at its time
for that which we need to carry out
and we don't,
we are indirectly
saying
that Allah is not the greatest.