Naima B. Robert – Will Your Iman Save You From the Corona Virus

Bismillah salam Wa alaykum warahmatullahi wabarakatu this is

your sister nayeem A B Robert here. And this is a video in a

series that I am doing of reminders, tips, strategies,

support really, for my sister's during this Corona pandemic that

is sweeping over the world. You don't need me to tell you how

things have progressed over the past few weeks, we are in the

middle of a global medical emergency. And so bearing in mind

how our lives have changed as a result of the corona outbreak, I

wanted to basically offer you some strategies to get you through this

time to get you through this time in the best way inshallah so that

you can emerge from this whole period, a better version of

yourself, insha Allah because as we know, we are always simply on a

journey back to Allah subhanaw taala, no matter what the

circumstances. And so my desire for you insha Allah is that you

make the most of this opportunity that Allah subhanaw taala has

given us a present wrapped in sandpaper, as they call it, an

opportunity for us to do so many things differently. And that's

what this series is going to be addressing. So please like,

comment, subscribe, share this video, Inshallah, if it is

beneficial to you. So, in this video, I'm going to be talking

about how to look after your spiritual health during this

Corona virus pandemic, how to really get the baraka from this

particular test and trial, because as you know, you know, we are

always in one of three states, we are either being tested, we are

being tested, or we are going to be tested. And so if that is the

case, then how can we make the most of this particular period

that we're in to gain for our accurate and also benefit

ourselves in this dunya. And so I have five points for you to be

able to look after your spiritual health during this particular

period. And the first is topical,

topical, trusting in Allah subhanaw taala is plan. Remember

how many promises Allah subhanaw taala has made for us, was made to

us in the Quran, in Namale, or through usara. Verily with

difficulty there is ease. And verily He will not burden a soul

more than it can bear. And the fact that we know that it is

always good for the believer. When God comes to us as the Hadith

states, when God comes to us, we are grateful to Allah and that is

good for us. And if we are afflicted or we have some kind of

trial or calamity, then we are patient with it. And that too is

good for us. And that is only the case of with the believer, the

person who has Iman. And so trust in Allah's plan, my sister, know

that there is always here in everything that Allah has decreed.

Trust that it will be okay. Trust that there is baraka in it that

there is benefit in it for you and your family and your community. If

only you cease that trusting and Allah's plan, inshallah will help

you to push away those fears of anxiety or fear of panic of

powerlessness, because Allah subhanaw taala is Rob Bell Alameen

He is the Lord of All the Worlds and he has decreed this situation,

and has put us in this situation for a reason, trust that there is

clear in it for you and look for the he'll be one of those people

who is determined to make every single situation every

circumstance one that actually allows them to draw closer to

Allah to purify themselves to become a better version of

themselves and to return to invest in their akhira. That's the first

thing and leading on from that is the second tip. And that is use

this time when we are being reminded of our mortality when we

are being reminded of our fragility.

Use this time to repent, use this time to return to Allah subhanaw

taala use this time as a reminder that this life is short. And none

of us has any guarantees of how long we will be here. This is an

amazing Reminder for every single one of us that death will come to

all of us and it is not something that is in our control. And so

whether you are ill or not whether you know anyone who's ill or not

just use the situation to propel you forward towards repentance may

It is still far. ask Allah to forgive you for your sins. Ask Him

to guide you to protect you return to Him. If you neglected certain

aspects of your deen, go back to them. If you have stopped doing

the actions that you know Allah is pleased with start doing them

again. We're going up to Ramadan, we're coming up to Ramadan around

the corner. This is the perfect time for you to start inculcating

the values that we normally stress in Ramadan.

Having a sincere intention,

keeping our Salah keeping away from haram doing more acts of a

bad doing more sadaqa reading more Quran. Normally as a community to

be fair, we hold up until Ramadan. And then we say in Ramadan, I'm

going to do all of that. But if Allah subhanaw taala in this time

of social distancing, and isolation, what if Allah Subhana

Allah is giving us an opportunity now to start doing those things.

Now, as a preparation for Ramadan that may look very different to

any Ramadan we've ever seen before. Maybe now is the time for

us to fortify ourselves in case of that eventuality.

The third tip that I have for you is to be grateful for the good

right now. Now, a lot of people might find it counterintuitive to

say, well, how can you be grateful in you know, in the midst of a

pandemic, in the midst of an emergency in the midst of all of

this and masajid are shutting down, you know, there's no module

masala, there's all of this stuff happening, people are dying, how

can you say be grateful? Well, I will say this. The reality is,

there are always good things in the world. And there are always

bad things in the world. That is the truth that is the Sunnah of

this life. And so at this very delicate time, my dear sister,

I invite you to focus on the good in your life, and feel grateful

for it. Now this is a time. If there was no other time, this is a

time to start counting your blessings. Of course, you will not

be able to count the favors of Allah. But now is the time really

to look at your situation and take stock. Take stock of the abundance

that we have take stock of in spite of the difficulties in spite

of the fear and the panic, take stock of what we do have. We have

each other. We have our families. For most of us at Hamdulillah. We

have our health, we have shops to go to to get the food that we

need. We have our children, we have our Eman most importantly and

so every minute of every day be thinking of what is what is good

about your situation what you have to be grateful for and return to

Allah and return to Allah and gratitude and focus on the good

that you have focus on the positive in your situation. Rather

than the negative too many of us spend time dwelling in the

negativity of our situation even when things are good. At a time

like this, it can be very tempting for us to dwell in negativity

times 10. But now is not the time to entertain negativity in any

shape, size or form. Now is the time to focus on gratitude, to

focus on positive energy to focus on contentment, on Sakina on joy

on love, on helping our fellow man helping our neighbors giving

sadaqa making dua being of service to the people being of a person

who brings solace being somebody who brings the humor who makes the

cup of tea, whatever it is.

This is the time to focus on what is going right in your life, what

is good in your life and what you have to be grateful for. Rather

than paying too much attention to the inconveniences or the

difficulties or even the fears that we have, you know, very,

very, you know, it's to be expected, but we don't have to

focus on them. And then the fourth tip that I have for you is to

seize any opportunities for

right seize any opportunities that are coming your way to do good.

Whether it is for yourself to read more Quran to pray your sunnah

Salah if you're no longer going to work, for example, okay, maybe to

start praying tahajjud maybe to start a habit if your children are

home, start something in the home with them whether it's reading

Quran or praying together, reading books together.

The fact that you have a family and that you're able to cook for

them and look after them. This is a hey, how can we help others? How

can we be a support for others? Can you send a text every day to

people

You know, either who are vulnerable or who are just out

there just to let them know that you're thinking about them make a

silent or offer somebody made to offer the world.

How can you seize the opportunities for here in this

situation every day, if you can focus on that, and really make

intention that when I'm doing this, this is for akhira

Bismillah. This is for accurate this is for Acura. Because if

you're able to do that, then no matter what the situation, no

matter how the situation pans out, you will emerge, winning with

regards to Acura and inshallah a better version of yourself and

that is the whole point of this life, right. And the fifth thing

that I want to say is what I have already touched on, and that is to

increase in a better and just make more dua make.io, for those you

know, and those who don't know make dua for those near and far

and increase in a better, do more good deeds, read more Quran, make

more dua. And finally, just remember that there are certain

aspects of your health and your well being that you have control

over. So take that control. In another video I will be talking

about social distancing, what to do, what not to do and how to make

it work for you rather than against you. But until then, until

that video, this is me signing out. May Allah bless you and your

families with continued health, high Eman and positivity

throughout this period. pass this video along if it has been helpful

to you. Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE, like, comment, share, and do all

those good things that isn't Allah and may Allah reward you all and I

will see you soon inshallah. Salaam Alaikum Warahmatullahi

Wabarakatuh