Yousef Bakeer – Dua When Facing Hardships
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The Islamist Subhanallah was forced to migrate to cities close to El 11:30, causing a loss in his life. He spoke about how he was faced with hardship and how he was reminded of his reward. The idea of "Am evil" in Islam is a consequence of the time spent during a surgery, which is a reward for those who don't comply with the creation of evil. The speaker also discusses the idea of "Am evil" in Islam, and how it is a consequence of the time spent during the surgery.
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toward this dua to one of the greatest Sahaba with the name of
Abu Salam. And Abu Salam thought this dua to his wife, Omar selama,
Radi Allahu Allah. So I'm gonna give you a little background about
the life of Omar Salah model the Allah Allah. She was among very
few Sahaba who migrated twice, one time to Abyssinia and the other
time to El Medina. But as she's leaving Mecca to migrate to and
Medina along with her with her family, Abu Salim out of the
Allahu Anhu and selama. The tribe of Abu selama caught wind of this.
So the actually prohibited Abu selama and Omar selama and selamat
to migrate together, they forced Abu selama to migrate to Medina,
and the send almost selama and selama back to Makkah. So that
that was the first hardship that OMO selama went through. Now she
was forced to be separated from her home crew from her own
husband, that she loved so much. Abu Salim was such a great man
with a very good character, and almost selama it was just
heartbroken. She was heartbroken was heartbreaking for almost
cinema to process the idea that she will be separated from her own
husband.
But the difficult time did not stop right there.
The clay or the tribe of Abu selama decided to take her own
son, because they said that it belongs to Abu selama it means
that it belongs to us. So we will take that son away from from his
mother.
And imagine just you know, being separated from first from your own
husband, but now from even your own son. What a tests what an app
to let you know, when you are tested with your own, you know,
wealth, your own property. Obviously, it's a big test. And
when you're tested with your own health, it's also a big test. But
the test of your own children and your own spouses, this is
unmatched test. It's just a very hard time for almost selama to to,
to, you know, to try to go through but all of a sudden one of the
Allah onhand obviously she was heartbroken. She actually used to
go to the spot where the took away her son every single day for
almost a year. And she cries over there. She prays to Allah for
Allah to bring her back her own son.
And then eventually after one year, the tribe of Abu selama you
know, they used to observe her every single day comes that spot
cry to Allah for you know, for her own son. So Allah has sent some of
the Mercy on their hearts. So they accepted the fact that they will
give her her son back
when that happened, finally, who said Mr. Radi Allahu anha was able
to migrate with her own son to see Abu Salah Mara the Allahu Anhu in
El Medina.
But the problems her problems, her difficulties, did not stop there.
Subhanallah when she just got a little bit of hope,
again, that the calamity strikes one more time, where she sees now
her own husband on his deathbed because he received he received
this you know dangerous womb during one of the battles
and now she said to Abu Salah Maria Abu Salam let's make a
promise.
If one of us passes, let's make a promise that we will not remarry
again.
And I will sell him a look at her and said you know, I want you to
remarry if I pass away I want you to re marry someone better than me
Inshallah, Allah will give you a better husband.
And, and then he taught her this beautiful dua that we're going to
be learning together in sha Allah Tala. It says a young Muslim, say
Allah Houma journey female see Betty, Ya Allah reward me for the
calamity that I'm going through. And then what lift me higher a
minute and replace that calamity was something better or repeated
or against beautiful, very powerful guy.
up Allahumma giorni femal see Betty, yeah, Allah reward me for
the calamity that I went through
while loop near Hydra minha and give me something even better
replace it with something greater.
Now, if you look at this Subhanallah when Abu Salah passes
away, and almost selama start to make that God, Ya Allah, reward me
for my calamities, all of the hardships that I went through and
replace it with something better Wallahi looking at this, there's
so many reminders and listen that we can unpack from this dua at
that moment of almost Salah model the Alana. Number one. She was she
flipped the script. She went from this, this psychology of the
provision to a psychology of abundance. What does that exactly
mean? She did not look at herself and say, You know what, I'm a
failure. You know what, I'm a loser. You know what, it's my
fault. You know what I made wrong? decisions in my life that brought
me to that point. She did not blame herself. She did not point
you know the finger to herself. She does not turn the mirror
towards herself and she'd start to blame her own self.
In fact, she thought positively about it. She said, Yeah, Allah,
all what I want from you right now is a reward. I deserve a reward.
Yeah, Allah give me a reward and replace it with something better.
You see here were her psychologists, at this point is
thinking about every word. And in fact, she is you know, in a moment
of calamity. Such a beautiful, beautiful thing to reflect on
Subhanallah brothers and sisters.
In our deen, we have an amazing concept that when somebody goes
through hardships, in our deen the prophets of Allah, Allah, Selim
promised that there is a reward for whoever for whoever is going
through difficult time. And if this reward is not here, because
you may think, well, I lost somebody who is very dear to me.
How is it possible to actually replace that there is no way I can
replace that. Or even think about something in your life that you
really think that there is no replacement here in this dunya for
that loss or for that calamity. But well, it's beautiful. What is
beautiful about our deen is that even if you are not rewarded in
this life, you will be rewarded in the accurate.
I mean,
there are some people really go through a difficult time
processing this. You know, recently, I was visiting a one of
my family members who was diagnosed with cancer. And I was
at the surgery room, looking at him, you know, going through that
surgery.
I was picturing this after after, you know, the surgical handler was
very successful. And they were able to remove that, you know,
cancer from the Oregon and Alhamdulillah is going he's doing
amazing now Hamdulillah, blah, blah Mima Allah give him full chi
fat.
But I was reflecting on this. And I was, you know, thinking,
let's say that the time I spent during that surgery is a video of
20 minutes.
If I were to look at the first 10 minutes of that video, I will see
somebody who's getting opened, drop, you know, blood is dropping
everywhere, that the skin is getting opened, the flesh is
getting opened, it's very painful.
If I pause the video and the first 10 minutes, I will think that this
is an absolute evil.
But if I resumed the video,
and they finished the video of 20 minutes, and I see that
Alhamdulillah the surgery is very successful. And Al Hamdulillah he
started you know, now healing all of his, you know, flush and all of
his skin is starting to heal. Now he's gonna be in much better you
no shame, I will look at it in a different lens. I will actually
never think that the first 10 minutes is an absolute evil. It's
actually not an evil at all. Because if that didn't happen, he
would not reach to the moment of he'll.
Now, this example brings us to think broader than this, the whole
idea of the existence of evil
and I want you to pay to pay attention with
Now, in Islam, there is an amazing aspect, that if you will not be
rewarded in this life, you will be rewarded in the hereafter.
Now,
the non Muslims look at this and they really have hard time
processing the idea of the creation of the of the existence
of evil because they say, you know, now, why this is happening,
and what is the reward of that somebody was is going through, you
know, difficult time.
And there is no way he can get compensated in this life because
they don't believe in the hereafter. They have hard time
processing. So they so they will say it's unfair, it's not added,
well, in Islam, we believe that if you are not going to be rewarded
in this life, if you're not going to be rewarded in this life, there
is an eternal rewards and the day of judgment. So if you look at it
through the lens of dunya, we, the lens of dunya it's absolutely
evil. There is no way
you don't deserve you know, that hard time that you're going
through, and you're gonna pass away and there is no day of
judgment. What is the what is the what is the add in here? Where's
the justice? So if you look at it from the dunya, we perspective
from the dunya we lens, you will have hard time processing this,
I'll tell you that.
But Subhanallah in our deen Allah said it's in the Quran, Allah Vina
Eva Tomasi been called, in Allah, Allah, he were in LA, here's your
own. When a calamity strikes, they say, We belong to Allah, and we
shall, you know, return to him back. What does that mean? You
reminding yourself that there is going to be a reward in the day of
judgment and that what matters the most?
You refreshen your faith by saying even though I don't get their word
here, there is a still, you know, definitely a chance to get that
word on the day of judgment. And then the Day of Judgment, you will
look back and say Alhamdulillah that I had this calamity. Now I
will get the reward, the eternal the eternal rewards. Allah said
after this in the law, you're in the LA here's your own. Hula Iike
Allah him, Salah were to murabahah him what Rama will ecohome remoter
doing three things will happen to the people that they have belief
during the time of a calamity. Three things first, the will be
blessed, Allah him salah, toma, Robin, these blessings will they
will be showered with these blessings. And again, I will
remind myself and you if it's not here in the dunya, it will be in
the Asha. And then Allah subhanaw taala says,
Allah him Salah tomorrow be him whare that the will also Allah
subhanaw taala will shower them with mercy. And then he said, and
they will be guided, I mean, if you have this mindset, it means
that Allah has guided you, it means that Allah has put you in
the right thought process. And therefore you will be able to
process that My dear brothers and sisters, that I have almost Salama
bring so much hive, she,
you know,
she was just thinking that, well, I'm not going to be in this black
hole, I still see light at the end of the tunnel.
I still want the word of Allah subhanaw taala I don't want to
look at it as something that's the end of the journey. Because if
that happens, it will prevent you from finding another alternatives
or another solutions of your own problem. Sometimes a calamity
strikes, and there is actually a room for you to work on. Sometimes
you need to figure things out. And if you go with the perspective,
that's all it's all done. I'm a failure. I'm a loser. It will
prevent you from finding solutions and alternatives.
Think about it. Think about hard time that you went through and
think about it now. And think about what you know what
possibilities that you had at that time, but you did not think about
it because you were so into that calamity to the point that it
refrains you from looking at the bigger picture.
So again, I do it that gives me and you hope I do it. That gives
me and you patience. I do i that can give me and you faith in Allah
subhanho wa Taala faith in the color of Allah subhanaw taala May
Allah subhanaw taala make me, me and you among those who
Learn the deep meaning of this guy. Again I'll say this and I I
pray that we all can utilize this weapon This is very powerful but
Salah Salem again said Allah who met your knee theme we'll see but
yeah Allah reward me for my own for the calamity that that strikes
me work lift me higher Amelia and replace it with something better.
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