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As-Salamu Alaykum warahamtullahi wabarakatuh,

Prophet Muhammad (Blessings and Peace of ALLĀH be upon him) said:

*_“Allah says, ‘I am just as My slave thinks I am, (i.e. I am Able to do for him what he thinks I can do for him) and I am with him if he remembers Me. If he remembers Me in himself, I too remember him in Myself; and if he remembers Me in a group of people, I remember him in a group that is better than them; and if he comes one span nearer to Me, I go one cubit nearer to him; and if comes one cubit nearer to me, I go a distance of two outstretched arms nearer to him; and if he comes to me walking, I go to him running.’”_* (Sahih Al Bukhari, 9/7405, Muslim and At-Tirmidhi). 

According to the Scholars, the above Hadith means that Allah is Able to do whatever His servant expects of Him. Expecting the best of Allah is to expect that He will have Mercy on you and relieve you of all hardships. He will forgive you if you seek it and accept your repentance if you repent. A believer’s heart assumes the best of his or her Lord and always expects the best from Him. Such a person expects good from Allah both in times of ease and hardship, with firm conviction that Allah wants good for him in either situation. The secret of such a person is that his or her heart is connected to Allah, and the flow of good from Allah is never cut off. 

Therefore call upon Allah with certainty that He will answer, regardless of your present situation. Do not give up hope in Allah’s Mercy; only losers give up hope in the vast mercy of Allah. No matter your sins or hardships, turn to Him. He will surely respond.  “As for the believers whose hearts are connected to Allah, they do not despair of the Mercy of Allah even if they are surrounded on all sides by disaster and severe hardship” (Sayyid Qutb).

May Allah enable us to have good expectations of Him and hope in Him. May He elevate us to a level where we place our complete reliance on and trust in Him.