TAWAKKUL IN ALLAH ﷻ The Prophetic Reliance

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*TAWAKKUL IN ALLAH ﷻ*

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*The Prophetic Reliance*

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Allah ﷻ says 

 *قَالَ أَصۡحَـٰبُ مُوسَىٰۤ إِنَّا لَمُدۡرَكُونَ▪قَالَ كَلَّاۤۖ إِنَّ مَعِیَ رَبِّی سَیَهۡدِینِ* 

_The companions of Musa said "Surely we are overtaken". [Musa عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَامُ] said, "No! Indeed, with me is my Lord; He will guide me."_

[26:61-62]

Meaning, nothing of what you fear will happen to you, for Allah ﷻ is the One Who commanded me to bring you here, and He does not go back on His promise.'

And then you have Yusuf عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَامُ when Zuleikha tried to seduce him 

 *قَالَ مَعَاذَ اللهِ* 

 _He (Yusuf) said "I seek refuge in Allah!"_ 

[12:23]

What about Ibrahim عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَامُ who said

 

 *الَّذِي خَلَقَنِي فَهُوَ يَهْدِينِ* 

 _Who created me and He guided me._ 

 *وَالَّذِي هُوَ يُطْعِمُنِي وَيَسْقِين* 

 _and it is He who feeds me and gives me to drink._ 

 *وَإِذَا مَرِضْتُ فَهُوَ يَشْفِينِ* 

 _And when I am sick, it is He who cures me._ 

 *وَالَّذِي يُمِيتُنِي ثُمَّ يُحْيِينِ* 

 _And it He who will cause me to die and then will bring me to life._ 

 *وَٱلَّذِىٓ أَطْمَعُ أَن يَغْفِرَ لِى خَطِيٓـَٔتِى يَوْمَ ٱلدِّينِ* 

_And Who, I hope, will forgive me my faults on the Day of Recompense._

[26:78-82]

The lesson given here, is to rely only on Allah ﷻ, especially when treading the path of righteousness.

Because the path of righteousness is hard,

As Shaytaan prioritises you.

As Prophet ﷺ said _"Verily, Shaytaan lies in wait for the son of Adam in his paths and he lies in wait before the path of Islam."_

[Sunan An-Nasa’i 3134]

Shaytaan doesn't need to focus on the one who is already astray, rather he focuses on the ones who seek Allah's pleasure.

And sometimes Shaytaan comes to us through friends and family and close ones, to dissuade us.

This renders us alone in the path of Righteousness.

But who needs another companion on this path, when the companion already present is Allah ﷻ? 

The Dunya is a distraction, nothing more and to remove yourself from it is difficult, but you'll have obeyed the Prophetic Advice

 *كُنْ فِي الدُنيَا كَأَنَكَ غَرِيب* 

 _Be in the world as if you are a stranger!_ 

[Sahih Al-Bukhari 6053]

The Path to Jannah requires sacrifice! 

May Allah ﷻ make us among those who rely on Him and may He ﷻ forgive all our shortcomings.

 *آمِيْن*

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