Stop Complaining

 *Stop Complaining*

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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

In the midst of our life problems and trials, we zoom in on the problems and complaints so much that we forget the bigger picture of Allah’s favours and mercy. We fail to realize deeply how powerful is Allah (swt).

In Suratu Maryam, Allah (swt) say:

*Verse 3:* "When he called to his Lord a private supplication".

*Verse 4:* "He said, "My Lord, indeed my bones have weakened, and my head has filled with white, and never have I been in my supplication to You, my Lord, unhappy."

*Verse 5:* "And indeed, I fear the successors after me, and my wife has been barren, so give me from Yourself an heir"

*Verse 6:* "Who will inherit me and inherit from the family of Jacob. And make him, my Lord, pleasing [to You]."

*Lessons:*

Look closely at the words of Zakariyyah (alayhi salam). He mentioned his old age and the condition of his wife and yet he was not despaired. He had conviction in the power and ability of Allah to fulfill his prayer. He was not despaired of his situation and rather had full belief that Allah would answer his call. This is what we must learn from him; patience and conviction in du'as!

My People,

Disappointment in supplications (Du'a making) happens when we fail to realize the following:

(1) Our actions can be barriers that prevent the mercy of Allah (swt) from reaching us. For this reason, it's advicable that: - We should be wary of Allah; reform our actions; purify our intentions; so that our supplications might be accepted.

(2) Sometimes in life, the acceptance to ur Du'a will be delayed Bcos, If Allah SWT should grant you ur wishes immediately as u make Du'a, there is an unbearable calamities running to swallow you.. So, Allah (swt) will use the du'a u are making to block those calamities from reaching u. Bcos, if the calamities should reach u, it will swallow everything (ur body, ur soul, ur heart desires & desirable wishes)😳. Yes. And this is why, it is necessary to PERSISTENTLY engage in making du'a no matter how long until we hit the jack-pot.

(3) Sometimes in life, even after u put a lot of efforts by becoming a sincere believer, u still experience delay in having ur du'a getting accepted. This could be due to the previous sins committed deliberately or ignorantly. So, if u make du'a to Allah SWT for few days, weeks or months and give up, it is possible that Allah (swt) is using those du'a u are making for deleting or servicing the previous sins committed by you. So if u stop making the du'a after few days, weeks, months or few years bcos u did not see any green light (acceptance), u will lost out. Yes. It is advisable that u continue making the du'a PERSISTENTLY no matter how long, until u hit the jack-pot.

(4) We cannot be disappointed if we did not give room for hopelessness.

Remember that one of the tactics of Shaytān is to make you lose hope in Allah subhānahu wata‘ālā.. So, don’t let negative thinking make you feel that your supplication (Du'a) will not be answered. Use the above verses to motivate and inspire yourself. No difficulty in life, however much persistent, should cause you to be disappointed in Allah’s answer to your supplications.