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In the Name of Allah, The Most Gracious, The Most Merciful
For a believer, every situation is an opportunity for blessings, reward and goodness:
عَنْ صُهَيْبٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم "عَجَبًا لأَمْرِ الْمُؤْمِنِ إِنَّ أَمْرَهُ كُلَّهُ خَيْرٌ وَلَيْسَ ذَاكَ لأَحَدٍ إِلاَّ لِلْمُؤْمِنِ إِنْ أَصَابَتْهُ سَرَّاءُ شَكَرَ فَكَانَ خَيْرًا لَهُ وَإِنْ أَصَابَتْهُ ضَرَّاءُ صَبَرَ فَكَانَ خَيْرًا لَهُ
It is narrated from Suhayb (ra) that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: How wonderful is the situation of the believer, for there is good in every affair of his. And this is not the case with anyone else except in the case of a believer; for if he has an occasion to feel delight, he gives thanks for it(to Allah), thus there is a good for him in it, and if he is afflicted with difficulty, he endures it patiently, thus there is a good for him in it.
In light of the question, note that there is no harm in reciting the shahādah (أَشْهَدُ أنْ لا إلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَأشْهَدُ أنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ) multiple times in a day.
It is stated in a Hadith (prophetic narration), He who said: Ashadu an lā ilāha illā-Allāh waḥ-dahu lā sharīka lahu, wa ash-hadu anna muḥammadan ʿabduhu wa rasūluh (There is no god but Allah, He is One and there is no associates with Him, and indeed Muhammad (ﷺ) is his servant and His messenger)... Allah would make him (he who affirms these truths) enter Paradise through any one of its eight doors which he would like. [1]
Note, waswasah (whisperings & doubts) are from Shaytān (the accursed devil). Do not entertain these and remind yourself, ‘how can I give these baseless thoughts any credence!’
Make it a habit to recite the Qur’ān, for indeed in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find peace and tranquility [2].
Recite the ta’awwuz frequently [3];
أَعُوْذُ باِللهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيْمْ
I seek refuge in Allah from the rejected devil.
Never lose hope in the Mercy of Allah. Engage in du’a, supplicate & implore Allah to relieve and alleviate you from your predicament. Recite the following:
لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ
“There is no power nor might (to do any good or prevent any evil) except in Allah”
And Allah Ta’āla knows best
22 December 2019 / 25 Rabī’ul Ākhir 1441 AH
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[1]
حَدَّثَنَا دَاوُدُ بْنُ رُشَيْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ مُسْلِمٍ - عَنِ ابْنِ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عُمَيْرُ بْنُ هَانِئٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي جُنَادَةُ بْنُ أَبِي أُمَيَّةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَادَةُ بْنُ الصَّامِتِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم “مَنْ قَالَ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ وَأَنَّ عِيسَى عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَابْنُ أَمَتِهِ وَكَلِمَتُهُ أَلْقَاهَا إِلَى مَرْيَمَ وَرُوحٌ مِنْهُ وَأَنَّ الْجَنَّةَ حَقٌّ وَأَنَّ النَّارَ حَقٌّ أَدْخَلَهُ اللَّهُ مِنْ أَىِّ أَبْوَابِ الْجَنَّةِ الثَّمَانِيَةِ شَاءَ " - صحيح مسلم؛ كتاب الإيمان، ( ١٠) باب مَنْ لَقِيَ اللَّهَ بِالإِيمَانِ وَهُوَ غَيْرُ شَاكٍّ فِيهِ دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ وَحَرُمَ عَلَى النَّارِ (ج١؛ حديث رقم ٤٧)
[2]
الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَتَطْمَئِنُّ قُلُوبُهُم بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ ۗ أَلَا بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ تَطْمَئِنُّ الْقُلُوبُ - سورة الرعد ١٣ (٢٨)
[3]
وَإِمَّا يَنْزَغَنَّكَ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ نَزْغٌ فَاسْتَعِذْ بِاللَّهِ إِنَّهُ هُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ - سورة فصلت ٤١ (٣٦)
وَقُلْ رَبِّ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ هَمَزَاتِ الشَّيَاطِينِ O وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ رَبِّ أَنْ يَحْضُرُونِ - سورة المؤمنون ٢٣ (٩٨،٩٧)
