💐 In The Name Of Allah The Most Gracious The Most Merciful
💌 To those Muslims, wherever they are, who are depressed,
Who smile in the daylight yet shed tears when the sun sets,
Who by stress or some souls survive life feeling upset,
And who question their value, assuming they're useless:
~•~
Firstly, you're not useless. Know why you were created.
To worship Only Allah is our life's main purpose.
Regardless of whether you're middle-class, poor or rich,
We all have a mission that needs to be accomplished.
~•~
We were put on earth, this platform of all sorts of tests,
Not for fun and entertainment until we reach death,
But to serve Allah through belief and acts of worship,
Obeying Allah's Laws while trying to pass each test.
~•~
Expect exams where your heart and mind will be tested,
Where you're given countless choices for you to select,
Anticipate trials where things you like must be left
Or sacrificed to preserve justice, truth and logic.
~•~
Don't be surprised if at times you feel so attracted
To some souls who can't be pursued through lawful marriage.
It's part of Allah's tests to be tempted, restricted,
Face challenges and moments where hearts "in love" can't rest.
~•~
But that's the point. Dunya wasn't meant to be perfect.
This fleeting world was designed to examine, depress,
And push us to seek Allah's Help, longing for success
In Jannah Paradise where we can enjoy real bliss.
~•~
So keep praying to Allah even when tired or stressed.
With Sabr, defeat your nafs. Allah's Qadr accept.
Improve yourself, persevere, seek Islamic knowledge,
And pray for Jannah where all your dreams can be granted.
~•~
Wake up daily eager to serve Allah. Do your best.
Recite from the Qur'an often to be productive.
In choosing your close friends be careful and selective.
Leave energy-drainers from those who lie and gossip.
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Read Islamic books and writings which can benefit.
Don't claim you're bored when you have a goal to accomplish.
Live your days and nights in such a way you're rewarded,
So on Judgment Day we're told we did well and made it.
~•~
📖 'Abdullah Ibn 'Umar RadhiAllahu 'anhuma narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, “Be in this world as if you were a stranger or a traveler along a path.”
Ibn 'Umar RadhiAllahu 'anhuma would say, “If you make it to the evening, do not wait for the morning. If you make it to the morning, do not wait for the evening. Take from your health for your sickness, and from your life for your death.”
Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 6053
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Bukhari
📖 Ibn 'Abbas RadhiAllahu 'anhuma narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Take advantage of five before five: Your youth before your old age, your health before your illness, your riches before your poverty, your free time before your work, and your life before your death."
Source: Shu’ab Al-Imān 9575
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Albani
📖 Mus’ad Ibn Sa’eed RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said: "The servant will continue to encounter trials until he is left walking upon the earth without any sin (trials and hardship expiate sins)."
Source: Sunan At-Tirmidhi 2398
Grade: Sahih
