Poem: Avoid Constant Fault-finding

💐 In The Name Of Allah The Most Gracious The Most Merciful

💌 There's a fine line between prohibiting evil deeds 

And fault-finding like it's one's addiction or hobby.

Some correct your wrongs for your safety and well-being, 

While others search for your flaws so they're less unhappy.

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The latter group consists of lurkers who spitefully

Stalk your social media accounts and posts frequently.

They lurk not to learn nor get inspired by what they read, 

But aspire to count your errors for insecure needs.

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"What wrongs have they done today?", "Of what are they guilty?",

"How many ways can I prove they're not better than me?",

"What thoughts have they shared so I can refute them swiftly?",

"They made a mistake!" are from their sad mentality.

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Why be a pro at spotting people's slips and misdeeds, 

When you can avoid folly by not being nosy?

Even if you were paid to find faults obsessively, 

It doesn't cancel the fact you too can be faulty.

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Constant critics construct their own stress and misery 

When they seek others' faults to feed their low self-esteem.

To those who deal with haters: Move on confidently.

Trust Allah Who sees the "paparazzi-wannabes".

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📖 Abu Barzah Al-Aslami RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, “O you who have faith with their tongues but faith has not entered their hearts! Do not backbite the Muslims or seek their faults. Whoever seeks their faults, Allah will seek his faults. And if Allah seeks his faults, He will expose him even in the privacy of his own house.”

Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 4880

Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Albani

📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Verily, the most beloved to me are those of you with the best character, soft in nature, friendly and befriended. The most hateful of you to Allah are those who spread gossip, who cause disharmony between loved ones and seek misery for the innocent."

In another narration, the Prophet SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Seeking misery and finding faults with the innocent."

Source: Al-Mu’jam Al-Awsaṭ 7693

Grade: Hasan li ghayrihi according to Al-Albani

Poem: Allah Knows You Have The Strength To Pass His Tests

💐 In The Name Of Allah The Most Gracious The Most Merciful

💌 Allah the Almighty knows exactly how you feel,

Just as He sees every leaf that falls from every tree,

Every creature that crawls on the ground when evening greets,

And each food which mother birds feed their young chicks' bellies.

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Allah knows how you try to smile at kind souls you meet,

Yet inside oftentimes fear and sorrow are concealed,

Fearful of misjudgment, careful to never mistreat

Anyone to shield the light of your faith and belief.

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Allah knows you often crave the love of somebody

Special who has the free time to listen to you speak,

Who'd sympathize when you worry and hear your stories,

Yet you merely cry to Allah Who knows all your needs.

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Allah knows how some people talk about you badly

When you're not around to view them gossip cowardly.

And though the rumors hurt, you forgive your enemies,

Pitying their envy yet grateful they sent good deeds.

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Allah knows how you're eager to pray Fajr early

Every day you breathe and how sometimes you'd oversleep.

Various feelings engulf you from angry to guilty,

So you'd pray more Sunnah prayers hoping for mercy.

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Allah sees how your faith levels occasionally

Increase and decrease depending on your mood and feats,

Yet despite being tempted to sin regularly,

You seek Allah's Forgiveness and repent frequently.

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Allah knows those moments when you want to quit quickly,

When certain difficulties bring severe misery,

Yet you push yourself to rise and trust Allah bravely,

Knowing Allah loves those who strive for Jannah's entry.

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📖 Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Some people from the Ansar asked the Messenger of Allah SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam and he gave them. Then they asked for charity again and he SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam gave them. Then they asked again and he SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam gave them until all that he had was gone. The Prophet SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, “If I had anything, I would not withhold it. Whoever refrains from asking others, then Allah will make him content. Whoever would be independent, then Allah will make him independent. Whoever would be patient, then Allah will make him patient. There is no gift that is better and more comprehensive than patience.”

Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 6105, Sahih Muslim 1053

Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (Authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim