The Natural Selection

:عن أنس بن مالك رضي الله عنه قال: كانَ أَكثَرُ دُعاءِ النبيِّ ﷺ

On the authority of Anas ibn Mālik raḍhiyāllahu ‘anhu who said: “The most common supplication of The Prophet ﷺ was:

اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً»

“O Allāh, our Lord, grant us the good in this world,

وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً

and the good in the hereafter,

«.وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّار

and save us from the punishment of the Hellfire.”

Agreed upon by Al-Bukhāri and Muslim | [متفق عليه]

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:قال الحافظ بن حجر العسقلاني رحمه الله في فتح الباري

وقال الشيخ عماد الدين بن كثير: الحسنة في الدنيا تشمل كل مطلوب دنيوي من عافية ودار رحبة وزوجة حسنة وولد بار ورزق واسع وعلم نافع وعمل صالح ومركب هنيء وثناء جميل إلى غير ذلك مما شملته عباراتهم فإنها كلها مندرجة في الحسنة في الدنيا وأما الحسنة في الآخرة فأعلاها دخول الجنة وتوابعه من الأمن من الفزع الأكبر في العرصات وتيسير الحساب وغير ذلك من أمور الآخرة، وأما الوقاية من عذاب النار فهو يقتضي تيسير أسبابه في الدنيا من اجتناب المحارم وترك الشبهات. قلت : أو العفو محضا ومراده بقوله : وتوابعه ما يلتحق به في الذكر لا ما يتبعه حقيقة. ٢٢٩/١١

Al-Imām Ibn Kathīr raḥimahullāh mentions: 

“The word الحسنة in the dunyā (worldly life) is inclusive of all that which is sought in this world from well-being, a spacious dwelling, a beautiful wife, righteous children, plentiful provision, beneficial knowledge, righteous actions, a pleasant means of transport, a praiseworthy mention and other things from that which has been mentioned, for they are all included in the meaning of الحسنة in this world. As for الحسنة in the hereafter, the highest of them is entering Jannah (Paradise) and its consequences of security from the great terror of Al-‘Araṣāt (the place where everyone will be gathered), an easy reckoning, and other matters of the hereafter. As for protection from the torment of the Hellfire, it necessitates facilitating its causes in this world by avoiding forbidden matters and abandoning doubtful things.”

[Fatḥul-Bārī (11/229)]

When you feel unsure about yourself and worried of what's going to happen in the future, Read these dua's insha'Allah!

حَسْبُنَا اللّٰهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيْلُ

Hasbunallahu Wa Ni’mal Wakeel

"Sufficient for us is Allah, and [He is] the best Disposer of affairs"

لَّآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنتَ سُبْحَٰنَكَ إِنِّى كُنتُ مِنَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ

La ilaha illa anta subhanaka inni kuntu minaz-zalimin

"There is no deity except You; exalted are You. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers"

لا حَوْلَ وَلا قُوَّةَ إِلا بِالله

La hawla wala quwwata illa billah

"There is no power nor strength except by Allah"

إِنَّ مَعِيَ رَبِّي سَيَهْدِينِ

Inna Ma'iya Rabbi Sayahdin

"Surely my Lord is with me, He will show me a way out "

رَبِّ إِنِّي لِمَا أَنْزَلْتَ إِلَيَّ مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَقِيرٌ

Rabbi innee lima anzalta ilayya min khayrin faqeer

"O my Lord! I am indeed needy of whatever good You may send to me "

Mornings with a view ...

"There is no glory in suffering just take the medicine"

I haven't seen it said much on many of these glow-up/self-improvement accounts, so let me put it out there for you all: Psychiatric medications can be among the most powerful of tools.

People talk a lot about "shifting your mindset" in a metaphorical sense. The right psych medication will do this for you on a chemical level. I have genuinely forgotten what it feels like to have an anxiety disorder.

Never feel ashamed for doing what you need to do to improve your quality of life.

Ibn Qayyim رحمه الله said:

“Your nafs is just like your enemy, once it finds you serious, it obeys you. If it finds weakness from you, it will take you as a prisoner.”

[Bada'i Al-Fawa'id, v. 3, p. 1202]

The Importance of Teaching Women About Their Religious Affairs

Abū Saʿīd al-Khudrī (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: Some women requested the Prophet ﷺ to fix a day for them as the men were taking all his time. فيه: أَبُو سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِىِّ، قَالَتِ النِّسَاءُ: يَا رسول اللَّه غَلَبَنَا عَلَيْكَ الرِّجَالُ، فَاجْعَلْ لَنَا يَوْمًا مِنْ نَفْسِكَ، Thus, he promised them one day for religious lessons and commandments. فَوَعَدَهُنَّ يَوْمًا لَقِيَهُنَّ فِيهِ، فَوَعَظَهُنَّ، وَأَمَرَهُنَّ، Ibn Baṭṭāl, Sharḥ Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 1/178 #39 ابن بطال، شرح صحيح البخارى ١/١٧٨ #٣٩ https://shamela.ws/book/10486/149 Telegram: https://t.me/aljadwal Tumblr: https://al-jadwal.tumblr.com

Let’s be real. All of us are struggling in some ways. As imperfect human beings, we all have imaan swings.

There are days when our imaan is high, and there are days when we find even praying the fard salaah a heavy task — but we force ourselves anyway to fulfil the obligation out of taqwa of Allah.

There are days when we want to read and study the Qur’an for hours, and then there are days when we don’t feel like reading a single aayah at all — but we read 5, 10 aayat anyway, because we don't want a single day to pass without reading His Book.

And your striving in and of itself is an indication of having imaan.

Know that for every striving, every desire we control to not fall into the impermissible, and every effort we put into doing a small good deed are seen and appreciated by Him subhanahu wa ta’ala. Let these aayat encourage us to keep on going:

🌺 ❛And whatever you do of good, Allah certainly knows it.❜ 【Surah al-Baqarah 2:197】

🌺 ❛And whoever performs a good deed, We will increase for him goodness therein.❜ 【Surah ash-Shura 42:23】

🌺 ❛Is there any reward for good other than good?❜ 【Surah Ar-Rahman 55:60】

🌺 ❛[It will be said to the people in Jannah]: This (i.e. everything in Jannah) is a reward for you. And your effort has been very much appreciated.❜ 【Surah Al-Insan 76: 22】

Your sister in Deen, Aida Msr ©