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Contentment Beyond Coveting
Sayyidah Ummu Salamah (radhiyallahu ‘anha) once said to Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam), “Men participate in jihaad whereas women do not. We receive half the (share of men in) inheritance.” (Sunan Tirmizi #3022)
Her words were not an objection, rather, she expressed a noble longing – wishing that if she were a man, she too could attain the merits and virtues that Allah Ta‘ala had assigned to men. Other women likewise expressed the wish that, had they been men, they would …
The Eyes Within
If a person were to lose his eyesight, he would instantly feel helpless, vulnerable, and overwhelmed. He would grope about in darkness, unable to distinguish right from left, danger from safety, or enemy from friend. For such a person, even walking within the familiarity of his own home becomes challenging.
Now imagine a person whose outward eyes are sound, yet his inner sight – the sight of the heart – is blind. He looks at the world, but fails to …
Refuge from Four Ruins
In many of his supplications, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) sought the protection of Allah Ta‘ala from harmful spiritual states. Though Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) was the most protected of all creation, he would still make such du‘aas – out of deep humility before Allah Ta‘ala, and to teach the Ummah the importance of seeking protection and safeguarding themselves from these spiritual harms. One of these du‘aas are:
اَللّٰهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عِلْمٍ لَا …
