Six Stances for the believer during pre-decreed difficult times

When something pre-decreed happens to the servant, and it is something which he dislikes, then he must adopt six stances regarding it:

1. The stance of Tawheed:

 

And that Allaah is the One Who decreed it, willed it, and created it. Whatever Allaah willed occurs, and whatever He did not will shall not occur.

 

2. The stance of Justice (al-'Adl):

 

And that His Judgement applies and occurs upon him, and whatever He ordains concerning him is fully just.

 

3. The stance of Mercy (ar-Rahmah):

 

And that His Mercy in this decreed matter outweighs His Anger, and His punishing; and that Mercy is its basis.

 

4. The stance of Wisdom (al-Hikmah):

 

And that His Wisdom - He the One free of all imperfections - necessitated that it should occur. He did not ordain it without purpose, or frivolously.

 

5. The stance of Praise (al-Hamd):

 

And that He - the Perfect - deserves full praise for that, from every aspect.

 

6. The stance of Servitude (al-'Uboodiyyah):

 

And that he is entirely a slave, in every sense. The Judgements and Decrees of his Master apply and occur upon him, since he belongs to Him and is His slave. So He controls him such that he is under His Decrees which relate to the creation, just as He controls him in his being under His Judgements relating to the Religion. So it is fully appropriate that these Decrees occur upon him.

 Source: Al-Fawaa`id of Imaam Ibn Al-Qayyim

[Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah] Ten things we waste!

Ten things we waste : Lesson from Imam Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah

1. Our Knowledge: Wasted by not taking action with it.

2. Our Actions: Wasted by committing them without sincerity.

3. Our Wealth: Wasted by using on things that will not bring us ajr (reward from Allah). We waste our money, our status, our authority, on things which have no benefit in this life or in Aakhirah (hereafter).

4. Our Hearts: Wasted because they are empty from the love of Allah, and the feeling of longing to go to Him, and a feeling of peace and contentment. In its place, our hearts are filled with something or someone else.

5. Our Bodies: Wasted because we don't use them in ibadah (worship) and service of Allah.

6. Our Love: Our emotional love is misdirected, not towards Allah, but towards something or someone else.

7. Our Time: Wasted, not used properly, to compensate for that which has passed, by doing what is righteous to make up for past deeds.

8. Our Intellect: Wasted on things that are not beneficial, that are detrimental to society and the individual, not in contemplation or reflection.

9. Our Service: Wasted in service of someone who will not bring us closer to Allah, or benefit in dunyaa (world).

10. Our Dhikr (Remembrance of Allah): Wasted, because it does not affect us or our hearts.