Allah doesn't change a favor until people change what is within themselves

أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم

ذٰلِكَ بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ لَمْ يَكُ مُغَيِّرًا نِّعْمَةً أَنْعَمَهَا عَلٰى قَوْمٍ حَتّٰى يُغَيِّرُوا مَا بِأَنْفُسِهِمْ ۙ وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ
That is because Allah would not change a favor which He had bestowed upon a people until they change what is within themselves. And indeed, Allah is Hearing and Knowing.
[QS. Al-Anfaal: Verse 53]


What a great reminder! ALLAH O AKBAR الله اكبر. Allah favored me so much alhamdolillah by providing me everything I need and want. And yet sometimes it feels like Allah is taking back a favor He granted. If that taking back makes me sad, then that is a red flag for me. I need to check did Allah took that favor back because something in my heart changed. SUBHAN ALLAH سبحان الله.  what a great verification criteria Allah gave us to check our hearts. Nobody can do this for us. I believe one of the greatest favor of Allah is to be grateful. But if I have this sad feeling after Allah took a favor back then that is not gratefulness. And how can I be not grateful if I checked my heart already and nothing changed there and yet Allah took that favor back then that means it is written in my Qadr , my destiny. And I am sad on Allah took His favor but not on knowing something in my heart changed then that means I am a great looser now. But if I am grateful in any case and really reminding myself that Allah is free from every imperfection, then that's a win win scenario and that also proves that nothing in my heart changed. And Allah knows the best. May Allah forgive me and guide me if I misunderstood or misinterpreted anything. Ameen. Also I remind myself to keep asking Allah for favors and keep asking Allah not to take His favors back by making this duaa.


اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنِّیْ اَعُوْذُبِكَ مِنْ زَوَالِ نِعْمَتِكَ وَتَحَوُّلِ عَافِيَتِكَ وَ فُجَائَةِ نِقْمَتِكَ وَجَمِيْعِ سَخَطِكَ

O Allah! I seek refuge in You from a decline in Your bounties, and a change of state of well-being, a sudden onset of Your punishment and (from) all Your wrath.

اے ﷲ! بے شک میں تیری عطا کردہ نعمتوں کے زوال سے ، تیری عطا کردہ عافیت کے بدل جانے سے، تیری سزا کے اچانک وارِد ہو جانے سے اور تیری ہر قسم کی ناراضگی سے تیری پناہ چاہتا ہوں۔

( صحیح مسلم، کتاب الرقاق، باب اکثر اھل الجنة الفقراء واکثر اھل النار النساء وبیان الفتنة ۔۔۔: 6943

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