Knowledge and Patience

Aaoodhoo billahe minashaitan rajeem 

Al-Kahf 18:68

وَكَيْفَ تَصْبِرُ عَلَىٰ مَا لَمْ تُحِطْ بِهِۧ خُبْرًا 

And how can you have patience for what you do not encompass in knowledge?"

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Khidr asa said to Musa asa that how can you have patience for what you don't encompass knowledge. I feel I loose patience when I don't have knowledge. I had worst nausea and vomiting in my pregnancies so much so that doing wudu got difficult because I got nausea even with wudu. But I bear because I knew I am going to get beautiful baby. But other than that  I loose patience because I don't have knowledge what more beautiful can I get if I endure my difficulty with patience. Subhan Allah. May Allah strengthen our iman. Ameen.

Doing the Hard Thing

Aaoodhoo billahe minashaitan rajeem 

An-Nisa' 4:66

وَلَوْ أَنَّا كَتَبْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ أَنِ ٱقْتُلُوٓا أَنفُسَكُمْ أَوِ ٱخْرُجُوا مِن دِيَٰرِكُم مَّا فَعَلُوهُ إِلَّا قَلِيلٌ مِّنْهُمْۖ وَلَوْ أَنَّهُمْ فَعَلُوا مَا يُوعَظُونَ بِهِۧ لَكَانَ خَيْرًا لَّهُمْ وَأَشَدَّ تَثْبِيتًا 

And if We had decreed upon them, "Kill yourselves" or "Leave your homes," they would not have done it, except for a few of them. But if they had done what they were instructed, it would have been better for them and a firmer position [for them in faith].

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It happens that Allah asks us to do few things but it gets hard on soul. For example killing the ego is hard on soul. Being humble is hard on soul. And I don't take the courage of doing hard stuff. And i choose to do just the easy stuff. While Allah said, if they had done what they are instructed, that would have been better for them and a firmer position. But I ignore or I loose the courage to do difficult stuff or don't feel the importance of difficult stuff. While is it promised it is firmer position. May Allah give us sight and hearing to feel the importance of difficult stuff and give us the courage to do it. Ameen

Mankind is Created Weak

Aaoodhoo billahe minashaitan rajeem 

 An-Nisa' 4:27

وَٱللَّهُ يُرِيدُ أَن يَتُوبَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَيُرِيدُ ٱلَّذِينَ يَتَّبِعُونَ ٱلشَّهَوَٰتِ أَن تَمِيلُوا مَيْلًا عَظِيمًا 

Allah wants to accept your repentance, but those who follow [their] passions want you to digress [into] a great deviation.

 An-Nisa' 4:28

يُرِيدُ ٱللَّهُ أَن يُخَفِّفَ عَنكُمْۚ وَخُلِقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ ضَعِيفًا 

And Allah wants to lighten for you [your difficulties]; and mankind was created weak.

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Many times It happens that I want to achieve something big. Something big in ayahs of Allah but seems ridiculous in terms of worldly gain. For example living like Prophet Muhammad saw in a small home, eating like him meaning eating just how much is needed, wearing like him meaning not wearing extravagant dresses, spending like him meaning not hoarding any money or gold for family and children, trusting on Allah like him, strengthening the family ties ignoring their injustices, working like him meaning taking care of my chores myself without depending on maids etc.  I might have good intention but I don't know how-to achieve it. I share the idea with somebody and that somebody is under the influence of Satan right now and starts discouraging me about it and I loose the courage. That's where ayah 27, 28 helps. We are created weak and we get even weaker by doing all extra stuff that Prophet Muhammad saw didn't do and then deviate from main purpose. May Allah save us all from those who follow their desires and May Allah strengthen our iman. Ameen.