Duaa for Distress

أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم 

Al-Anbiya 21:87

وَذَا ٱلنُّونِ إِذ ذَّهَبَ مُغَٰضِبًا فَظَنَّ أَن لَّن نَّقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ فَنَادَىٰ فِى ٱلظُّلُمَٰتِ أَن لَّآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنتَ سُبْحَٰنَكَ إِنِّى كُنتُ مِنَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ 

And [mention] the man of the fish, when he went off in anger and thought that We would not decree [anything] upon him. And he called out within the darknesses, "There is no deity except You; exalted are You. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers."

Al-Anbiya 21:88

فَٱسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُۥ وَنَجَّيْنَٰهُ مِنَ ٱلْغَمِّۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ نُۨجِى ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ 

So We responded to him and saved him from the distress. And thus do We save the believers.

Al-Anbiya 21:89

وَزَكَرِيَّآ إِذْ نَادَىٰ رَبَّهُۥ رَبِّ لَا تَذَرْنِى فَرْدًا وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ ٱلْوَٰرِثِينَ 

And [mention] Zechariah, when he called to his Lord, "My Lord, do not leave me alone [with no heir], while you are the best of inheritors."

Al-Anbiya 21:90

فَٱسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُۥ وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُۥ يَحْيَىٰ وَأَصْلَحْنَا لَهُۥ زَوْجَهُۥٓۚ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ يُسَٰرِعُونَ فِى ٱلْخَيْرَٰتِ وَيَدْعُونَنَا رَغَبًا وَرَهَبًاۖ وَكَانُوا۟ لَنَا خَٰشِعِينَ 

So We responded to him, and We gave to him John, and amended for him his wife. Indeed, they used to hasten to good deeds and supplicate Us in hope and fear, and they were to Us humbly submissive.

Man`s supplication, then hopelessness and despairing when evil touches, and then mercy touches, he turns away and when evil touches, he engages in long supplications

أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم 

Fussilat 41:49

لَّا يَسْـَٔمُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مِن دُعَآءِ ٱلْخَيْرِ وَإِن مَّسَّهُ ٱلشَّرُّ فَيَـُٔوسٌ قَنُوطٌ 

Man is not weary of supplication for good [things], but if evil touches him, he is hopeless and despairing.

Fussilat 41:50

وَلَئِنْ أَذَقْنَٰهُ رَحْمَةً مِّنَّا مِنۢ بَعْدِ ضَرَّآءَ مَسَّتْهُ لَيَقُولَنَّ هَٰذَا لِى وَمَآ أَظُنُّ ٱلسَّاعَةَ قَآئِمَةً وَلَئِن رُّجِعْتُ إِلَىٰ رَبِّىٓ إِنَّ لِى عِندَهُۥ لَلْحُسْنَىٰۚ فَلَنُنَبِّئَنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِمَا عَمِلُوا۟ وَلَنُذِيقَنَّهُم مِّنْ عَذَابٍ غَلِيظٍ 

And if We let him taste mercy from Us after an adversity which has touched him, he will surely say, "This is [due] to me, and I do not think the Hour will occur; and [even] if I should be returned to my Lord, indeed, for me there will be with Him the best." But We will surely inform those who disbelieved about what they did, and We will surely make them taste a massive punishment.

Fussilat 41:51

وَإِذَآ أَنْعَمْنَا عَلَى ٱلْإِنسَٰنِ أَعْرَضَ وَنَـَٔا بِجَانِبِهِۦ وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلشَّرُّ فَذُو دُعَآءٍ عَرِيضٍ 

And when We bestow favor upon man, he turns away and distances himself; but when evil touches him, then he is full of extensive supplication.

Weighing on that Day

أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم 

Al-A'raf 7:8

وَٱلْوَزْنُ يَوْمَئِذٍ ٱلْحَقُّۚ فَمَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُ‌و فَأُولَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْمُفْلِحُونَ 

And the weighing [of deeds] that Day will be the truth. So those whose scales are heavy -  it is they who will be the successful.

Al-A'raf 7:9

وَمَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُ‌و فَأُولَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ خَسِرُوٓا أَنفُسَهُم بِمَا كَانُوا بِئَايَٰتِنَا يَظْلِمُونَ 

And those whose scales are light -  they are the ones who will lose themselves for what injustice they were doing toward Our verses.

_____from Tafsir ibn katheer____

Two words which are light on the tongue, heavy in the Balance and beloved to Ar-Rahman:

"Subhan Allahi wa bi hamdihi, Subhan Allahil `Azim (Glory and praise be to Allah, Glory be to Allah the Almighty)."

Imam Ahmad also recorded that A'ishah said that;

one of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah sat down before him and said, "O Messenger of Allah, I have two slaves who lie to me, betray me and disobey me, and I hit them and insult them. How do I stand with regard to them?"

The Messenger of Allah said:

يُحْسَبُ مَا خَانُوكَ وَعَصَوْكَ وَكَذَّبُوكَ وَعِقَابُكَ إِيَّاهُمْ فَإِنْ كَانَ عِقَابُكَ إِيَّاهُمْ بِقَدْرِ ذُنُوبِهِمْ كَانَ كَفَافًا لَا لَكَ وَلَا عَلَيْكَ وَإِنْ كَانَ عِقَابُكَ إِيَّاهُمْ دُونَ ذُنُوبِهِمْ كَانَ فَضْلً لَكَ وَإِنْ كَانَ عِقَابُكَ إِيَّاهُمْ فَوْقَ ذُنُوبِهِمْ اقْتُصَّ لَهُمْ مِنْكَ الْفَضْلُ الَّذِي بَقِيَ قَبْلَك

The extent to which they betrayed you, disobeyed you and lied to you will be measured against the punishment you meted out to them. If your punishment was commensurate with their misconduct, then you will be equal and you will not have anything counted for you or against you.

If your punishment of them was less than that what they deserved for their misconduct, then this will count in your favor. If your punishment of them was more than what they deserved for their misconduct, then Allah will take what is due to them from you.

Then the man started to weep before the Messenger of Allah, and the Messenger of Allah asked, 

مَالَهُ لَاا يَقْرَأُ كِتَابَ الله

وَنَضَعُ الْمَوَازِينَ الْقِسْطَ لِيَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ فَلَ تُظْلَمُ نَفْسٌ شَيْيًا وَإِن كَانَ مِثْقَالَ حَبَّةٍ مِّنْ خَرْدَلٍ أَتَيْنَا بِهَا وَكَفَى بِنَا حَاسِبِينَ

What is the matter with him Has he not read the words of Allah,

And We shall set up Balances of justice on the Day of Resurrection, then none will be dealt with unjustly in anything. And if there be the weight of a mustard seed, We will bring it. And sufficient are We to take account.

The man said, "O Messenger of Allah, I think there is nothing better than keeping away from these people -- meaning his slaves -- I call upon you to bear witness that they are all free.

____my reflections____

Whenever I go to shop produce, I feel happy when I see the weight of produce less because I need to pay based on the produce I bought. And sometimes I doubt the accuracy of balance as well Subhan Allah. But that day, no produce will be weighed but my deeds will be weighed. And I never saw this kind of weighing before. I have no idea how is this the weighing of deeds will take place. I have no idea how will be be my deeds categorized and how much weight is added to each deed. And Allah said weighing that day will be truth. How do I know which of my deed weigh more? And that day I will be wishing that my scales are heavy because that's the sign of success. But Allah also told that there will be some whose scales will be light and they used be unjust with His verses. At least I need to make dua, that I am not unjust with His ayah and signs.

_____duaas I make after reading this ayah___

لاَ إِلَهَ إِلَّا أنْـت سُـبْحانَكَ إِنِّي كُنْـتُ مِنَ الظّـالِميـن

There is none worthy of worship but You, glory is to You. Surely, I was among the wrongdoers.

Surah Al-Anbiya - 21:87

اللّهُـمَّ رَحْمَتَـكَ أَرْجـوفَلا تَكِلـني إِلى نَفْـسي طَـرْفَةَ عَـيْن، وَأَصْلِـحْ لي شَأْنـي كُلَّـه لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أنْـت

O Allah, I hope for Your mercy. Do not leave me to myself even for the blinking of an eye (i.e. a moment). Correct all of my affairs for me. There is none worthy of worship but You.

Abu Dawud 4/324, Ahmad 5/42. Al-Albani graded it as good in Sahih Abu Dawud 3/959.

Honorable mention

Assalamoalaekum

أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم
I am sharing an ayah which inspires me all the time. If it is of any benefit then all praise to Allah.  All the shortcoming are due to me.

_________________
Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 84:
وَاجْعَل لِّي لِسَانَ صِدْقٍ فِي الْآخِرِينَ

And ordain for me a goodly mention among posterity
_________________

This was the duaa of Prophet Ibrahim عليه السلام And Allah granted Ibrahim عليه السلام this duaa.

Because Allah said,

____________

 Surah As-Saaffat, Verse 108-110:
وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ فِي الْآخِرِينَ

And We perpetuated (praise) to him in later generations.
سَلَامٌ عَلَىٰ إِبْرَاهِيمَ

Peace be on Ibrahim.
كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي الْمُحْسِنِينَ

Thus do We reward the doers of good.

__________


Whoever knows about prophets will appreciate the personality of Ibrahim عليه السلام.

 
Who doesn't want a goodly mention? I do too. I wish whenever I am mentioned, I am mentioned in a good way. But I am doing nothing like Ibrahim عليه السلام

I am thinking why Ibrahim عليه السلام made that dua. He was accused by his nation and by his own father. It was a big trial. What I am today, I see a big contribution  of my father in it. Alhamdolillah. So Ibrahim عليه السلام didn't have an honorable mention in his father's mind and his nation. And yet he made duaa for honorable mention in later generations not in that generation. It reminds me not to worry too much if I don't have honorable mention  in current generation, but I need to work really hard to have an honorable mention in  later generations inshaAllah.


SubhanAllah.  This ayah reminds me to make duaa as well for an honorable mention in later generations inshaAllah.

How many do we even mention from former generations today? An average person after his/her death is usually remembered by spose, siblings, parents if alive, friends and acquaintances,  kids and grandkids. But mention of a person in great grand kids is rarely seen. And look at Ibrahim  عليه السلام He is mentioned in a good manner by people of any religion today. MashaAllah.

It reminds me that having an honorable mention during my absence is much more important than my honorable mention in my presence.