Reward for the True Believers

True believers: for them forgiveness and noble provision

أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم 

Al-Anfal 8:74

وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَهَاجَرُوا۟ وَجَٰهَدُوا۟ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَاوَوا۟ وَّنَصَرُوٓا۟ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ حَقًّاۚ لَّهُم مَّغْفِرَةٌ وَرِزْقٌ كَرِيمٌ 

But those who have believed and emigrated and fought in the cause of Allah and those who gave shelter and aided -  it is they who are the believers, truly.  For them is forgiveness and noble provision.

Forgiveness and noble provision

أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم 

Al-Hajj 22:50

فَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ لَهُم مَّغْفِرَةٌ وَرِزْقٌ كَرِيمٌ 

And those who have believed and done righteous deeds -  for them is forgiveness and noble provision.

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.

If Allah Touches You With Adversity

Aaoodhoo billahe minashaitan rajeem before 

 Al-An'am 6:17

وَإِن يَمْسَسْكَ ٱللَّهُ بِضُرٍّ فَلَا كَاشِفَ لَهُ‌وٓ إِلَّا هُوَۖ وَإِن يَمْسَسْكَ بِخَيْرٍ فَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ 

And if Allah should touch you with adversity, there is no remover of it except Him. And if He touches you with good -  then He is over all things competent.

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This ayah is life saver for me. It happened in the past that adversity touched me and I tried every way of its removal and it was not removed until Allah decided to remove it. Subhan Allah.

In my weak moments Satan whispers me that it was removed because I took certain steps due to my wisdom. Istaghfirullah. May Allah save us from such satanic thoughts. Satan also whispers, it was removed because so and so helped. But with my high faith today alhamdolillah I can say that so and so couldnt help if Allah didn't want to. I have high iman today alhamdolillah. When I have weak faith, Satan whispers me I was touched with adversity because of so and so. But with my high iman today alhamdolillah I would say, adversity cannot touch me if Allah didn't want it to happen. Also when good touches me, with my weak iman Satan whispers me it happened due to some of my good deed. Subhan Allah. But my high iman today alhamdolillah, I can say no good touches me due to my good deed, but good touches me only due to Allah's mercy. And this ayah strengthens my belief on that good can touch me any time if Allah wills because Allah is Qadeer.

A Criterion

Aaoodhoo billahe minashaitan rajeem

Al-Anfal 8:29

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا إِن تَتَّقُوا ٱللَّهَ يَجْعَل لَّكُمْ فُرْقَانًا وَيُكَفِّرْ عَنكُمْ سَيِّئَاتِكُمْ وَيَغْفِرْ لَكُمْۗ وَٱللَّهُ ذُو ٱلْفَضْلِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ 

O you who have believed, if you fear Allah, He will grant you a criterion and will remove from you your misdeeds and forgive you. And Allah is the possessor of great bounty.

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It happens to me that I don't understand what is right or wrong. This ayah reminds me to fear Allah. If I fear Him, He will grant me a criteria. And remove my evil from me and forgive me. But fearing Him in its true right also becomes difficult. At least this ayah reminds me to make an effort to be fearful. And I experienced Allah does provide me a criteria if I make an effort to be fearful. Alhamdolillah

Establishing Yusuf

Aaoodhoo billahe minashaitan rajeem 

Yusuf 12:56

وَكَذَٰلِكَ مَكَّنَّا لِيُوسُفَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ يَتَبَوَّأُ مِنْهَا حَيْثُ يَشَآءُۚ نُصِيبُ بِرَحْمَتِنَا مَن نَّشَآءُۖ وَلَا نُضِيعُ أَجْرَ ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ 

And thus We established Joseph in the land to settle therein wherever he willed. We touch with Our mercy whom We will, and We do not allow to be lost the reward of those who do good.

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In order to memorize an ayah, I experienced that if I fall in love with an ayah, I have a super easy time to memorize it. I love Surah Yusuf and I love some of its ayah a lot. One of them is above. I loved the fact that Allah doesn't let go waste the reward of good doers. Second thing I loved about it is that Allah mentioned the settling of Yusuf asa as His mercy towards Yusuf asa. And third is that He let Yusuf asa settle in Egypt where ever he wanted. This is a big thing that Allah allows somebody to settle wherever that person wished. Subhan Allah. It's also a reminder that Yusuf asa was a Muhsin the one who does good even if bad is done to him.  May Allah make us Muhsin and May Allah help us appreciate His mercy. Ameen

Migration

Aaoodhoo billahe minashaitan rajeem 

An-Nisa' 4:72

وَإِنَّ مِنكُمْ لَمَن لَّيُبَطِّئَنَّ فَإِنْ أَصَٰبَتْكُم مُّصِيبَةٌ قَالَ قَدْ أَنْعَمَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىَّ إِذْ لَمْ أَكُن مَّعَهُمْ شَهِيدًا 

And indeed, there is among you he who lingers behind; and if disaster strikes you, he says, " Allah has favored me in that I was not present with them."

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I feel that I need to migrate. Because with continuous reading of Quran, I realized that there is great reward in migration. I also realize that migration doesn't mean migrating from one country to another but it is also the intention to leave the bad. That's what hijr means. First time I hear hijr has a different meaning than migration from one country to other, I was really surprised and didn't believe on second definition. I thought first kind of migration is harder than the second kind of migration but it is actually second kind of migration that is harder because that is right against soul and that is always harder. And it gets even harder when the affliction strikes and someone like the one in this ayah say oh Allah favored me while I didn't do what this person who is struck with affliction did. Subhan Allah. May Allah save us from the people like that. Ameen.  And May Allah strengthen our iman  that when we migrate either physically or spiritually, and we encounter people like these, we don't get weak. Ameen.

Separating Evil From Good

Aaoodhoo billahe minashaitan rajeem 

Aal-e-Imran 3:179

مَّا كَانَ ٱللَّهُ لِيَذَرَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَىٰ مَآ أَنتُمْ عَلَيْهِ حَتَّىٰ يَمِيزَ ٱلْخَبِيثَ مِنَ ٱلطَّيِّبِۗ وَمَا كَانَ ٱللَّهُ لِيُطْلِعَكُمْ عَلَى ٱلْغَيْبِ وَلَٰكِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَجْتَبِى مِن رُّسُلِهِۧ مَن يَشَآءُۖ فَئَامِنُوا بِٱللَّهِ وَرُسُلِهِۧۚ وَإِن تُؤْمِنُوا وَتَتَّقُوا فَلَكُمْ أَجْرٌ عَظِيمٌ 

Allah would not leave the believers in that [state] you are in [presently] until He separates the evil from the good. Nor would Allah reveal to you the unseen. But [instead], Allah chooses of His messengers whom He wills, so believe in Allah and His messengers. And if you believe and fear Him, then for you is a great reward.

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Alhamdolillah. I love this ayah. It gives me strength when unpleasant things happen. Because it reminds that Allah will not leave me on what I am if I am a believer, until He separates the evil for good. Shukr Alhamdolillah 

Also it reminds that Allah will not tell me the unseen. Meaning I will never know the reason of few misfortunes. But if I believe and patient then there will be big reward for me insha Allah. May Allah help become believers. Ameen.

Perhaps you hate a thing and it is good for you

Assalamoalaekum

I am sharing an ayah that inspired me today. I seek forgivess, guidance and help from  Allah سبحان و تعالى

أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم

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Al-Baqara (البقرة) / 2:216

وَعَسَىٰٓ أَن تَكْرَهُوا۟ شَيْـًٔا وَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ وَعَسَىٰٓ أَن تُحِبُّوا۟ شَيْـًٔا وَهُوَ شَرٌّ لَّكُمْ وَٱللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ وَأَنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ

But perhaps you hate a thing and it is good for you; and perhaps you love a thing and it is bad for you. And Allah Knows, while you know not.

  وَعَسَى But perhaps  -  أَنْ [that]  -  تَكْرَهُوا you dislike  -  شَيْئًا a thing  -  وَهُوَ and it  -  خَيْرٌ (is) good  -  لَكُمْ for you;  -  وَعَسَى and perhaps  -  أَنْ [that]  -  تُحِبُّوا you love  -  شَيْئًا a thing  -  وَهُوَ and it  -  شَرٌّ (is)
bad  -  لَكُمْ for you.  -  وَاللَّهُ And Allah  -  يَعْلَمُ knows  -  وَأَنْتُمْ while you  -  لَا (do) not  -  تَعْلَمُونَ know.  -

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Many times it happens that I hate a thing that is happening. I hate it and get irritated and when that situation passes, I realize that was the best thing happened to me.  And many times I love certain things without realizing that they are bad for me. But why do I hate certain situations? I hate them because they take me out of my comfort zone. Basically those situations are hard on my soul and I forget that Allah Knows about my soul and I don't know anything. So it is a reminder that Allah always know and I never know. So basically situations become hateful when I start to think that the reverse situation is better for me and I forget that what Allah decided for me is better for me because Allah Knows and I don't know.

Do good to others as Allah did good to you

Assalamoalaekum

I am sharing an ayah below which inspired me today. I pray that Allah give us all the opportunity to do good. Ameen.


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وَابْتَغِ فِيمَا آتَاكَ اللَّهُ الدَّارَ الْآخِرَةَ ۖ وَلَا تَنْسَ نَصِيبَكَ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا ۖ وَأَحْسِنْ كَمَا أَحْسَنَ اللَّهُ إِلَيْكَ ۖ وَلَا تَبْغِ الْفَسَادَ فِي الْأَرْضِ ۖ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ الْمُفْسِدِينَ
And seek by means of what Allah has given you the future abode, and do not neglect your portion of this world, and do good (to others) as Allah has done good to you, and do not seek to make mischief in the land, surely Allah does not love the mischief-makers.
(Surah Al-Qasas,28:77)

وَٱبْتَغِ But seek,  -  فِيمَآ through what  -  ءَاتَىٰكَ Allah has given you,  -  ٱللَّهُ Allah has given you,  -  ٱلدَّارَ the home  -  ٱلْءَاخِرَةَ (of) the Hereafter,  -  وَلَا and (do) not  -  تَنسَ forget  -  نَصِيبَكَ your share  -  مِنَ of  -  ٱلدُّنْيَا the world.  -  وَأَحْسِن And do good  -  كَمَآ as  -  أَحْسَنَ Allah has been good  -  ٱللَّهُ Allah has been good  -  إِلَيْكَ to you.  -  وَلَا And (do) not  -  تَبْغِ seek  -  ٱلْفَسَادَ corruption  -  فِى in  -  ٱلْأَرْضِ the
earth.  -  إِنَّ Indeed,  -  ٱللَّهَ Allah  -  لَا (does) not  -  يُحِبُّ love  -  ٱلْمُفْسِدِينَ the corrupters.\"  - 


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This ayah is long with an emphasis on what we should do. But I got stuck on

 وَأَحْسِنْ كَمَا أَحْسَنَ اللَّهُ إِلَيْكَ ۖ

And do good as Allah has done good to you.

Although this ayah was directed towards Qaroon who was blessed with a lot of wealth. But I can't just pass this ayah thinking this doesn't apply to me because I am not given as much wealth as Qaroon.


I am given a lot. Alhamdolillah.

I want to make a habit for my everyday to assign some moments to just think about what I am given. But it's hard. I take for granted so many things. But if I remember how much good Allah has done to me then I will be able to do good to His creation. It is like trying to pay Him back. I can never pay Him back. It's said said we cannot pay our mothers back even if I take her to hajj and make her do hajj on my shoulders. Allah's love is 70 times more than a mother's  love.

I want to remind myself "Do good to others as Allah has been good to you." In order to do good to others I need to recall what good Allah has done to me.  I just want to list here what is coming to my mind right now about what good Allah has done to me.

1. Allah promised me to forgive my mistakes if I seek forgiveness alhamdolillah. Then I should be lenient enough to forgive people.
2. Allah has put a veil on many of my shortcomings so others can't see it alhamdolillah then I should put a veil on people's flaws as well.
3. Allah has given me wealth and strength alhamdolillah then I should make use of these to do good to others.
4. Allah has given me food alhamdolillah then I should share with others.
5. Allah has given me a brain to think alhamdolillah then I should be grateful for this to Allah and try to use it to help others.
6. Allah has given me the ability to write this alhamdolillah then I should help others as well to find their abilities. Allah has blessed each one of us with something. 
7. Allah has given me family alhamdolillah then I should be grateful to each of the family member and show my gratitude to them.
8. Allah has been so generous to me by blessing me so much despite of my negligence towards my duties. Then I should be generous to His creation as well.

I want to remind myself to make this duaa of Prophet Sulaiman عليه السلام

 رَبِّ أَوْزِعْنِي أَنْ أَشْكُرَ نِعْمَتَكَ الَّتِي أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيَّ وَعَلَىٰ وَالِدَيَّ وَأَنْ أَعْمَلَ صَالِحًا تَرْضَاهُ وَأَدْخِلْنِي بِرَحْمَتِكَ فِي عِبَادِكَ الصَّالِحِينَ
My Lord! grant me that I should be grateful for Thy favor which Thou hast bestowed on me and on my parents, and that I should do good such as Thou art pleased with, and make me enter, by Thy mercy, into Thy servants, the good ones.
(Surah An-Naml,27:19)

To get good enjoyment and Allah's grace

اعوذ بالله من الشيطن الرجيم

Surah 11. Hud, Verse 3:

وَأَنِ اسْتَغْفِرُوا رَبَّكُمْ ثُمَّ تُوبُوا إِلَيْهِ يُمَتِّعْكُم مَّتَاعًا حَسَنًا إِلَىٰ أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى وَيُؤْتِ كُلَّ ذِي فَضْلٍ فَضْلَهُ وَإِن تَوَلَّوْا فَإِنِّي أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ كَبِيرٍ

Translation:

And (commanding you): "Seek the forgiveness of your Lord, and turn to Him in repentance, that He may grant you good enjoyment, for a term appointed, and bestow His abounding Grace to every owner of grace (i.e. the one who helps and serves needy and deserving, physically and with his wealth, and even with good words). But if you turn away, then I fear for you the torment of a Great Day (i.e. the Day of Resurrection).

Trial with evil and good

اعوذ بالله من الشيطن الرجيم

Surah 21. Al-Anbiya, Verse 35:

كُلُّ نَفْسٍ ذَائِقَةُ الْمَوْتِ وَنَبْلُوكُم بِالشَّرِّ وَالْخَيْرِ فِتْنَةً وَإِلَيْنَا تُرْجَعُونَ

Translation:

Everyone is going to taste death, and We shall make a trial of you with evil and with good, and to Us you will be returned.

If you do good you do it for yourself

اعوذ بالله من الشيطن الرجيم

Surah 17. Al-Isra, Verse 7:

إِنْ أَحْسَنتُمْ أَحْسَنتُمْ لِأَنفُسِكُمْ وَإِنْ أَسَأْتُمْ فَلَهَا 

Translation:

(And We said): "If you do good, you do good for your ownselves, and if you do evil (you do it) against yourselves." 

Attitude of man when Allah lets him taste good after evil

اعوذ بالله من الشيطن الرجيم

Surah 11. Hud, Verse 10:

وَلَئِنْ أَذَقْنَاهُ نَعْمَاءَ بَعْدَ ضَرَّاءَ مَسَّتْهُ لَيَقُولَنَّ ذَهَبَ السَّيِّئَاتُ عَنِّي إِنَّهُ لَفَرِحٌ فَخُورٌ

Translation:

But if We let him taste good (favour) after evil (poverty and harm) has touched him, he is sure to say: "Ills have departed from me." Surely, he is exultant, and boastful (ungrateful to Allah).