Authentic Duas

Complain your grief and sorrow to Allah alone no one else. When going through trials and you losing hope seek the help of Allah the One who promised us, “Verily. With hardship comes ease.” [Quran, 94:5] Allah is the One who has the power to ease your affairs so beseech Him day and night. Never complain to humans except those who will encourage you to seek the help of Allah. Most people have their own problems and most don’t want to hear your problems. And some people when you complain to them about your hardships they do not care or perhaps share with others mocking you. Allah is the best One to complain to, the One who controls all of your affairs and decrees every matter for you. Never ever lose hope in Allah nor despair His mercy and always make dua to Allah to be obedient to Him. Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah رحمه الله said: “Complaints should be made only to Allah, may He be exalted, as the righteous slave [prophet Ya‘qoob عليه السلام said, “I only complain of my suffering and my grief to Allah, and I know from Allah that which you do not know” [Yoosuf 12:86]. (Minhaaj as-Sunnah an-Nabawiyyah (2/244). Imam As-Sa‘di رحمه الله said: “Complaining to Allah is not contrary to patience; rather what is contrary to patience is complaining to other people.” [Tafseer as-Sa‘di (p. 411] The best sabr is when you obedient to Allah through righteous actions and staying away from His prohibitions. Know that, you’re not the only one who’s going through severe trials and many others before us are still going through trials for many years but when that relief comes is like what you went through never happened. Look at the trials Palestine and other oppressed Muslims are going through. The promise of Allah is ever true and your ease is closer than you think and fear Allah in all of your affairs. Stay away from sins it will not help your situation. It doesn’t make no sense for one to want relief from their hardships but at the same time are disobedient to Allah. Hardships lead to paradise and the good of the dunya as long as the servant is upholding the rights of Allah and being aware of disobeying Him. Allah laughs in a way that’s befitting His majesty to relief your hardship in one of my favorite Hadith, Abu Razin reported prophet ﷺ said, “Allah laughs for the despair of His servant, as He will soon relieve him.” I said, “O Messenger of Allah, does the Lord laugh?” The Prophet ﷺ said, “Yes.” I said, “We will never be deprived of goodness by a Lord who laughs!” [Source: Sunan Ibn Mājah 181] Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Albani Pray your salah on time, plenty of Du’a, plenty of istighfar, stay away from sins, be kind to your parents and recite the book of Allah. Be kind to people including those who did you wronged. Be amongst the ones who pray the night prayers and those who command good and forbid evil. And reminder to myself first and foremost. May Allah guide us all to which that pleases Him alone and ease the affairs of every Muslim.