So all the mercy and compassion that you see in this world, all that comes out of that one part of Allah’s mercy and the rest of it all is reserved for the Hereafter. Don’t we all want to be aṣṣābirūn (the patient, who will get their reward in full without any reckoning)? Now, consider the situation of ʿUmar (may Allah be pleased with him) ; imagine knowing that you are going to be killed and that your ending is going to be murder.

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The Prayers of the Pious: This section includes a collection of prayers and supplications from the Quran, the Sunnah, and the sayings of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). You hear lessons of Allah (glorified and exalted is He) showering people who have been through hardship and trials with the mercy that He does, and you start to wonder if this is the only way one can gain the pleasure of Allah (glorified and exalted is He) ; as in the hadith of the Prophet (peace be upon him) that Allah tests those whom He loves. So ʿUmar (may Allah be pleased with him) was well aware that he will be martyred, but that wasn’t enough for him. Abū Mūsā (may Allah be pleased with him) said, ‘I heard the Messenger of Allah say that in my nation there are men with bare heads and unkempt clothing’, meaning there are people that are very simple and looked down upon in society; people that have nothing to show for themselves in terms of wealth and position.

If you look at the first part of this du ʿ ā’ , the word that is used is ẓann because people might think something of Abū Bakr that is untrue and he does not think he is as good as others think he is. You will learn about the different types of prayers that are prescribed in the Quran and the Sunnah. They’re impressed by the beauty of Allah’s cover (hijāb) placed over your sins; it’s not really you, it’s the veil that Allah has provided.

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However, in this instance we will focus on the prior sentence, which isn’t usually discussed in any explanation of the hadith and in the context of du ʿ ā’ . Shaykh Omar Suleiman provides us with thirty short prayers taken from the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad and the early generations, each with a short reminder to deepen the impact of the prayer in our lives. Often, the same emotion that triggers exploitation in the financial sense allows a person to do things that are well beyond the bounds of decency, for themselves and their souls. You will have the opportunity to read and reflect on a collection of prayers and supplications from the Quran, the Sunnah, and the sayings of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).

May He allow that humility to be conveyed in our prostration to Him in our prayer as well as in obedience to His commands. If you look at all of the supplications of the Prophet (peace be upon him) , particularly in the context of istighfar and seeking forgiveness, there is always acknowledgement. t.āb (may Allah be pleased with him) would ask caravans, particularly from Yemen, if Uways was among them. You will enter Jannah on the basis of your efforts and qualifying for the mercy of Allah (glorified and exalted is He) , and we are all in need of the mercy of Allah.