Third: Allah has His own plan

Your Guide to Allah's Mercy and Forgiveness

And then comes third concept in this hadith:

“Know that if the whole world were to gather together in order to help you, they would not be able to help you except if Allah had written so. And if the whole world were to gather together in order to harm you, they would not harm you except if Allah had written so.”

So, whatever is planned by Allah is going to happen. The knowledge of that is with Allah. Your job is to seek out what is best. Along with that, you turn to Allah Almighty to grant you His bounties that He keeps in store for His servants. The whole world cannot give or deprive you if that is not planned by Allah.

So, do not fight Qadar; Allah Almighty has things laid out. When something had happened, and it did not happen the way you want it to happen, do not let it get you down; do not go through life with your head sunk down to the ground because you did not get what you wanted.

Rather, be pleased with what Allah Almighty gave you. Keep striving and continue working. Never stop asking; keep seeking Allah’s assistance. When the result comes be pleased with it. After all, that is what Allah Almighty willed to happen to you in the end.

3 Tips for Tranquil Life

So we find in this beautiful hadith three main points that guide the believer’s life:

• First, Guard Allah: work; do what Allah Almighty wants you to do; act towards all that is good.
• Second, when you want something ask Allah Almighty. Ask Allah to grant you barakah(blessings) in all what you do; ask Allah Almighty to make you successful. Before, during and after doing anything ask Allah to bless you. Ask to him to bless what you do, to make it fruitful and to make it successful.
• Third, after you worked and asked Allah and made du`aa’, then be content with whatever Allah Almighty gives you and whatever He puts in your hands.

When we live upon this particular way that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prescribed, our life will be full of happiness, full of ease and full of blessings.

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This is the literal translation of the first sentence of the hadith,  rendered in the beginning of the article as “Be mindful of Allah”

Sheikh Suhail Mullah:

A native of Los Angeles, California, Sheikh Suhail Mulla received his bachelor’s degree from CSU Northridge in African-American Studies and a master’s degree in Social Work (MSW) from UCLA. More recently, Sheikh Suhail graduated from the world-renowned Al-Azhar University where he received his bachelor’s degree in Shari`ah (Islamic Law). He also completed a two-year Islamic Studies program at Al-Asheera Al-Muhammadiya, an Al-Azhar affiliated institute in Cairo, Egypt, where he studied under renowned Azhari scholars. Sheikh Suhail has received ijazas—authorizations to teach—in various sciences and texts, including hadith and tajweed. Sheikh Suhail has been an active member of the Southern California Muslim community for many years as a teacher, lecturer, mentor and online counselor for Muslim youth.