Contentment and submission to the Will of Allah.

Real contentment and submission is that the servant doesn’t lose his good thoughts, love and pleasure with his Lord with a heart always devoted to Allah Almighty, no matter what the outcome may be.


Our Blessed Prophet PBUH went to Taif to call the people to the truth, and he was met with a very harsh response. They mocked and insulted him and threw stones at him. He was only concerned for their eternal salvation and he said,

“O Allah! I complain to You of my weakness, my scarcity of resources and the humiliation I have been subjected to by the people.

O Most Merciful of the merciful. So long as You are not angry with me, I do not mind what You do with me. I desire Your pleasure and satisfaction until You are well pleased.” (Ibn Hisham II, 29-30)


Allah is pleased with His righteous servants who are content with His decree. Our Lord indicates:

“Nothing occurs, either in the earth or in yourselves except, without its being in the Book before We make it happen. That is something easy for Allah.” (Al-Hadid, 22). It is also stated in the Hadith that, “Belief in destiny removes all kinds of sorrow and sadness.” (Suyuti, Al-Jami’ as-Saghir, I, 107).


When Umar RA learned about an epidemic that occurred in Damascus he gave up going to Damascus as a result of necessary consultations. In the face of this precaution that is more compatible with the order of Allah Almighty and The Prophet PBUH, Abu Ubayda Ibn Jarrah RA said to Umar RA:

“Are you running away from what Allah had ordained?” 

Umar said, “Would that someone else had said such a thing, O Abu ‘Ubayda!” and continued:“Yes, we are running from what Allah has ordained here, to what Allah has ordained there. Don’t you agree that if you had camels that went down a valley having two places, one green and the other dry, you would graze them on the green one only if Allah had ordained that, and you would graze them on the dry one only if Allah had ordained that?” (Bukhari, Medicine, 30)

As the Messenger of Allah was passing under a wall that was unstable, he accelerated his walk. And, when they asked him why, he said: 

“I don’t like sudden death.” (Ahmed, II).

In other words, taking precautions is not discontentment with destiny. 

A bedouin came and asked:

“O Messenger of Allah! Should I tie down my camel and put my trust in Allah or should I put my trust without tying it?”

Our Blessed Prophet PBUH said; “Tie your camel first, and then put your trust in Allah.” (Tirmidhi, Sifatul Qiyam, 60)


®Jn Salim ✍️

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