Yaqīn

 

How do I know I've reached the level of certainty (yaqīn)? ⤵️⛅

My dear readers, we often hear the word "yaqīn", but how do we actually feel it?

How do we know our hearts are full of trust in Allah?

It's simpler than we imagine - it's a "feeling"

If it settles in your heart, your whole life will change 

To know if you've reached it, check these two things ⤵️

1. Yaqīn doesn't mean your problems are solved

Yaqin means your heart is calm even when the problem is still there 

Before, you'd cry, stress, think a thousand times how it'll be solved

Now you say from your heart "Allah will manage it" and sleep peacefully 😌💗

You feel internally: don't fear, you have a Great Lord

You love your sujūd, love talking to Allah 

Not just wanting something from Him, but because you feel His closeness is the safety 

🤍

If your heart is still burning with worry, you're still at the start

If your heart is calm, accepting whatever Allah chooses, congratulations 

You're in the midst of yaqīn 

2. True yaqīn is being sure Allah will mend your heart, even if you haven't seen it yet 

Like when you ask a very generous person and smile before getting it? That's yaqīn in Allah 

You don't say "maybe He'll respond"

You say "thank you Allah, You've responded" 🌧️💕

You trust Allah has something better by a million times than what you wished for

This feeling makes you walk among people confident, smiling, at peace

Because you know good is coming, Allah just picks the right time 

My dear readers... 

Yaqin is raising your hands to the sky and lowering them knowing your need is met

It's knowing Allah is more merciful with you than your mother - how could He abandon you?

Search your heart... if you feel calm, simplicity, peace, and the path to Allah is beautiful even with hardship

Then you've reached the beautiful stages of yaqīn

This conveys encouragement to recognize the feeling of certainty (yaqīn) in Allah's plan and mercy . 

Sunnah of Walking

We all walk from place to place. Sometimes it’s just a short few steps to get something from the other side of the room, while other times we take longer walks to reach another place. Sometimes we even walk to exercise. Whatever the reason for our walk, it is a great idea to learn how our beloved Nabi ﷺ walked and add his style to our walk.

✨ Imagine the rewards we would get as for every step we take, we will get the reward of following a Sunnah! So those of us who target 10, 000 daily steps, that would be 10,000 rewards! Amazing right?

> How our amazing Nabi ﷺ walked:

1) He would raise his feet and walk. He would not drag them along the ground.

2) He would place his feet whilst slightly leaning forward.

3) His natural walk was fast and firm but at the same time it was very humble.

4) He would not walk proudly with his chest puffed out and would not try to show his authority.

5) His motion while walking was that of a person descending from a higher ground to a lower ground.

6) He would not walk very fast as if running but he would cover long distances in a short time. This was a special favour of Allah Ta’ala upon our beloved Nabi ﷺ.

7) Our beloved Nabi ﷺ never wore only one shoe. He said shaytan wears one shoe so he would oppose it.

Let us walk the walk of our beloved Nabi ﷺ one step at a time and bring blessings and rewards with each step we take. 

Facing Trials with Patience

 

• When you are hurt by people who share the same blood as you, just `remember Yusuf (alayhissalam)`, who was betrayed by his own brothers.

• If you find your parents opposing you, `remember Ibrahim (alayhissalam)`, whose father led him to the fire.

• If you're stuck with a problem where there's no way out, `remember Yunus (alayhissalam),` stuck in the belly of a whale.

• When someone slanders you , `remember Aisha (radi Allahu 'anha)` who was slandered throughout the city.

• If you're ill your body cries with pain, `remember Ayoub (alayhissalam)` who was more ill than you.

• When you are lonely, `recall Adam (alayhissalam)` who was created alone.

• When you can't see the logic around you, think of `Nuh (alayhissalam)` who built an Ark without questioning.

• If you are mocked by your own relatives, family, friends and the world at large, then remember our dear `Prophet Muhammad (sallAllahu 'alayhi wasallam).`

Allah put these prophets to trial so that generations will persevere in patience.

Five Reasons to Sleep with Wudu

Among the many Sunnats that relate to sleeping, making wudu before going to bed is one that yields much gain. 

There are many incentives for practicing this sunnah of Rasulullah (sallallahu’alayhi wasallam). 

Here under are a few of the incentives for one who sleeps with wudu:

🚰 The Du’a of the Angels

Sayyiduna Ibn ‘Abbas (radiyallahu ’anhumu) reported that Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam) said, 

“Purify these bodies and Allah will purify you, for any slave who goes to sleep in a state of purity has an Angel that spends the night with him. 

Every time he turns over, [the Angel] says, ‘O Allah! Forgive Your slave, for he went to bed in a state of purity.”

🚰 The soul will make sajdah under the ‘Arsh (Throne) of Allah Ta’ala

Sayyiduna Abud Darda (radiyallahu ’anhu) has said:

“When a person sleeps, his soul (ruh) rises to the throne (‘Arsh) of Allah.

 If he slept with wudu, the soul is permitted to make sajdah (by the ‘Arsh of Allah). 

If he slept in the state of impurity, permission for sajdah is refused.”

🚰 The reward of engaging in salah and dhikr the entire night

Imam Abu Murayah Al ‘Ijli (rahimahullah) said:

“Whoever retires to bed in the state of wudu and falls off to sleep while engaging in the dhikr of Allah Ta’ala, his bed will be regarded as a Masjid. 

He will receive the reward of being in salah and dhikr until he awakens.”

🚰Be raised on the day of Qiyamah with Wudu

The ‘Ulama state that one of the primary reasons for sleeping with wudu is to prepare for death. 

Sayyiduna Ibn ‘Abbas (radiyallahu’anhuma) advised:

“Ensure that you spend the nights in wudu, for the souls will be raised in the condition [of purity] that they were taken in.”

🚰 Protection from nightmares

Hafiz Ibn Hajar (rahimahullah) writes:

“One who sleeps with wudu will see better dreams.”

Shaykhul Hadith Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya Kandehlawiy (rahimahullah) says:

“One who sleeps with wudu is saved from bad dreams”.

Let’s take advantage of these super benefits of sleeping with wudu. 

 _A simple, yet so beneficial deed._ 

In so doing.. 

*we won’t lose as we snooze*

 

 _Al-Miftah.Com_

When You Feel Hurt

Dua When You Feel Hurt by Someone’s Words

Sometimes it’s not big events that break you — it’s a sentence, a tone, a comment that stays in your heart longer than it should.

When people’s words become heavy, the Prophet ﷺ taught us a dua that protects our heart and places our trust back in Allah.

Arabic:

اللّٰهُمَّ اكْفِنِيهِمْ بِمَا شِئْتَ

Transliteration:

Allahummakfinīhim bimā shi’ta.

Translation:

“O Allah, protect me from them in whatever way You will.”

Reference:

Sahih al-Bukhari

Reflection:

This dua is not about harm — it’s about release.

It hands over the pain to Allah:

“Ya Allah, You know what they said, You know how it affected me.

Handle it for me in the way that is best.”

It brings instant calm because your heart is no longer carrying the burden alone.

Lessons From the Life Of Hajar

 

Hajar — wife of Prophet Ibrahim(عليه السلام) and mother of Prophet Isma’il(عليه السلام)— was chosen by Allah to endure one of the hardest tests in human history.

If you’ve ever felt abandoned… if you ever questioned Allah’s plan… if you ever cried thinking, “Why does it feel like Allah left me?” — her story is your story.

Imagine this. A woman. Alone. In the middle of an actual desert. No food. No water. No shade. Just her… and her newborn baby. And her husband walks away.

Pause right there. Any one of us would break. Any woman today would scream. Any God-fearing man would collapse.

But Hajar… she only asks one question:

“Did Allah command you to do this?”

Ibrahim says yes. And she replies— “Then He will never abandon us.”

That’s it. No panic. No accusations. No meltdown. Just raw, pure, unshakable tawakkul.

But here’s the part most people miss— she didn’t sit down waiting for help. She didn’t say “I trust Allah” and then do nothing. She got up. She ran. She climbed Safa. She looked… nothing. She climbed Marwa… still nothing. Back and forth. Seven times. Her baby crying. Her heart breaking. Allah could have sent water the moment she cried out. But He waited.

Why?

Because sometimes Allah waits…until your legs collapse but your heart still believes. Only when she had exhausted every human effort. Only when she had nothing left but tawakkul…Zamzam burst forth!

Not from the mountains. Not from the sky. Not from a river. From under her son’s tiny feet. Meaning— 

The thing you are begging for, might already be beneath you! The solution may be exactly where you’re standing. Allah has already written your relief. He just wants your heart first.

And today? Presidents. Scholars. Workers. Students. Women. Men. Every race. Every language. Every status. All of us walk between Safa and Marwa.

Why?

Because Allah immortalized her desperation.

Her trust.

Her loneliness.

Her pain.

Her running.

Her tears.

Allah turned a mother’s panic into a ritual of worship until the end of time. He honored a woman’s heartbreak so much…that the whole Ummah copies her footsteps. That’s the honour women have in Islam that nobody even talks about. 

Let me leave you with this:

Sometimes Allah puts you in a place where no one can help you…so that you witness with your own eyes that only He can. He exists. You witness His power. His mercy. You realize He actually is real. 

And sometimes…the very ground you’re crying on can bring out a Zamzam just because Allah loves you.

Forgiveness

Dua for Forgiveness When You Slip or Make a Mistake

We all have moments we wish we could undo — a harsh word, a rushed decision, a forgotten obligation, or a weakness that caught us off guard.

Instead of drowning in guilt, the Prophet ﷺ taught us a gentle, hope-filled dua that opens the doors of mercy instantly.

Arabic:

رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَارْحَمْنِي

Transliteration:

Rabbi ighfir lī wa rḥamnī.

Translation:

“My Lord, forgive me and have mercy on me.”

Reference:

Sahih Muslim

Reflection:

This short dua softens the heart and reminds you that Allah’s mercy is always greater than your mistakes.

Every slip can become a step closer to Him when you turn back with sincerity.