Victory Comes with Patience and Relief with Affliction

The Messenger of Allah (saw) said "Be Mindful of Allah (Swt) & you will find Him in front of you, Recognize and acknowledge Allah (swt) in times of ease and prosperity , and he will remember you in times of adversity. And know what has passed you by (what you have not attained ) was not going to befall you , and what has befallen you was not going to pass you by. And know that victory comes with patience , relief with affliction , and hardship with ease."

[Tirmidhi]

Explanation : Prophet 's (saw) statement ; "Be Mindful of Allah (Swt) & you will find Him in front of you" means "Perform your actions for His sake out of His obedience , and let yourself not seen to oppose Him or disobey Him , then you will find Allah with you in times of difficulty ", as happened with three men who fled to a cave to seek shelter from torrential rain, whereupon a large rock descended upon the entrance to the cave and sealed it.

So they said to one another " Look to the pious actions that you have performed in the past and ask Allah (Swt) by them, for verily He is the only one who can save us from this ".

So each one of them mentioned a good action that they had performed previously, purely for the sake of their Lord, so Allah removed the rock that was blocking the entrance to the cave , and they were free from their imprisonment , and their story is well known from the Sahih of Muslim .

This story shows that one of the permissible and indeed recommended form of Tawassul, or seeking Waseelah to Allah, is through the good actions one has performed .

And his (saw) statement ; If you ask, then ask Allah (alone) , and if you seek help, then seek help from Allah (alone) guides us to having trust and reliance upon our Protector , and that we should not take any Ilaah (object of worship) except Him , and that we should not depend on anyone other than Him in all our affairs, no matter how small they may be.

And Allah (Swt) has said ; " And whoever puts his trust in Allah, then He will suffice him "
[ Qur'an , Surah at-talaq ]