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assalamu aliakum
I really enjoyed reading these posts and would like to share with you all too... hope it will teach us something and inshAllah will benefit us all...as we all encounter some hardship or grief ..feel lonely, depressed, somewhere during our lifetime. It is a test of our iman, our faith in Allah, we should never despair.
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Some Brothers & Sisters shares their experiences...
And who listens to the desperate soul when it calls on Him and relieves its suffering . . .? Is there another God with Allah?" (Al Naml : 62)
~A brother from Indonesia shares~
I had performed the Holy Pilgrimage - Hajj - once already and it was my greatest desire to perform it again. So I saved up enough money and the deadline for payment was one month after Ramadan. When Ramadan started, however, I heard a hadith that the Prophet (peace be upon him) was the most generous in Ramadan and that he gave charity in Ramadan faster than even the wind. So, in my wish to emulate our beloved Prophet (peace be upon him) I decided that I would give away the money that I had saved up for Hajj. Everyday of Ramadan I gave away part of that money, and everyday my savings decreased. Until when Ramadan finished, so too had my money. But my heart still burned for visiting the House of Allah.
I prostrated before Allah and told Him, "Ya Allah, You have seen. I have tried to follow Your Prophet by giving away my savings, even though You know how much I wish to visit Your House. But I know that You never break Your Promise."
As the days passed and the deadline for closing approached, I could see no money coming from any direction. I was on my knees again: "Allah, I only ask You for one thing. Please don't let my heart doubt in You. Everyday that passes is a day closer to the deadline. And I can't see any roads from which money could come. I can only see You - The Provider of all wealth."
One week left: "Ya Allah, one week left!"
Three days left: "Ya Allah, there are only three days left. And I know that I don't have to remind You about the deadline. But the Hajj - ya Allah!"
Finally, it was the day of the deadline and I did not have the money for Hajj.
I could only run to the mosque, and prostrate before the Almighty with tears in my eyes. "Ya Allah, a few more hours and its closed. But who else should I ask except You? Or maybe . . . maybe I am just not worthy of visiting Your House. But who else except You - the One who Owns all wealth? . . . Ya Allah, I did not give that money away so that you would replace it, but just to seek Your Pleasure."
I left from the mosque with tears in my eyes . . . and at the gate of the mosque I found one of my friends waiting for me with a check with the exact amount for the Hajj !!!. . . Allahu Akbar! Allahu Akbar ! I made the Hajj that year and I will never forget it. And I will never forget that Allah never dissapoints those who ask Him . . . Even if His Answer sometimes comes in the last moment . . .
Assalaamu alaikum.
Quite an inspirational and interesting story. However, if the man who was praying to Allah for such money for his embarking on the hajj should have NOT received that money...I sincerely pray that he would not have been discouraged if he had not received it on time. This is a terrible tendency that so many of us are weak towards. Aoudhubillah.
A similar incident happened to me several years ago. Alhamdulillah, through my life, I have always turned to Allah at the most difficult times, as well as trying to remember Him in times of pleasing ease and comfort. And I have found that, by my turning to Him, things seem to have a way of falling into place, and all working out for the better in the end.
A case-in-point is when, a couple of years ago, my daughter had been admitted to hospital for the delivery of her first child. I don't know how many of you here are mothers or are familiar with the birthing process. But...to give you some idea, the first child is most generally the harder delivery than a second or third or etc. The labor preceding the actual delivery is most generally a long and tiring process. Something which takes most generally somewhere in the vaccinity of 5 hours or even more...before the resulting delivery is finally mercifully achieved.
Anyways, as my son-in-law had come to take me from my home after the maghreb prayer (she went to hospital only at maghreb time with no labor pains...but only for checkup...to find that the water was released at that time...a sign that labor is about to start)...and I entered the hospital between the maghreb and isha prayers. The nurses there on the floor said that I would not be able to be in the delivery room with her. This was distressing to me...for her Dr. had already promised me that I would be allowed to be with her for the delivery.
Anyways, I decided at that moment to make nothing big of this...but rather proceded to her room, to make myself situated. And it was now time for the isha prayer. And so I opted to pray and worship Allah before going on to further inquire about her. And I prayed, and also performed the nafal prayer after the isha, and remained on my prayer mat...asking Allah for His mercy to cause ease and quickness in her delivery. I knew she was frightened, this being her first baby...and she was expecting me to be with her in the delivery room. And there she was...all with strangers...while expecting me to be there with her.
Anyways...after making my prayer and also making 'dhikr' (rembrance and praise of Allah)...I got up to call on the inside phone to the delivery room to enquire about her. And I was told that at that instant (apparently the time that I was praying in particular for her)...she had just delivered a boy!! SubhanAllah...I was in disbelief...because that would mean that her labor was only one hour at the most...something truly out of the ordinary!! And so I took upon myself to go thru the halls and take the back way towards the delivery room...passing the nurse's station...and not telling them...nor asking them for their permission this time...and towards my daughter to see for myself. And once I arrived...here their information was right!! She had been delivered...quite mercifully and quickly of her child!! A beautiful baby boy...subhanAllah. How merciful is Allah.
And now...I ask that all of my brethren here will join me in asking Allah for more of His mercy...in easing her way for her second child. She is due now any day...any moment...and I am concerned about her a bit more this time. It seems to be a larger baby this time.
May Allah help her, and ease her pain, and ease the pain of all those who are carrying a load.
Ameen.
Lulua.
assalamu aliakum
JazakAllah khair sis for sharing this with us... she will be in our prayers inshAllah... may Allah keep both of them in His care...and help her with an easy birth & make it easy for her inshAllah.
May Allah bless her with a pious..healthy & beautiful child ..ameen
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"And if My Servants ask about Me: Verily I am close." (Al Baqarah: 186)
~A sister from America shares the following~
Subhan 'Allah, I used to pray so much for a righteous husband, for a husband that I could love for the sake of Allah. I prayed so much about it, staying awake through the nights during Ramadan. On the 27th night of Ramadan, I went to the special Laiylat-al-Qadr prayers here in Boston, where thousands of Muslims gather at a sports complex to pray together. As I was walking in the sisters' door, there was a brother handing out information about donations. I had seen him before, and knew that he was also an American Muslim. Allah put it in my heart to say "Salaamu Aleikum" to him. As I said that, our eyes met, and it felt powerful, I made repentance to Allah for saying hello to a brother like that! But because of that smile, the brother asked another brother about me. A few weeks later he met with me to discuss marriage. After three meetings, he asked me to marry him, and we were married two months later. Now we are expecting a baby.
Subhan 'Allah, I always try to remember how Allah answered my prayer by giving me someone even better than the husband I had imagined and prayed for. I never imagined, for example, that I would be able to marry a Muslim who comes from my own American culture. He and I have so much in common -- things I didn't even know about before we married!
And he reminds me about Allah and helps me to be a better Muslim, insha'Allah. I give thanks to Allah, and remind us all to KNOW that Allah listens to our prayers and answers them as He wills.
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Surely, I am close. I answer the prayer of every one who calls on Me." ( Al Baqarah : 186 )
~Sister Haifa shares the following~
There was this difficult time when I was going through my O Levels. I had this one particular exam in which my teacher always put me down in its subject, and expected me to fail. I studied very hard for it as I wanted to prove her wrong with all my heart. At the time of the exam, I did badly. I thought I lost my chance of getting an A which is what I was really hoping for. I was expecting a C. I prayed with all my heart for about two months before the results came back from London although I knew my performance did not deserve an A. And guess what ??
I GOT THE A!!! Apparently all the students did quite poorly and so we were graded on a curve due to the difficulty of the exam. Al Hamdulilah, All Praise is to Allah, that truly felt like an answered prayer. I was so happy because of that feeling, of the feeling that Allah is so close and that He answered my prayer, more than getting the A !!! I could not contain myself,
I looked for a Quran and kissed it. The memory truly stands out because of how much I wanted that grade. It's been several years now and I still smile and say thank you Allah. So keep the faith !
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Assalaamu alaikum.
SubhanAllah...such another inspiring story. MashaAllah...she is a fortunate sister indeed. May Allah keep her and her family well and in great state of iman. Ameen.
Lulua.
wa aliakum assalam wrwb sis...
It is Allah alone who hears the supplication of the supplicants wherever they are and whichever language they speak. He is never distracted by a slave whom he listens to from listening to another and He is never annoyed because of the multitude of those who call upon Him. He alone has the power to give benefit or harm. All hardships and tribulations that afflict the Muslims are just like whips that drive them back to Eemaan and Tawheed. They remind them of Allaah the Almighty , encourage them to turn back to Him in repentance and to fear the Day of Judgement.
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"And your Lord says: "Call on Me, I will answer you." (Ghafir : 60)
~A sister from France shares the following~ ....
I had a serious problem with my sister. She was 32 years old and not married. But that was not the problem. The problem was that she had no interest WHATSOEVER to meet brothers for marriage. She could not even stand to be in the same room with one, talk to one, look at one. I mean it was a big problem. So everytime she was supposed to meet someone for marriage . . . she ABSOLUTELY refused. My mother and I faced this problem for many years. And every time a brother would come to meet her, we would have to send him away because my sister refused to come out of the room! But at the same time I could see that she was not happy, she felt something missing from her life.
So, finally I realized that the only One who could solve this problem was Allah. So last Ramadan I embarked on a serious mission of duaa. In every sujud during that Ramadan I asked Allah to provide my sister with a righteous, caring husband who would make her happy both in this life and the next. And I asked Allah to please allow her to be married before the Big Eid, The Eid of Sacrifice. If you know my sister you would say this is impossible . . . because no one could convince her But still I asked Allah . . . in every single sujud.
And subhan Allah . . . one month after Ramadan ended, circumstances arranged themselves and my sister was to meet a certain brother. And she actually agreed! That was the first miracle. But the greatest miracle is what happened that night. I can never forget it. My sister came out of the room ....She was happy! I felt I could see Allah softening her heart, and uniting their hearts for His Sake.
Subhan Allah, they were married 1 week before the Eid of Sacrifice! And my sister is now happily married. I encourage everyone who is facing a problem to turn it over to Allah and to ask Him, ask Him, and ask Him. And Ramadan is the best time for this. Ramadan truly is a month for miracles, a month for answered prayers.
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"Verily with every difficulty there is relief. Verily with every difficulty there is relief." (Al Inshirah : 5,6)
~A sister from the UAE shares the following~
"Bismilah. In brief, things weren't going the way I wanted them to go at all for the past 3 months. It started with me quitting a job that I had loved dearly (teaching), but I simply couldn't cope with rude teenage guys. Later, I had an awful car accident that was 100% my fault and I walked out of it having to pay nothing simply because it seemed to the policeman that the other person was wrong. I carried the guilt and was depressed for a few days. All I was thinking was that I wasn't ready to leave this world. I haven't done much yet! I was so scared of death.
A few days later, I was forced to go through a painful tooth operation and remove 2 wisdom teeth! Allah knows how much I hate doctors and the smell of their utensils. I became very worried when my face remained puffed up for a week and the doctor said this wasn't a normal case. Then, al7amdulillah after the recovery, I went through another stage where I was diagnosed (by mistake) as a patient with "depression"!!!! La ilah illa Allah. I had all the symptoms . and was so worried about my faith. I always told people it was impossible to have depression when the Quran is the best resort for our hearts. Then, the doctor said I was actually very normal and just needed a break! True! I needed a break from this world .. from this society .. I needed a break to sort things out.
Then, I continued my search for a job ... but after Sept 11th, and the decrease in business, no one wanted to hire anyone. The thought of doing my masters was on my mind and I had forced my parents to allow me to use their credit card and pay for my TOEFL. When the test date came, I entered, signed in, and took a deep breath ... But the lady looked at me with a bitter smile and said: "Dear .. I'm sorry, but your passport has just expired yesterday!!!!!" I couldn't believe this was any coincidence. It wasn't meant! Allah was trying to show me that I needed a bit more patience. There must be something coming up for me to do in this life.
A few days later, I got a proposal that simply shattered my world. It shook my faith and made me doubt my prayers. He was a person that simply "spoke a different language" and couldn't understand "why I was making a big deal out of prayers"!!! To my parents, he was amazing. He had everything a worldly girl would want: the money, the car, the looks, 2 apartments, and the sweet words!!! As they were all choosing the rings and dress colors, I was still in my own struggle against the world! I couldn't even start believing that he liked my personality!! Was Allah going to end my dreams like that .. is he my destiny .. or is this a test? Then, I had to break the news that day and reveal my: NO WAY!
Here, I made a du3a2 (prayer) and was sure it would be answered. It was Um Salama's: "Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi rajiuun. Allahuma i2girnee fee museebatee wakhluf lee khairan minha" : Truly to Allah we belong and truly to Him shall we return. O Allah, grant me reward in this calamity and send me something better." I knew He'd answer me soon. I was tired and decided that I needed peace of mind and nothing else. Things still were shaky at home where I am always in an argument with my parents ... but this time I knew I was 100% wronged in this proposal situation. I know I still had to be kind to my parents, but I really couldn't. I decided to avoid speaking to everyone and sleep early until I see what I was supposed to do next.
And one day, as I drove towards a store ... I decided to check out the office next to it and see if they could help. I knew it was impossible now that Ramadan is coming and everyone wants what I wanted. And when I asked my parents ... they refused and said: "life is not only about this stuff .. do it later .. besides your passport is expired". I had been renewing the expired passport and the 8 days procedure took only 3 days by the help of Allah. Here, I felt Allah wouldn't let me down. Only last night, mom entered to my room and said: "Ok .. you can go .. but we ain't paying for it .. you do everything on your own".
Al7amdulillah, I had seen this in a dream. The money wasn't a worry, I had saved for it. And I went today to check out if there was hope in applying .. they said yes .. give it a week or two. I booked the tickets, I will pay in a few days, and I chose the hotel. All I ask Allah for is to keep me alive for the next couple of weeks. I have so much to tell Him. The "relief" has come ... and Allah has sent me what is better!! I am going on a omrah with my brother!!!! I will make du3a2 (prayers) for everyone insha'Allah, those I know and those I don't. I am simply trying not to get very excited and to hold that breath.
Allah really does not make you carry a burden heavier than what you can take. And .. He really does know your case, hear your prayers, and answer even if after 1,2,3 .. or 10 years. Only when He sees that you've been fighting so much .. only after the darkest moments of the night, dawn will appear.
"With every difficulty there is relief." Just believe it when you pray! And well, after all, perhaps, dreams can come true, when you leave them to Allah.
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That was all ... Sometimes we all need a reminder that there is relief after our struggles. A true believer should know that during his lifetime, he must expect to be visited by success and failure, pleasure and pain,loss and gain. This is the inseparable duality of life. We cannot value anything without knowing its opposite. We must accept life as it comes, in the best of times and the worst of times, with equal grace and forbearance.
O you who is afflicted with calamities! O you who has been weakened by ailments! O you who have been overwhelmed by debts! Why don't you call upon Allaah the Self-Sufficient and the Most Gracious? O you who have been submerged by sins! Why can't you call upon Allaah the Oft-Forgiving to forgive you? O you who lives in fear and distress! Why can't you call upon Allaah to give you relief?
may Allah give us strength to endure hardship with patience, and to emerge from all the trials and tribulations of this life, with our Iman renewed and our trust in Allah redoubled ... ameen!
regds-Nida
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