The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Whoever is focused only on this world, Allah will confound his affairs and make him fear poverty constantly, and he will not get anything of this world except that which has been decreed for him. Whoever is focused on the Hereafter, Allah will settle his affairs for him and make him feel content with his lot, and his provision and worldly gains will...
"Religion is easy, and no one overburdens himself in his religion but he will be unable to continue in that way. So do not be extremists, but try to be near perfection and receive the good tidings that you will be rewarded. Gain strength by worshipping in the mornings and afternoons and during the last hours of the night."
The Context Recently, I was on Reddit (this was my first mistake), on one of the cancerous default subs (mistake #2), and I came across a post, the like of which we see fairly often. It was essentially crying about why the religion is so hard, how everything is haram. This poster decided to take a particularly irreverent tone, and, as usual, their entire argument began and was built on false...
A’ishah (radhiAllah anha) reported, "I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying: Whoever seeks the pleasure of Allah by the displeasure of people, Allah will suffice him against the people. Whoever seeks the pleasure of people by the displeasure of Allah, Allah will leave him to the patronage of people."
The Context A sister had posted to our sub asking if she should delay marriage in order to pursue medical school. She was facing pressure from her family to do so and was made to feel less-than for wishing to prioritize marriage. This post contains my response. The Response ﷽ There’s a lot you’ve touched on, I hope you don’t mind if I go through it point by point. You first...