Ihsaan Magazine May 2020 Issue - Living your best Life | Seite 37

and looking forward to the
coming eternal period. This
is living with the hereafter in
mind.
Lesson #2: Be Akhirah-
Centered and not Worldly-
Focused. When we remember
that death is not created by
Corona, but created by Allah,
we don’t overly fear Corona,
but we take the necessary
precautionary measures and
turn to Allah. We only need to
do as much good as we can do,
and surrender to Him, and He
is The Most Generous and Most
Forgiving towards those who
surrender to Him.
Dealing with Panic over Safety
& Security
“Or who is it that could be an
army for you to aid you other
than the Most Merciful? The
disbelievers are not but in
delusion.” (Qur’an 67: 20)
The greatest countries of the
world have spent fortunes on
armies and weapons, but all of
this is not helping them fight
an enemy so small that it can’t
be seen with the naked eye.
There is no army, no guns and
no tanks that can help anyone
if Allah decided to affect them
with the disease.
The Prophet explains “(There
is) no ‘Adwa (no contagious
disease that is conveyed
without Allah’s permission).”
[Sahih Al Bukhari]
This means that no disease will
decide on its own who to infect
beyond the permission and
decree of Allah. The matter is
beyond the calculated human
control. These reminders are
a means for people to reflect,
turn to Allah and overcome
their self-centeredness.
On the authority of Abu Abbas
Abdullah bin Abbas who said
“One day I was behind the
Prophet [riding on the same
mount] and he said,
“O young man, I shall teach
you some words [of advice]:
Be mindful of Allah and Allah
will protect you. Be mindful
of Allah and you will find
Him in front of you. If you
ask, then ask Allah [alone];
and if you seek help, then
seek help from Allah [alone].
And know that if the nation
were to gather together to
benefit you with anything,
they would not benefit you
except with what Allah had
already prescribed for you.
And if they were to gather
together to harm you with
anything, they would not
harm you except with what
Allah had already prescribed
against you. The pens have
been lifted and the pages
have dried.” [Tirmidhi]
Lesson #3: Take the means
but don’t be attached to the
outcomes/results, and increase
your mindfulness of Allah. This
is a reminder to reclaim our
sense of humility instead of
arrogance over our means and
resources because we’ve seen
how the strongest of means can
stand helpless if Allah wills.
Dealing with Fear over Scarcity
of Resources & Provision
“Or who can provide for
you if He withholds His
provision? Yet they persist
in their insolence and their
avoidance of the Truth.”
(Qur’an 67: 21)
The fear over the scarcity of
resources and provision has
led many people to hoard goods
and empty supermarkets’
shelves. People’s fears are
understandable, some have kids
or old parents and are afraid of
not being able to go out if they
have to quarantine themselves.
On a more grand scale, with a
looming global recession, there
are legitimate fears of losing
one’s job and means of income.
It’s in the human instinct
to hoard things and fear
uncertainty, yet the above
verse reminds us to embrace
the abundance mindset
knowing that sustenance is not
confined by worldly resources,
rather it comes from Allah.
To bring this meaning closer, in
a powerful hadith, the Prophet
narrates that Allah Almighty
says:
“O My servants, if the first
of you and the last of you,
and the humans of you and
the jinn of you, were all to
stand together in one place
and ask of Me, and I were
to give everyone what he
requested, then that would
not decrease what I Possess,
except what is decreased of
the ocean when a needle is
dipped into it.” [Muslim]
So, this is the time to believe in
Allah and adopt the abundance
mindset and you will see how
much vastness will enter your
heart and life. The Prophet
said: “If you all depend on Allah
with due reliance, He would
certainly give you provision
as He gives it to birds who go
forth hungry in the morning
and return with a full belly at
dusk”.
Lesson #4: Attach your heart to
Allah and give.
Allah Almighty says in a
Hadith Qudsi: “Spend (on
charity), O son of Adam,
and I shall spend on you.”
[Bukhari and Muslim].
The worldly resources are not
our sole providers, they’re
just means, our sustenance
comes from above unlimitedly
through Allah. Allah can open
and create means where you
couldn’t imagine and couldn’t