Day 27: Special Relationship

Perfecting sincerity in our knowledge and worship of Allah is how the worshipper establishes a special relationship with Allah. In return, his Lord will shield the worshipper during hardship. He will preserve and take care of such person because of this relationship, which also brings the worshipper closer to his Lord and ensures His love for him and His answering of his prayers.

An incidence happened in the history of Muslims. It was reported that Al-Ḥasan was fleeing the oppression of al-Ḥajjāj, he came to the house of Ḥabīb Ibn Muḥammad. Ḥabīb said to him, “Abū Saī’d, is there no relationship between you and your Lord by which you could pray to Him to hide you from these people?” He then invited Al-Hassan into his house. Al-Hassan then pleaded to Allah for His help.

Meanwhile, Al-Ḥajjāj’s soldiers who had been tracking Al-Hassan decided to invade the house to arrest Al-Hassan, but they could not find him. After an extensive search, the soldiers expressed their frustrations to Al-Ḥajjāj, who responded, “Al-Hassan was inside the house but Allah blinded your eyes so that you could not see him.” (Source: Ibn Rajab al-Ḥanbalī’s Jāmi’ al-‘Ulūm wal-Ḥikam)

Therefore, when you build a special relationship with Allah when things are going well for you, be assured that should things go otherwise, He will be there for you in ways you could never have imagined.

Allah says in the noble Qur’an: “And whoever turns away from My remembrance, he will certainly have a depressed life, and We will gather him on the Day of Resurrection blind. He will say, ‘My Lord, why have you raised me blind while I used to see?’ (Allah) will answer, ‘Likewise Our signs came to you, but you forgot them, so likewise you will today be forgotten’.” (Q20:124-126)

- Contributed by Shamsideen AbuSuad, UK. 2021

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