Havent had the best of days lately. Alhamdaulillah, however, over the last couple of days Allah paved a way for me towards the learning/thinking of the sunnah whenever I felt sad. One thinks of all the difficulties one has and compares it to the challenges that the Prophet ( peace and blessings upon him) faced in his daily life. There really is no comparison. How did he deal with his challenges?
He did not complain at all and his character towards those around him did not change---in good or bad times. For example:
636. Abu Hurayra said, "A bedouin urinated in the mosque. The people moved towards him and the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'Let him be and pour a bucket or pail of water onto his urine. You were sent to make things easy and not to make them difficult.'" [al-Bukhari]Imagine what we would do if someone started doing that in the masjid today?
And another example:
606. Al-Aswad ibn Yazid said, "I asked 'A'isha, 'What did the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to do in his house?' She said, 'He would serve his family. When it was time for the prayer, he would go out to the prayer." [al-Bukhari]
How are helpful we in our houses? And are we busy as the Prophet ( peace and blessings upon him) was?
In difficult times, one of the best things one can do is to send salawat upon the Prophet ( peace and blessings be upon him). One can read about his seerah. One can read his sayings. One can read/listen/watch lessons on his life/character. All of the above truly humbles one into being thankful for what one has and shameful for being sad despite all the blessings.
May we all strive the best we can to achieve noble goals through noble means (i.e. sunnah) with noble intentions. And may we not lose hope when we think we have failed. The best of hopes is in Allah SWT and it is he who grants/judges sucess and failure. Our job is to strive (our best) and the results are in his hands!
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