Allah has not created a disease except that He has created a cure for it; except for a single disease: old age. (Tirmidhi)
We are all wayfarers on the ‘Hereafterly Path’, each step taking us closer to this destination as well as taking us further from our youth. This is a touching Du’a for those of us stepping into the soft and subtle hue of twilight!
O Allah make most of the rizq you bestow upon me during my old age when nothing is left of my time.
O Allah make the best of my time at the end of it and the best of my deeds the last of them and the best of my days the day I meet You.
O You the Supporter of Islam and its people, make me firm upon it till I meet You. Ameen.
A special sister, from amongst all special sisters shares the following, JazakiLlahu khairan. I post it for those currently being tested by various circumstances. May it offer some solace and balm to hearts that have been chosen by our Rabb Subhanahu wa Ta’ala Who only gifts us with that which we can endure and draw closer to Him by.
Sufficient is the Knowledge of my Lord
Qasida of Imam al-Haddad
My Lord’s knowledge has sufficed me
from asking or choosing
For my du’a and my agonising supplication
is a witness to my poverty.
For this secret (reason) I make supplication
in times of ease and times of difficulty
I am a slave whose pride
is in his poverty and obligation.
O my Lord and my King
You know my state.
And what has settled in my heart
of agonies and preoccupations.
Save me with a gentleness
from You, O Lord of Lords.
Oh save me, Most Generous
before I run out of patience (with myself)
My Lord’s knowledge has sufficed me
from asking or choosing
O One who is swift in sending aid
I ask for aid that will arrive to me swiftly
It will defeat all difficulty
and it will bring all that I hope for
O Near One Who answers
and All-Knowing and All-Hearing
I have attained realisation through my incapacity,
my submission and my brokenness
My Lord’s knowledge has sufficed me
from asking or choosing
I am still standing by the door, so please my Lord
have mercy on my standing.
And in the valley of generosity, I am in i’tikaf (solitary retreat)
So, Allah, make my retreat here permanent.
And I’m abiding by good opinion (of You)
For it is my friend and ally.
And it is the one that sits by me and keeps me company
All day and night.
My Lord’s knowledge has sufficed me
from asking or choosing
There is a need in my soul, O Allah
so please fulfill it, O Best of Fulfillers
And comfort my secret and my heart
from its burning and its shrapnel
In pleasure and in happiness
and as long as You are pleased with me
For joy and expansion is my state
and my motto and my cover.
My Lord’s knowledge has sufficed me
from asking or choosing
Here is the Arabic script along with audio versions 1,2.
Allahumma salli ala Sayyidina Mawlana Muhammadin tibbil qulubi wa dawaa’iha wa afiyatil-abdani wa shifaa’iha wa nurul-absari wa diyaa’iha wa ala alihi wa sahbihi wa sallim.
O Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala! Send blessings on our leader Muhammad (sallallahu alaihi wasallam), the medicine of hearts and their cure, the light of eyes and their illumination, the health of bodies and their healing, and upon his family, companions, and send peace. Ameen
All good is from Allah Ta’ala whereas mistakes are from this humble speck. May Allah Ta’ala Bless all readers, bringing you all closer to Him and His Rasul SallAllahu alaihi wasallam. May He accept our humble efforts and grant us the capacity to be good and do good. Ameen.
