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Omar Suleiman

Don’t Just Ask for the Loss to be Less

Omar Suleiman

Muslim Central

Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture, Islam

4.82K Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2020

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Ask for the Replacement to be More The perfect supplication is when you ask Allah (swt) for the best, the highest in your perception, and accepting what He grants as the best. But how do you do this in times of hardship, times of loss and uncertainty?

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Sallamahicom, rachm,

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I'll be blessed with me and Shaitan Rajimizin al-Rahana al-Lachimine

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or al-Lah al-Lah al-Lob-Lanibin, I'll al-Lah al-Lah al-Lobanin, Iah al-Dah al-Dah al-Dah al-Dah al-Dah al-Dah al-Dah al-Dah al-Dah al-Dah al-Dah al-Dah al-Dah al-Dah al-Dah al-Dah al-Ihah al-Ihah al-Ihah al-Ihibah al-Tah al-ahibat-to-ah al-ah al-ah al-ah al- So yesterday in the virtual jutba we talked about this idea of building a structure of trust in

0:27.8

Allah s'hahr, a structure in Tawakul.

0:30.4

And one of the things that we covered in that was this idea that don't ask a lot to answer the prayer the way that you want it to be answered, but ask a lot to answer the prayer in the way that he knows is best and that's

0:45.2

extremely important when you're making duah when you're supplicating and so the

0:51.0

balance here has to be though that when you're making dras when you're supplicating when you're praying

0:55.5

That you're not low-balling Allah because you believe he's not capable or you you know you you want to lower your expectation right the perfect

1:04.6

Talaub the perfect request the perfect supplication is when you ask a lot for the

1:09.4

best for the highest in your perception and then you are satisfied with his response as the best

1:16.7

no matter how he gives it to you. Okay so you ask Allah

1:20.1

what Antum mokina under the e-Jama with complete certainty in the answer of your supplication that he's going to

1:26.3

answer in a way that's best but at the same time you don't pin your

1:32.0

expectations on the exact the exact consequence of your request.

1:37.2

Okay, so you aim extremely high with your dura and you expect the best right with your duah as well but you understand

1:45.6

that the best that you're expecting might not be in what you understand as

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best okay so what does this mean when you're in the midst of loss and how do we how do we

1:55.8

reconcile this with what we're talking about when it's when you know people are

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losing much and then they worry are my prayers being answered in the first place.

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Okay, so how do you come to terms with trusting Allah

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sophana with the answer and then not lowballing Allah with your requests,

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