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· Lesson 18 of 30
Breeze of Magic | Episode (18) | Don't buy worry and pain
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The dawn breeze.
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Do not purchase anxiety and pain.
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A rational person in this world only acquires that which is of benefit to them.
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They expend their precious wealth only to obtain something even more valuable to them.
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Yet, for a person to strive to purchase that which causes them harm,
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this is not the act of a rational mind.
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There is a class of people who exert themselves to purchase what causes them pain,
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yet they do not realize that they are purchasing it.
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These are the people who allow their thoughts to wander,
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moving from the world of the present to the world of the future.
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They dwell on thoughts of its agonies,
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and the catastrophes and pains that might occur within it.
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This is a form of purchase,
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though not with dinars or dirhams,
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but with effort and exertion,
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and by distressing and tormenting the soul
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through the anticipation of painful future events.
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A person may be in a state of comfort, tranquility, security, and happiness in their present,
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but when they think of the days to come,
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and the shifting of the scales they have imagined in their mind,
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they begin to feel anxiety and distress
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over what might happen to them, their children, or those they love,
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regarding the changing of circumstances and the turning of tides.
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They fear that the comfort they currently enjoy
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will not be found by them or their loved ones in the future they have painted in their imagination—
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a future filled with complex problems
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that breed misery, fear, and terror.
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Or, a person may be in a deteriorating security, economic, or political situation,
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so they hold a dialogue with themselves, comparing their present to their future,
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saying, "This is our situation today, with this manageable level of decline,
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so how will our future be, and the future of those we love,
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if the atmosphere is left to those who brought us to these dire conditions?"
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Upon returning from this exhausting journey of thought,
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the person is left in misery, anxiety, and distress that clouds their soul,
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constricts their state, withers their body,
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clutters their mind with fragmentation, and fills their present with vexations,
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even though they were safe from all of that
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had they only rejected that miserable, imaginary journey
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and remained focused on their present reality.
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Therefore, we say to you: leave the future to Allah,
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for He is the One who fashions its events by His decree and command.
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Humans are but tools for the execution of that preordained decree;
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they can neither harm nor benefit anyone except by the permission of Allah the Exalted.
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Know that if the Ummah were to gather to benefit you with something,
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they would not benefit you except with something that Allah has already written for you.
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And if they were to gather to harm you with something,
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they would not harm you except with something that Allah has already written against you.
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The pens have been lifted and the scrolls have dried.
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Know also that lifespans are in the hand of Allah, advanced or delayed,
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so what makes you think that you or your children will even reach that time
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which you have painted in your mind as a difficult time?
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For life is but breaths;
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once they are spent, they are gone in the blink of an eye.
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Both the night and the day, know this,
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are breaths of ours that are being counted and measured.
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Know also that circumstances in this world are quick to change,
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and prone to shifting.
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Its joy does not last,
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its sorrow does not remain,
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its justice does not persist,
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its oppression does not endure,
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its happiness does not prolong,
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and its misery is destined to depart.
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In this there is a lesson,
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yet few are those who take heed.
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Allah the Exalted says:
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﴾Say, "O Allah, Owner of Sovereignty, You give sovereignty to whom You will and You take sovereignty away from whom You will. You honor whom You will and You humble whom You will."﴿
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“Say: O Allah! Owner of Sovereignty! Thou givest sovereignty unto whom Thou wilt, and Thou withdrawest sovereignty from whom Thou wilt. Thou exaltest whom Thou wilt, and Thou abasest whom Thou wilt. In Thy hand is the good. Lo! Thou art Able to do all things.” (3:26)
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﴾Indeed, You are over all things competent.﴿
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And the poet said:
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Let the decrees run their course,
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and do not spend the night except with a heart at ease.
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For between the blink of an eye and its opening,
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Allah changes one state to another.
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Then I say to you:
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Do not attach your heart to worldly causes regarding the happiness or misery of your future,
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but attach it to Allah, relying upon Him,
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entrusting your affairs to Him,
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and hoping in Him, not in anyone else.
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For this is what will make you tranquil of soul and bright of mind,
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strong of will and firm of resolve.
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Allah the Exalted says:
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“And will provide for him from (a quarter) whence he hath no expectation. And whosoever putteth his trust in Allah, He will suffice him. Lo! Allah bringeth His command to pass. Allah hath set a measure for all things.” (65:3)
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“And will provide for him from (a quarter) whence he hath no expectation. And whosoever putteth his trust in Allah, He will suffice him. Lo! Allah bringeth His command to pass. Allah hath set a measure for all things.” (65:3)
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“And will provide for him from (a quarter) whence he hath no expectation. And whosoever putteth his trust in Allah, He will suffice him. Lo! Allah bringeth His command to pass. Allah hath set a measure for all things.” (65:3)
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I also say to you:
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Occupy the space of your thoughts with your present hour,
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and the day in which you currently reside.
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This life is but a fleeting enjoyment,
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and the foolish and ignorant person is the one who chooses it [over the hereafter].
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The past is gone, and the hoped-for future is unseen,
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so you only have the hour in which you are.
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Do not occupy your mind with the poverty of the future after the sufficiency of the present,
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for provision is in the hand of Allah, not in yours.
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The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:
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"Whoever wakes up safe in his home,
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meaning in his own self,
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healthy in his body,
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having the food for his day,
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it is as if the whole world has been gathered for him."
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It is attributed to Al-Shafi'i that he said:
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"When I wake up having my daily sustenance,
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then cast away anxiety from me, O Sa'id,
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and let not the worries of tomorrow cross my mind,
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for tomorrow has its own new provision.
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I submit if Allah wills a matter,
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and I leave what I desire for what He desires."
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However, we say:
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The call to limit one's thinking to the present
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does not mean that a person should neglect preparing the necessary means,
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whatever they may be,
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to face the difficulties and needs of the future.
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Rather, the intention
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is to distance oneself from miserable thinking about the agonies and pains of the future,
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because dwelling on that
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is nothing but a pursuit and a search for pain, nothing more.
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Turning the mind toward preoccupation with painful expectations
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is merely a corruption of a noble reality.