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Prophet Muhammed (ﷺ) said, "Whoever constantly seeks pardon, Allah will appoint for him a way out of every distress, a relief from every anxiety and sustenance from where he expects not."
Seeking forgiveness is our solution. As simple as it sounds, a lot of our difficulties come from our sins. Allah is so generous that He not only forgives you when you repent, but He also rewards you for turning back towards Him. Consistency is what you are after; it must become a habit for you to reap its rewards. I highly advise you to get a finger counter to maintain a set amount every day; strive for 10,000+ (I know it sounds like a high number, but it should take roughly 2 hours) and send salawat upon Prophet Muhammed (ﷺ) (1000-500 can be a goal; istighfar should be the priority).

There are many ways to seek forgiveness. When using the finger counter, you can say a shorter one, and in your prayers, you can be more mindful of your repentance, actually regretting the sins you committed and making tawbah by refraining from it and abandoning it altogether. If you fall prey to it again, make tawbah shortly after, evaluate how you fell into the sin, and what actions you can take in the future to avoid it. If you have bad company, cut them off. Any road that you know will lead to sin needs to be obstructed. Don't engage in riba, and at your workplace do your job well; just like you don't want to be short-changed in your salary, fear Allah and give your employer their due rights, because you might be earning haram by falling short of your duties, taking away barakah from your money, and postponing your dua. Cutting off ties with relatives, missing prayers, harming one's parents, and breaking oaths and promises can also delay dua.
Tawakkul is very important on this journey. You have to trust Allah completely and patiently wait for Him to change your circumstances, but patience is not standing still and expecting money to be delivered to you. That isn't true tawakkul. Taking action to the best of your ability, using every halal means you can, whilst not relying on them but Allah alone. That is the essence of trusting Allah and is vital in changing your circumstances.

I would also like to add giving to charity. It sounds ironic considering you might be the one in need, but charity can come in many forms, and even the smallest amount of halal money is multiplied by Allah when given sincerely for His sake. Perhaps you can educate someone, or you may have physical strength to help carry items for the weak. Everyone has some way of helping another person. Show Allah gratitude for what you already have by using it to help those who need your help, and He will most definitely increase you, as mentioned in the Quran {14:7} : And ˹remember˺ when your Lord proclaimed, ‘If you are grateful, I will certainly give you more. But if you are ungrateful, surely My punishment is severe.’”
Allah said in Hadith Al-Qudsi, "I am as my servant thinks of me," so only think the highest and most pure thoughts so they come true for you. That doesn't mean what you want will happen because that might not be good for you, but become at peace with whatever Allah decrees, knowing it can only be in your best interests.

Adopt this motto in your life: when it comes to the dunya, look at those who have less than you, and when it comes to your hereafter, look at those who are more knowledgeable than you in religion. This is so that no blessing goes unappreciated and no good deed turns into arrogance.

You have to remember the times Allah came through for you and hold onto them for hope, also learn about Allah's names and attributes, do this as soon as you see this message, write them down if you have to and whenever you start to lose hope reflect on them, trust is necessary for dua, maybe Allah is delaying it because you are doubting Him, maybe He is waiting for you to trust Him fully before He shows you what He was always going to do.
Adopt this motto in your life: when it comes to the dunya, look at those who have less than you, and when it comes to your hereafter, look at those who are more knowledgeable than you in religion. This is so that no blessing goes unappreciated and no good deed turns into arrogance.

You have to remember the times Allah came through for you and hold onto them for hope, also learn about Allah's names and attributes, do this as soon as you see this message, write them down if you have to and whenever you start to lose hope reflect on them, trust is necessary for dua, maybe Allah is delaying it because you are doubting Him, maybe He is waiting for you to trust Him fully before He shows you what He was always going to do.

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Prophet Muhammed (ﷺ) said, "Whoever constantly seeks pardon, Allah will appoint for him a way out of every distress, a relief from every anxiety and sustenance from where he expects not."
Seeking forgiveness is our solution. As simple as it sounds, a lot of our difficulties come from our sins. Allah is so generous that He not only forgives you when you repent, but He also rewards you for turning back towards Him. Consistency is what you are after; it must become a habit for you to reap its rewards. I highly advise you to get a finger counter to maintain a set amount every day; strive for 10,000+ (I know it sounds like a high number, but it should take roughly 2 hours) and send salawat upon Prophet Muhammed SAW (500-1000 can be a goal; istighfar should be the priority).
There are many ways to seek forgiveness. When using the finger counter, you can say a shorter one, and in your prayers, you can be more mindful of your repentance, actually regretting the sins you committed and making tawbah by refraining from it and abandoning it altogether. If you fall prey to it again, make tawbah shortly after, evaluate how you fell into the sin, and what actions you can take in the future to avoid it. If you have bad company, cut them off. Any road that you know will lead to sin needs to be obstructed. Don't engage in riba, and at your workplace do your job well; just like you don't want to be short-changed in your salary, fear Allah and give your employer their due rights, because you might be earning haram by falling short of your duties, taking away barakah from your money, and postponing your dua. Cutting off ties with relatives, missing prayers, harming one's parents, and breaking oaths and promises can also delay dua.
Tawakkul is very important on this journey. You have to trust Allah completely and patiently wait for Him to change your circumstances, but patience is not standing still and expecting money to be delivered to you. That isn't true tawakkul. Taking action to the best of your ability, using every halal means you can, whilst not relying on them but Allah alone. That is the essence of trusting Allah and is vital in changing your circumstances.
I would also like to add giving to charity. It sounds ironic considering you might be the one in need, but charity can come in many forms, and even the smallest amount of halal money is multiplied by Allah when given sincerely for His sake. Perhaps you can educate someone, or you may have physical strength to help carry items for the weak. Everyone has some way of helping another person. Show Allah gratitude for what you already have by using it to help those who need your help, and He will most definitely increase you, as mentioned in the Quran {14:7} : And ˹remember˺ when your Lord proclaimed, ‘If you are grateful, I will certainly give you more. But if you are ungrateful, surely My punishment is severe.’”
Allah said in Hadith Al-Qudsi, "I am as my servant thinks of me," so only think the highest and most pure thoughts so they come true for you. That doesn't mean what you want will happen because that might not be good for you, but become at peace with whatever Allah decrees, knowing it can only be in your best interests.
Adopt this motto in your life: when it comes to the dunya, look at those who have less than you, and when it comes to your hereafter, look at those who are more knowledgeable than you in religion. This is so that no blessing goes unappreciated and no good deed turns into arrogance.

What if everything was happening for you and not against you? What if your worst hardships were the only thing getting you close to the high position Allah had written for you in the Hereafter? When Allah intends a station for someone in Jannah and their deeds aren't enough to get them there, He gives them trials and their patience through them enables them to attain that rank; your test is harder because Allah wants more for you. You are stronger than you think; the magnitude of this test is a testament to the potential you have in handling it.
Did you know on the Day of Judgement those who weren't tested would wish their skin was cut up with scissors when they see the reward of those who were? Or that hardships can be a sign of Allah's love if you deal with it correctly? The sooner you internalise this the better; each test has a hidden classroom and if you want the exam to come to an end you have to complete the paper. What is Allah trying to teach you through this hardship? Is it to rely on Him alone? To give up your sins and remember your mortality? Patience? Detachment from this worldly life? The purpose of tests is not to break you, but to purify your heart, refine your faith and make you detach from worldly life so you can see it for what it is: an abode of test, not comfort.
What if Allah kept you alone because He wanted to be the sole possessor of your heart, the only curer of your sorrow, the first one you turn to when in tribulation?
Quran (2:165): 'And [yet], amongst the people are those who take other than Allah as equals [to Him]. They love them as they [should] love Allah. But those who believe are stronger in love for Allah. And if only they who have wronged would consider [that] when they see the punishment, [they will be certain] that all power belongs to Allah and that Allah is severe in punishment.'
Allah does not like to see you broken and in despair, shaytaan implanted those thoughts in your heart because he wants you to lose hope in the only one who can remove your hardship.
Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, 'Allah Almighty says: I am as My servants expect of Me. If he thinks good of Me, he will have it. If he thinks evil of Me, he will have it.'
Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn Ḥibbān 639
When the shaytaan pokes you with doubts about Allah, what's your reaction: silent acceptance and despair, conflicted and unaddressed doubt, or absolute rejection? That tells you where your faith is at.
Quran (13:11): 'Allah would never change a people's state [of favour] until they change their own state [of faith]. And if it is Allah's Will to torment a people, it can never be averted, nor can they find a protector other than Him.'
Shed every doubt, bad thought, ill feeling you harbour, not because you want your situation to change but because you knew you were wrong about Allah all along. Know your enemy never takes days off; when you're in a low mood, that's when he strikes the hardest. The question is, what are you doing to ensure you are well protected and fortified against even the most subtle of attacks?
When you don't know enough about someone, it's easy for a deceptive person to implant doubt about them in your heart because you have nothing to refute it with. That's why you must commit yourself to knowing Allah and frequently reflect on what His names and attributes mean in your life. The last thing you want to happen is for those thoughts to become your reality.
Sometimes we are tested because of our sins: sins mindlessly committed, the people you backbited, the foul language that you became accustomed to, the prayers you rushed, without thought but not without consequence.
Then the intentional, the deliberate, the planned; you knew Allah was watching but didn't care, you received reminders but ignored them all, your nafs has become the only one you listened to. Who really are you worshipping?
It was narrated from Thawban that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: 'I certainly know people of my nation who will come on the Day of Resurrection with good deeds like the mountains of Tihamah, but Allah will make them like scattered dust.' Thawban said: 'O Messenger of Allah, describe them to us and tell us more, so that we will not become of them unknowingly.' He said: 'They are your brothers and from your race, worshipping at night as you do, but they will be people who, when they are alone, transgress the sacred limits of Allah.'
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'The supplication of Dhun-Nun (Prophet Yunus) when he supplicated, whilst in the belly of the whale was: "There is none worthy of worship except You, Glory to You, Indeed, I have been of the transgressors. (Lā ilāha illā anta subḥānaka innī kuntu minaẓ-ẓālimīn)" So indeed, no Muslim man supplicates with it for anything, ever, except Allah responds to him.'
Internalise that you were at fault for your hardships, and seek forgiveness continuously. Rectify your actions and examine yourself with scrutiny; observe what triggers you, and create a plan that will without doubt eliminate it from your life, you know yourself best. And whenever you fall make sincere tawbah, acquaint yourself with knowledge of the horrors of the day of judgement and hell and then follow it up with a good deed that is challenging e.g. reading a Juz of Quran. Gain Islamic knowledge daily to keep your heart alive and aware, set a routine you never skip like a 2 hour total watch time per day split up with 5 minutes of reflection for each of them. Fast at least once a weak to master self control, if you can avoid the permissible, the haram wouldn't be hard to keep away from. Avoid excessive eating and talking as they harden the heart.
Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, said, “Verily, the first trial to occur in this nation after the passing of its Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, was people eating to their fill. For when people fill their stomachs, their bodies are fattened, their hearts are hardened, and their desires are uncontrollable.”
Accompany yourself with righteous people both online by joining Islamic forums and group chats, and in person through the mosque, and it goes without saying drop the bad company before they ruin you.
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, 'Verily, you will never leave anything for the sake of Allah Almighty but that Allah will replace it with something better for you.'
Quran (65:2-3): 'And whoever fears Allah, He will make for him a way out, and will provide for him from where he does not expect. And whoever relies upon Allah, then He is sufficient for him. Indeed, Allah will accomplish His purpose. Allah has already set for everything a [decreed] extent.'
Observe taqwa by praying on time, maintain ties with kinship, be good to parents, keep promises and trusts, lower your gaze, avoid listening to music, keep away from riba, etc.
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, 'If anyone constantly seeks pardon (from Allah), Allah will appoint for him a way out of every distress and a relief from every anxiety, and will provide sustenance for him from where he expects not.'
Make istighfar constantly throughout the day, let it become as natural as breathing, and dedicate at least one hour a day with mindful istighfar; make your heart present, regretful, submissive, hate the sin, magnify it whilst not despairing of Allah's mercy.
And lastly, say this throughout your hardship; let every ache, every tear, every swallowed wail be rewarded in the best way so you are empowered, not weakened:
إِنَّا لِلّٰهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ، اَللّٰهُمَّ اؤْجُرْنِيْ فِيْ مُصِيْبَتِيْ وَأَخْلِفْ لِيْ خَيْرًا مِنْهَا
Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un. Allahumma ujurni fi musibati, wakhluf li khairan minha.
Umm Salamah reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, 'No Muslim is afflicted with a calamity but that he should say what Allah has commanded him: Indeed, to Allah we belong and to Allah we will return. (2:156) O Allah, reward me in my affliction and replace it with something better than it. If he does so, Allah will replace it with something better.'

What if everything was happening for you and not against you? What if your worst hardships were the only thing getting you close to the high position Allah had written for you in the Hereafter? When Allah intends a station for someone in Jannah and their deeds aren't enough to get them there, He gives them trials and their patience through them enables them to attain that rank; your test is harder because Allah wants more for you. You are stronger than you think; the magnitude of this test is a testament to the potential you have in handling it.
Did you know on the Day of Judgement those who weren't tested would wish their skin was cut up with scissors when they see the reward of those who were? Or that hardships can be a sign of Allah's love if you deal with it correctly? The sooner you internalise this the better; each test has a hidden classroom and if you want the exam to come to an end you have to complete the paper. What is Allah trying to teach you through this hardship? Is it to rely on Him alone? To give up your sins and remember your mortality? Patience? Detachment from this worldly life? The purpose of tests is not to break you, but to purify your heart, refine your faith and make you detach from worldly life so you can see it for what it is: an abode of test, not comfort.
What if Allah kept you alone because He wanted to be the sole possessor of your heart, the only curer of your sorrow, the first one you turn to when in tribulation?
Quran (2:165): 'And [yet], amongst the people are those who take other than Allah as equals [to Him]. They love them as they [should] love Allah. But those who believe are stronger in love for Allah. And if only they who have wronged would consider [that] when they see the punishment, [they will be certain] that all power belongs to Allah and that Allah is severe in punishment.'
Allah does not like to see you broken and in despair, shaytaan implanted those thoughts in your heart because he wants you to lose hope in the only one who can remove your hardship.
Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, 'Allah Almighty says: I am as My servants expect of Me. If he thinks good of Me, he will have it. If he thinks evil of Me, he will have it.'
Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn Ḥibbān 639
When the shaytaan pokes you with doubts about Allah, what's your reaction: silent acceptance and despair, conflicted and unaddressed doubt, or absolute rejection? That tells you where your faith is at.
Quran (13:11): 'Allah would never change a people's state [of favour] until they change their own state [of faith]. And if it is Allah's Will to torment a people, it can never be averted, nor can they find a protector other than Him.'
Shed every doubt, bad thought, ill feeling you harbour, not because you want your situation to change but because you knew you were wrong about Allah all along. Know your enemy never takes days off; when you're in a low mood, that's when he strikes the hardest. The question is, what are you doing to ensure you are well protected and fortified against even the most subtle of attacks?
When you don't know enough about someone, it's easy for a deceptive person to implant doubt about them in your heart because you have nothing to refute it with. That's why you must commit yourself to knowing Allah and frequently reflect on what His names and attributes mean in your life. The last thing you want to happen is for those thoughts to become your reality.
Sometimes we are tested because of our sins: sins mindlessly committed, the people you backbited, the foul language that you became accustomed to, the prayers you rushed, without thought but not without consequence.
Then the intentional, the deliberate, the planned; you knew Allah was watching but didn't care, you received reminders but ignored them all, your nafs has become the only one you listened to. Who really are you worshipping?
It was narrated from Thawban that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: 'I certainly know people of my nation who will come on the Day of Resurrection with good deeds like the mountains of Tihamah, but Allah will make them like scattered dust.' Thawban said: 'O Messenger of Allah, describe them to us and tell us more, so that we will not become of them unknowingly.' He said: 'They are your brothers and from your race, worshipping at night as you do, but they will be people who, when they are alone, transgress the sacred limits of Allah.'
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'The supplication of Dhun-Nun (Prophet Yunus) when he supplicated, whilst in the belly of the whale was: "There is none worthy of worship except You, Glory to You, Indeed, I have been of the transgressors. (Lā ilāha illā anta subḥānaka innī kuntu minaẓ-ẓālimīn)" So indeed, no Muslim man supplicates with it for anything, ever, except Allah responds to him.'
Internalise that you were at fault for your hardships, and seek forgiveness continuously. Rectify your actions and examine yourself with scrutiny; observe what triggers you, and create a plan that will without doubt eliminate it from your life, you know yourself best. And whenever you fall make sincere tawbah, acquaint yourself with knowledge of the horrors of the day of judgement and hell and then follow it up with a good deed that is challenging e.g. reading a Juz of Quran. Gain Islamic knowledge daily to keep your heart alive and aware, set a routine you never skip like a 2 hour total watch time per day split up with 5 minutes of reflection for each of them. Fast at least once a weak to master self control, if you can avoid the permissible, the haram wouldn't be hard to keep away from. Avoid excessive eating and talking as they harden the heart.
Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, said, “Verily, the first trial to occur in this nation after the passing of its Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, was people eating to their fill. For when people fill their stomachs, their bodies are fattened, their hearts are hardened, and their desires are uncontrollable.”
Accompany yourself with righteous people both online by joining Islamic forums and group chats, and in person through the mosque, and it goes without saying drop the bad company before they ruin you.
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, 'Verily, you will never leave anything for the sake of Allah Almighty but that Allah will replace it with something better for you.'
Quran (65:2-3): 'And whoever fears Allah, He will make for him a way out, and will provide for him from where he does not expect. And whoever relies upon Allah, then He is sufficient for him. Indeed, Allah will accomplish His purpose. Allah has already set for everything a [decreed] extent.'
Observe taqwa by praying on time, maintain ties with kinship, be good to parents, keep promises and trusts, lower your gaze, avoid listening to music, keep away from riba, etc.
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, 'If anyone constantly seeks pardon (from Allah), Allah will appoint for him a way out of every distress and a relief from every anxiety, and will provide sustenance for him from where he expects not.'
Make istighfar constantly throughout the day, let it become as natural as breathing, and dedicate at least one hour a day with mindful istighfar; make your heart present, regretful, submissive, hate the sin, magnify it whilst not despairing of Allah's mercy.
And lastly, say this throughout your hardship; let every ache, every tear, every swallowed wail be rewarded in the best way so you are empowered, not weakened:
إِنَّا لِلّٰهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ، اَللّٰهُمَّ اؤْجُرْنِيْ فِيْ مُصِيْبَتِيْ وَأَخْلِفْ لِيْ خَيْرًا مِنْهَا
Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un. Allahumma ujurni fi musibati, wakhluf li khairan minha.
Umm Salamah reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, 'No Muslim is afflicted with a calamity but that he should say what Allah has commanded him: Indeed, to Allah we belong and to Allah we will return. (2:156) O Allah, reward me in my affliction and replace it with something better than it. If he does so, Allah will replace it with something better.'