Poem by Imam Ash-Shafi'i - إليك (To You)
إلَيكَ إلـهُ الخَلْـق أرْفَــعُ رَغبَتِي, و‘نْ كُنتُ يَا ذا المَنّ والجُودِ مُجْرِما
Here are my highest requests for You, the Lord of Creation.. even if I was a criminal, You are the generous.
We cannot ask Allah ﷻ for a life free of trials, for this dunya is a test. Rather, we ask Him to protect our iman through every trial, grant us steadfastness, and never leave us to ourselves even for the blink of an eye.
the beautiful thing about me is i live what i write, so when i say i see you in the sunrise, every single colour in the rays of the sun in the morning is calling your name
@Idktbhcba i used to pray exactly the same. same thoughts as you. then met someone and felt no anxiety, complete calmness and things going in the right direction. didn't work out :'). now i believe the istikhara dua is the most beautiful. asking Allah to give us contentment in His decision.
The Art of Principled Disagreement
Muftī Muhammad Taqī ʿUsmānī (may Allah preserve him) narrates an interaction with his father, Mufti Shafi ʿUsmānī (may Allah have mercy on him).
Excerpt published by @TurathBooks