Unpopular opinion: The most neglected sunnah is being kind to your own family. We save our best manners for strangers. 😔
Kindness starts at home, no dey do eye service.
Wallahi, what’s left for you is to rely on Allah. No one can increase or restrict your sustenance except Him. Sometimes our fear is just a reminder to strengthen our iman and tawakkul.
seeking Allah’s aid to remain steadfast. The journey on this path is ongoing and the believer seeks to be ever guided, ever firm and ever vigilant against straying. This is the essence of guidance in this powerful verse, a reminder of our constant need for divine direction”
“Guide us to the straight path - Q1:6
Why do we repeatedly ask for guidance even when we are on this path? Ibn Kathir beautifully explains that guidance is not a one time acquisition but a continuous journey. The believer asks for firmness on the path, to not deviate
so the arabs will say:
البــــــلاءُ مُوكَّلٌ بالمنــــــــطِقِ
“affliction is bound by speech.”
it basically means one’s words can bring misfortune upon oneself and speaking carelessly may invite calamity.
we have a couple instances from the Qur'an and Hadith. walk with me.