What If did this, or that? - from el shaitan

Lau fa'alta jalik; lau-if.

If I did this (in the past), that would happen. Had we done so and so...

All these types of 'what ifs' are from shaitan. So, avoid such thoughts and talks. Whatever Allah has written in the "Lawh Al‑Mahfooz" (Book of Decree), will happen. Shaitan simply puts doubts in our hearts and creates confusion by making us think and utter all the 'what ifs', so that we waste time in regrets.

A well known scholar Ashraf Ali Thanvi (r.a.) said that, if you committed some sins, make tauba and istegfar and get over it and keep going forward (in good deeds). Don't waste your time by regretting. This is also a trick of shaitan. 

The pens are lifted, the ink has dried..

- 5 pillars of Islam.
- 6 pillars of Iman; one of them is believing in Qadr - divine destiny of Allah.

> Hadith: When Ibn Abbas R.A., cousin of Prophet alayhissalaam, was a young boy, he was told by the Prophet S.A.W. that, know if the whole world were to join hands together to benefit you, they wouldn't be able to benefit you except by what Allah ta'ala wrote for you; and if they joined together to harm, they wouldn't be able to harm you except by what Allah has ordained for you. The pens are lifted, the ink has dried on the pages of the Lawh-el-Mahfuz. (At Tirmidhi)
- Look at the story of Musa A.S. vs the nation of Pharoe; look at the story Ibrahim A.S. vs the fire.

> Trust Allah 100%. Allah will give you rizq like the birds.
-Did you see any birds that are engineers or doctors? They go out in the morning empty stomach and return full stomach.
-Rely only on Allah. Allah will give you rizq, no matter where you are, but look for barakah.
-Allah says your rizq is looking for you like death is looking for you. Nobody will die until Allah gives him full rizq and full time. (rizq - provision, time - lifespan)

> Allah says, some of your families and wives are enemies to you, because they are keeping you busy by getting rizq for them; which means you aren't getting time to get to Masjid and or do other good and mandatory deeds.


> Hadith: The strong believer is more beloved and better and more beloved to Allah than the weak believer.
- Strong in what?
- Knowledge, understanding, health, children, family, money, wealth, everything.


> Allah says: It may that you dislike a thing, which is good for you, and you like a thing which is bad for you. Allah knows and you do not know!

Qadr of Allah

Believing in the Qadr/divine destiny of Allah is a pillar of Iman.
Allah says: No calamity can befall a person except by the permission of Allah. Nothing can happen to you with the permission of Allah.

Prophet alayhissalaam says: When any calamity, hardship, sadness or grief befall the believers, Allah wipes out their sins.
We should try to have the patience of Prophet Ayyub alayhissalaam - sabr-e-Ayyub, i.e. accept the calamity believing that it's from Allah. During calamities, most of are not accepting them. Some of us that do accept them outwardly, many of them aren't happy internally. These are tests. Allah says, give glad tidings to those that are patient.

Imam: If you are satisified with what Allah gives you, you'd be the wealthiest of all people.
Question: Could you conclude that the calamities that befall you are due to the wrong way of life that you are living?
Answer: Could be, but if Allah ta'ala deals with us all like this, we'd be in big trouble, all of us are involved in sins. Though there are ayas and ahadith that mentions that sins prevent rizq. For example: because of your sins, Allah may stop you from reaching the masjid and joining the salah until after the Takbeer-e-Tahreema (when Imam starts the salah by saying Allahu Akbar) has been done. You just lost so much ajar/reward just by missing the Takbeer-e-Tahreema.

Prophet alayhissalam said: I want to live like a prophet; I don't want to be a king or such type of leaders. If I am hungry, I will ask Allah. If I am satisfied and I have food, I will be grateful to Allah.

You have will and Allah has will, but Allah's will is above your will. You can't blame Allah that since he has written in the Lawh Al‑Mahfooz, so and so will be in hellfire. No. Allah knows through his knowledge who's gonna end up where, but he gave everyone free will to choose either the right path or the wrong one. So, choose wisely.