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The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) said:

"A man is not alone with a woman except that the third of them is the Shayṭān."

Ibn Taymiyyah (رحمه الله) said:

"Non-Mahrams can't be trusted even if they were the most fearing (of Allah). For indeed, hearts change rapidly and the Shayṭān is on the lookout."

(Sharḥ al-'Umdah 4/78)

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فَٱذۡكُرُونِيٓ أَذۡكُرۡكُمۡ وَٱشۡكُرُواْ لِي وَلَا تَكۡفُرُونِ

remember Me; I will remember you. And thank Me, and never be ungrateful.

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اللهم استعملني ولا تستبدلني

O Allah, use me and don’t replace me.

This du‘a? It just… grounds me. Like, out of all people… me? Allah chose me to speak about Him? To teach about Him? I’m not special. I’m just this regular, flawed person trying to figure life out. But still He picked me. Not because I’m better, but maybe because I’m trying. And I ask Him, ya Rabb… use me in Your path. Use every drop of me. My breath, my thoughts, my time, my tiny acts of effort , all for You. Let me serve You in the most beautiful, quiet, exhausting (but fulfilling) way. And don’t replace me. Don’t let someone else do what You could have let me do. If there’s better to be done, let me be the one who does it better. Let me grow into it. Let me be enough, for You.

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وَإِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَٱرْغَب

And to your Lord direct your Longing.

As humans, we’re always in a perpetual state of yearning. For someone. For something. A dream. A memory. And we spend so much of our energy, our thoughts, our efforts, trying to attain or appease the object of that longing. But imagine if that longing was for Allah. How easy life would become. How light. How beautiful. Because we’d finally be doing what we were created for but with ease, with love, and with so much hope.

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Forgive me, O Allah, for the times I let worry in, forgetting that You always provide a way.

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﴿إِنَّ ٱلَّذِینَ قَالُوا۟ رَبُّنَا ٱللهُ ثُمَّ ٱسۡتَقَـٰمُوا۟ فَلَا خَوۡفٌ عَلَیۡهِمۡ وَلَا هُمۡ یَحۡزَنُونَ﴾ [الأحقاف ١٣]

Indeed, those who have said, "Our Lord is Allah," and then remained on a right course - there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve.

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‎Imām ash-Shā'fiee رحمه الله said:

‎“You will never be able to please everyone, rather rectify what is between you and Allāh and do not care about the people.”

‎[Tawāli at-Ta'nees, ibn Hajr, 168]

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Ibn Uthaymeen رحمه الله said:

“If a person were to guide you to the road leading to a city you intended to reach, you would consider that a favor they have done for you. So how about the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, who guided you to the path leading to Paradise? It is his right upon you that you send blessings upon him. Peace and blessings be upon him.”

(Fatawa Noor "ala al-Darb, 210/12)

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بعضُ الناسِ يقولونَ في دعائِهم

"اللهمَّ لا أسألكَ ردَّ القضاءِ ولكن أسألُكَ اللطفَ فيه"، فهذا باطلٌ ومغالطةٌ شديدةٌ جداً، لأن معناهُ أنَّهُ مستغنٍ عن أمرِه،" وهذا ليسَ لهُ علاقةٌ بالتسليمِ للهِ"؛ كأنَّهُ يقولُ: "افعلْ ما شئتَ ولكن خفِّفْهُ". فالواجبُ على الإنسانِ أن يسألَ اللهَ أن يرفعَ البلاءَ كلَّهُ نهائياً.

وقد قالَ الرسولُ ﷺ: "لا يقولَنَّ أحدُكم: اللهمَّ اغفِرْ لي إنْ شئتَ"، فقولُك الدعاءَ السابقَ أشدُّ وأشدُّ. وإن أردتَ الدعاءَ، فالتزِمْ بصيغةِ النبيِّ ﷺ حين قال: "اللهمَّ عافني، اللهمَّ اغفِرْ لي، اللهمَّ ارزقني" وما يُشابِهُ ذلكَ من صحيحِ الدعاءِ

Some people say in their prayers: " Ya Allah, I do not ask You to avert Your decree, but I ask You for gentleness within it." This is incorrect and a serious misunderstanding .this has nothing to do with submitting to Allah. It is as if one is saying: "Do whatever You want, but make it light!" However, the duty of a person is to ask Allah to remove all affliction entirely.

The Prophet ﷺ said: "None of you should say: Ya Allah, forgive me if You will." Saying the previous supplication is even more severe. If you wish to supplicate, adhere to the words of the Prophet ﷺ when he said: "Ya Allah, grant me well-being; Ya Allah, forgive me; Ya Allah, provide for me," or similar authentic supplications.

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اللهُم مَسلك الصالحين ، وثبات الصالحين ، وخاتمة الصالحين.

Ya Allah, guide us to the path of the righteous, grant us the steadfastness of the righteous, and bless us with the end of the righteous.

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اللهم ارزقنا يقينًا تهون به علينا مصائب الدنيا

Ya Allah, grant us such certainty (in faith) that will make the hardships of this world easier for us.

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اللَّهُمَّ جَدِّدِ الإِيمَانَ فِي قَلْبِي

Ya Allah, renew faith"Al-Iman" in my heart .

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واَمسَح عَلَى قَلبِي الحَزِينِ بِرَحمَتِكَ يَا رَبّ.

Remove the sorrow from my heart with Your mercy, ya Allah.

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آوِني إليكَ .. ‏فقَد أهلكتني الدنيا.

Bring me closer to you ya Allah ... for this world has worn me down.

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"فبالله يهون كل صعب، ويسهل كل عسير، ويقرب كل بعيد، وبالله تزول الهموم والغموم والأحزان".

“With Allah, every hardship becomes easy, every difficulty becomes manageable, and every distant matter becomes near. With Allah, worries, sorrows, and griefs are removed.”

ابن القيم | الداء والدواء (٤٣٦)

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"عندما تقول: أستغفر الله تسأل الله شيئين:

ستر الذنب، والثاني التجاوز عنه، بحيث لا يعاقبك الله عليه".

“When you say: Astaghfirullah (I seek Allah’s forgiveness), you are asking Allah for two things: the concealment of the sin and pardon for it, so that Allah does not punish you for it.”

ابن عثيمين | مجموع فتاوى ورسائل ط: دار الوطن (٨٧/١٦)

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Don't quit.

You've come so far. Allah didn't bring you this far to leave you. Don't give up on praying. Why are you so hopeless. Remember that He gives not because of who we are but because of Who He is. So if you feel like you're not worthy or how such an impossible thing could happen for you, keep in mind that He is Ar Razzaq The Provider. And He Provides for each and every person and He makes the difficulties easy. Shaytaan will try to distract you. Don't let him. Think good of Allah and good will come to you.