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I have come up with a better metaphor than “you can’t pour from an empty cup” for burnout. You can’t boil an empty kettle. Pouring from an empty cup just gets you nowhere. Trying to boil an empty kettle can ruin the kettle, the stove, and burn down your house if you keep trying it.

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We have all experienced a broken heart. But we don’t have to be imprisoned by the pain. We can hide the suffering from others but not Allah The Almighty, the One who made us. Call out to Allah The Almighty who understands our hearts even better than we do. He’ll heal and surely do what’s best for us!

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Where is Allah?

He is above the heavens, on his throne.

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Just going to drop these extremely important duas to learn now

رَبَّنَا لاَ تُؤَاخِذْنَا إِن نَّسِينَا أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَا رَبَّنَا وَلاَ تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْنَا إِصْرًا كَمَا حَمَلْتَهُ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِنَا رَبَّنَا وَلاَ تُحَمِّلْنَا مَا لاَ طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِ وَاعْفُ عَنَّا وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَارْحَمْنَا أَنتَ مَوْلاَنَا فَانصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ

“Our Lord! Put not on us a burden greater than we have strength to bear. Pardon us and grant us Forgiveness. Have mercy on us. You are our Maula (Patron, Supporter and Protector, etc.) and give us victory over the disbelieving people.”

 - Quran [2:286]

رَبَّنَا أَفْرِغْ عَلَيْنَا صَبْرًا وَثَبِّتْ أَقْدَامَنَا وَانصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ

“Our Lord! Pour forth on us patience and make us victorious over the disbelieving people.”

-Quran [2:250]

رَبَّنَا لاَ تُزِغْ قُلُوبَنَا بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَيْتَنَا وَهَبْ لَنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحْمَةً إِنَّكَ أَنتَ الْوَهَّابُ

“Our Lord! make not our hearts to deviate after Thou hast guided us aright, and grant us from Thee mercy; surely Thou art the most liberal Giver” 

- Quran [3:8]

وَمَا كَانَ قَوْلَهُمْ إِلاَّ أَن قَالُواْ ربَّنَا اغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَإِسْرَافَنَا فِي أَمْرِنَا وَثَبِّتْ أَقْدَامَنَا وانصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ

“O our Lord, forgive us our sins and our excesses in our affairs, and set our foothold firm, and help us against the disbelieving people”

- Quran [3:147]

لَّئِنْ أَنجَانَا مِنْ هَـذِهِ لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الشَّاكِرِينَ

“If He (our Lord) delivers from this, certainly we shall be of the thankful” 

- Quran [6: 63]

رَبَّنَا لاَ تَجْعَلْنَا مَعَ الْقَوْمِ الظَّالِمِينَ

“O our Lord, put us not together with the unjust people”

- Quran [7: 47]

رَبَّنَا أَفْرِغْ عَلَيْنَا صَبْرًا وَتَوَفَّنَا مُسْلِمِينَ

“O our Lord, pour out on us patience, and make us die as those who have submitted (to You).”

- Quran [7:126]

وَاكْتُبْ لَنَا فِي هَـذِهِ الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الآخِرَةِ إِنَّا هُدْنَـا إِلَيْكَ

“(O Lord) ordain for us good in this world and in the hereafter. Verily we turn to You alone.”

- Quran [7:156]

حَسْبِيَ اللّهُ لا إِلَـهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَهُوَ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ

“Suffices me Allah. There is no god save Him. On Him do I rely, and He is the Lord of the great ‘Arsh’ (the glorious throne of the mighty power).”

- Quran [9:129]

رَبَّنَا لاَ تَجْعَلْنَا فِتْنَةً لِّلْقَوْمِ الظَّالِمِينَ وَنَجِّنَا بِرَحْمَتِكَ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ

“O our Lord, make us not a trial for the unjust people. And deliver us by Your mercy from the disbelieving people.”

- Quran [10:85-10:86]

تَوَفَّنِي مُسْلِمًا وَأَلْحِقْنِي بِالصَّالِحِينَ

“(O Lord) Let me die submitting to You (as a Muslim), and join me with the righteous.”

 - Quran [12: 101]

رَبَّنَا آتِنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحْمَةً وَهَيِّئْ لَنَا مِنْ أَمْرِنَا رَشَدًا

“O our Lord, grant us mercy from You, and provide a right course for us in our affair.”

- Quran [18:10]

رَبِّ نَجِّنِي مِنَ الْقَوْمِ الظَّالِمِينَ

“O Lord, deliver me from the unjust people.”

- Quran [28: 21]

رَبِّ انصُرْنِي عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْمُفْسِدِينَ

“O Lord, help me against these mischievous people.”

- Quran [29:30]

رَبِّ إِنِّي لِمَا أَنزَلْتَ إِلَيَّ مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَقِيرٌ

“My Lord, indeed I am, for whatever good You would send down to me, in need.”

- Quran [28:24]

رَبَّهُ أَنِّي مَغْلُوبٌ فَانتَصِرْ

“(O Lord), verily I am overcome (by those people), so give help.“

- Quran [54:10]

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Ibrahim Al-Maqdisi advised his student, ‘Abbas Ibn ‘Abd-AdDaayim:

أكثر من قراءة القرآن ولا تتركه ، فإنه يتيسر لك الذي تطلبه على قدر ما تقرأ

“Increase the amount of Qur’an which you recite and do not abandon it! For the assistance which you'll receive with regards to the matter which you strive towards depends on how much you recite.”

His student said,

فرأيت ذَلِكَ وجربته كثيرا، فكنت إِذَا قرأت كثيرا تيسر لي من سماع الْحَدِيث وكتابته الكثير، وإذا لَمْ أقرأ لَمْ يتيسر لي.

“I experienced just that and tried it many times! If I recited abundantly, I would excel in my studies of Hadith, but if I didn’t, it would become difficult.”

(From the book, ‘Dhayl Tabaqaat Al-Hanaabila’)

The Qur'an helps, not hinder. 💚

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When you wait and patient for years only to be told that "it's too late in the game now" in the end.

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Be aware of the fact that when you ask Allāh, you're a winner in every situation.

Shaykh Ibn Uthaymīn رحمه الله, Sharh Riyād as-Sālihīn, pg. 52

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“The strength of the heart returns when one repents!”

— Ibn Taymīyyāh, [أمراض القلب وعلاجاتها صفحة ٥٦]

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I've been making this du'aa for such a long time.

Sometimes I change the words, sometimes I change what I specifically ask for- but I've been asking for the same thing this whole time.

Sometimes I stop for a little while and become heedless for days in between. Sometimes I stay awake because I can't repeat it enough.

Sometimes I am certain that my ease, my relief is just around the corner. I know deep down that my patience has paid off. Sometimes I imagine I won't get to see it's fruition in this lifetime. I believe deep down that that my patience will have to continue till I meet my Lord.

I often blame myself: I didn't pray enough. I didn't stand in every tahajjud that I could've. I didn't ask for it enough. Its a result of my own misdeeds and negligence. Then I console myself: all of Allah's beloved have faced unbearable trials. They were tested with their wealth, their children, their spouses, their deen. It is a means to cleanse and purify you. It is a means of elevating your rank as you continue in your sabr and shukr.

I seek comfort in Allah's words as He reassures us there is no barrier between the du'aa of the oppressed ans Him; His help is near; with each hardship, there are two eases; He is the best of planners.

I fall into despair and lose sight. I find myself spiraling with thoughts of no escape and being unable to find peace inside- consequently affecting my ibadah and the strength in my tawakkul.

I confide in others and do shukr for the support Allah has given me in life. I feel helpless and feel no one is able to help me but Him. I look around and I see the blessings I am living with- blessings I had never imagined would be mine. I feel consumed by my trials all the same.

The finish line keeps moving further and further away. Sometimes I have to stop and rest. Sometimes I have to turn around and look away. Sometimes I find the energy to run towards it again.

I've been struggling do much just for this one du'aa. Allah knows it all.

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Anxiety is a normal physical, mental, and emotional reaction for what you are going through.