Islam

Problems + Solutions

Bismillah hir rahmanir raheem

Assalamualaikum my wonderful brothers and sisters! How are you all? Hope you're doing well inshallah! Allhamduillah my week went great! How about urs?

When you have problems what do you do? You pray! You go and do sujood and cry to Allah SWT for help! You ask him to give you this job? So just the same, you ask him to help you because you are failing your exams! And inshallah my brothers and sisters you will find an answer to every single one of your problems!

Contents

Introduction

Sleeping and Missing Salat al-Fajr
1. Sleeping Early
2. Making Sure that One is Clean (tahir) and Reciting Adhkar (prayers) Before Sleeping
3. Having a Sincere Intention and Being Determined, When Going to Sleep, that One Will Get Up for Fajr
4. Remembering Allah as Soon as One Wakes Up
5. Seeking Help from One's Family and Friends to Pray Fajr, and Encouraging One Another in this Regard
6. Praying to Allah to Help Him to Wake Up to Pray Fajr in Congregation
7. Using Various Means of Being Woken Up, Such as Alarm Clocks
8. Throwing Water in the Face of the Person Who is Sleeping
9. Not Sleeping Alone
10. Being Lively and Active Upon Waking
11. Not Setting the Alarm Too Early
12. Lighting a Lamp when Waking Up
13. Not Staying Up Late, Even to Pray Qiyam al-Layl
14. Not Eating Too Much Before Going to Sleep
15. Warning About the Misinterpretation of the Sunnah to Lie Down After Praying the Sunnah of Fajr
16. Praying Qiyam al-Layl Late in the Night
17. Following the Example of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) in Lying Down to Sleep

Excessive Laughter
1. Remembering Death
2. Thinking About the Situation of the Muslims and How They are Suffering Because They Have Strayed From Their Religion
3. Feeling the Weight of his Great Responsibility Towards his Ummah
4. Avoiding Mixing with Jokers
5. Resisting the Urge to Laugh as Much as Possible, as Well as Trying to Stop Others from Laughing
6. Changing the Subject that Led to the Laughter, and Introducing Another, Useful Subject
Waswas (Insinuating Thoughts from Shaytan)

Staying Up Late
1. Trying hard to get used to sleeping early
2. Getting married
3. Strengthening one's feelings of responsibility in all areas will also be of help
4. Adopting the habit of taking a siesta, instead of sleeping at the wrong times

Short Temper
1. Seeking refuge with Allah from the Shaytan
2. Keeping quiet
3. Keeping still
4. Remembering the advice of the Messenger of Allah
5. Remembering what Allah has promised
6. Knowing the high rank and distinction that is bestowed upon the one who controls himself
7. Following the guidance of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) with regard to anger
8. Knowing that suppressing anger is one of the signs of taqwa (piety)
9. Paying attention when one is reminded
10. Knowing the bad effects of anger
11. The angry person should think about himself at the time of anger
Du'a'

Introduction

Praise be to Allah, we praise Him and seek His help, and we seek refuge with Allah from the evil of our own selves and from our evil deeds. Whomever Allah guides, no one can mislead, and whomever Allah leaves astray, no one can guide. I bear witness that there is no god except Allah alone, with no partner or associate, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger.

"O you who believe! Fear Allah as He should be feared, and die not except in a state of Islam (as Muslims) with complete submission to Allah."
Al-Qur'an 3:102
"O mankind! Be dutiful to your Lord, Who created you from a single person, and from him created his wife, and from them both He created many men and women, and fear Allah through Whom you demand your mutual (rights), and (do not cut the relations of) the wombs (kinship). Surely, Allah is Ever an All-Watcher over you."
Al-Qur'an 4:1
"O you who believe! Keep your duty to Allah and fear Him, and speak (always) the truth. He will direct you to do righteous good deeds, and will forgive you your sins. And whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger, he has indeed achieved a great achievement."
Al-Qur'an 33:70
Some brothers have asked me questions in various talks and lectures, including questions about a number of problems, "diseases of the heart" (spiritual problems) and very real obstacles that they are facing. I answered these questions and enquiries in a series of studies entitled Shakawa wa Hulul (Problems and Solutions).