Ibn Rajab said:
“If the believer deems the relief from
distress to be delayed and loses hope on it after much supplication and
humility, and the effects of the answer to his supplication are not evident
then he blames himself and says to it (himself): ‘This has only come to me
because of you. Had there been any good in you, you would have been responded to.’ This self-reproach
is more beloved to Allāh than an abundance of acts of obedience. For it
necessitates the servant humbling himself before his Patron – Lord and
acknowledging that he is deserving of that which has befallen him from trials and that he is not deserving
of a response to his supplication. When this occurs the response to his
supplication and the relief from his
difficulty will come to him swiftly. For Allāh ( i.e., His relief) is with the humility of their hearts to Him.”
Jāmi’ Al-‘Ulūm wal-Hikam (1/494)
Trans. By Raha Batts
6:57 AM · May 2, 2018
