“Verily, Allāh Almighty will raise the status of His righteous servants in Paradise, and they will say: O Lord, what is this? Allāh will say: This is your child seeking forgiveness for you.”
Musnad Aḥmad 10610
“Verily, there are one hundred levels in Paradise, the distance between them like the heavens and the earth. Al-Firdaws is the highest and most ideal level, for above that is the Throne of the Most Merciful and from it flow the rivers of Paradise. When you ask from Allāh, ask for Al-Firdaws.”
Sunan al-Tirmidhī 2530
This Ramadan, ask Allah for the impossible. Allah has no limits. For once, forget everything you know about how things work, about what is “realistic” or “logical.” Just believe, wholeheartedly, that whatever you ask, Allah can grant it. Wake up before Fajr, stand in tahajjud, and when you go into sujood, pour your heart out. Ask for what you truly want, not just what seems within reach. Even if the world tells you it’s impossible, even if you’ve convinced yourself it can never happen, don’t give up on your du’as. Make dua with full faith. Cry if you need to. Speak to Him. Tell Him your wishes, your longings, your quiet dreams that no one else knows about. He listens. He cares. And He is Al-Mujeeb-the One who responds. May Allah fill your heart with hope, answer your deepest prayers in ways better than you can imagine, and bless you with peace that stays with you long after Ramadan is over. Ameen.
Ibn Umar رضي الله عنهما “Do not look at a person's prayer or fasting, rather look at the truthfulness of his words when he speaks, his honesty when he is entrusted with something and his piety (wara) when he thinks of committing a sin.”
Narrated by al-Bayhaqi in Shu'ab al-Eeman
“I complain of my sorrow and grief only to God.”
— Qur'ān, 12:86
“If anyone travels on a road in search of knowledge, Allāh will cause him to travel on one of the roads of Paradise. The angels will lower their wings in their great pleasure with one who seeks knowledge, the inhabitants of the heavens and the Earth and the fish in the deep waters will ask forgiveness for the learned man. The superiority of the learned man over the devout is like that of the moon, on the night when it is full, over the rest of the stars. The learned are the heirs of the Prophets, and the Prophets leave neither dinar nor dirham, leaving only knowledge, and he who takes it takes an abundant portion.”
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