On grief, sorrow and distress | Late Night Reflections | Ramadan Night 23

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From the book Al-Fawwa'id (Beneficial Collections) by Ibn Qayyim
Reflecting on the hadith: "O Allah, I am Your slave,
and the son of Your male slave,
and the son of your female slave.
My forehead is in Your Hand (i.e. you have control over me).
Your Judgment upon me is assured,
and Your Decree concerning me is just.
I ask You by every Name that You have named Yourself with,
revealed in Your Book,
taught any one of Your creation,
or kept unto Yourself in the knowledge of the unseen that is with You,
to make the Qur'an the spring of my heart,
and the light of my chest,
the banisher of my sadness,
and the reliever of my distress." Ahmad