Seeing his helplessness, the Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم felt sympathy for him and forgave him. When that disbeliever saw this beautiful and unmatchable display of good character, he was deeply inspired, recited the shahadah and became Muslim.^[1]

Dear Islamic brothers, reflect on how our Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم was alone at the time. The disbeliever suddenly appeared with an unsheathed sword to attack him. But what did our Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم say at that moment? Who did he think of first? He صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said my Allah Almighty will save me.

This was the conduct of our beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. This is something we don’t see nowadays. If we go back in the past, even just 50 to 60 years ago, people had a good environment at home. Mothers used to practically teach their children how to make dhikr and remember Allah Almighty. They used to instinctively say حَسْبِیَ اللہ if their child stumbled or fell. If children got scared at night, mothers would hold them against their chests and make dhikr of Allah Almighty. If anything distressing happened, the first thing they would say was the name of Allah Almighty or some other righteous words.

But now, people have become so-called modern. We see less of what we saw in the past. Now, people say all sorts instead. Although not everything they say is a sin, if only we always remembered Allah Almighty instead of saying other unbeneficial things. Our thoughts should revolve around thinking about Allah Almighty whenever we face any problems, worries, illnesses, financial issues, or anything else.

Let’s ask ourselves, who will resolve our problems? Who will cure our illnesses? Who will resolve our financial issues? Who will take our poverty away? It is Allah Almighty. Hence, instead of relying on the means, let us rely on the One Who creates the means.