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1) Validation from Allah of all of the hardships as a mom
“And Now we have enjoined upon man for his dad and mom. His mom carried him, in weak point upon weak point, and his weaning is in two years. Be grateful to Me and to your dad and mom; to Me is the vacation spot.”
Allah calls preliminary years of motherhood “WAHNAN ALA WAHN ” (hardship upon hardship) – principally the period of being pregnant and breastfeeding…
وهن
The phrase wahn comes from the basis phrase Wow-haa-Nun which implies to be weak and feeble, lax within the joints, damaged in vitality, sap the energy, to lose vigour or braveness, to discourage, dishearten, put on down, and so on.
And Allah doesn’t name this time interval simply “wahn”, relatively “wahnan ala wahn” – weak point UPON weak point…
All of the above issues are layered in double. These sorts of wordings are additionally used for Allah Himself within the Quran (24:35) – “Noorun ala noor” (mild upon mild)…
So subsequent time, if somebody brushes your hardships below the rug by saying: “however all girls do it”
“effectively, that’s why a mom has 3 instances higher rank”
“you selected this” and so on.
Know in your coronary heart that the Lord of the worlds accepts that IT’S HARD! Not simply onerous, however REALLY onerous – a lot in order that its hardship layered upon one other hardship! After which, we don’t want anybody’s stamp of approval, can we!
My Rabb is aware of. My Rabb accepts. My Rabb rewards. And I’ll complain of my hardships to none however My Rabb, as a result of solely He understands. Like how Ya’qub (as) stated in hardship:
انما أشكو بثي وحزني إلي الله
So I’ll sit right here and think about about Jannah when this hardship upon hardship shall be changed with ease upon ease! The place we are going to bear fruits in a wink and there shall be no wait or ache.
Prophet (ﷺ) stated, “A person from among the many folks of Paradise will request Allah to permit him to domesticate the land. Allah will say to him, ‘Haven’t you bought no matter you want?’ He’ll reply, ‘Sure, however I prefer to domesticate the land (Allah will allow him and) he’ll sow the seeds, and inside seconds the crops will develop and ripen and (the yield) shall be harvested and piled in heaps like mountains” & youngsters would be the identical too.
P.S. Should you’re on this wahnan ala wahn stage of life, then know that you simply’re not alone and never a single tear and sweat is misplaced 💜 Could we at all times undergo all of it for the sake of Allah as a result of nobody else can reward us the way in which He can. And nobody can perceive the way in which He does!
2) Not taking youngsters’ behaviour personally
“…no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of one other…”
The story of Nuh and Yaqub السلام عليهم scares me as a dad or mum.
Yaqub السلام عليه’s sons tried to kill their very own brother. Not simply 1 or 2 however TEN youngsters went astray. No surprise he misplaced his eyesight due to all of the tears and years of grief. And no surprise he wanted sabrun jameel (lovely endurance) to outlive this brutal actuality that he was the daddy of kids with murderous traits and deep-rooted envy. He was a loving father (which one can inform from the truth that his son got here to share his dream with him and the way he lovingly responded regardless of its implications). However alhamdulillah his story has a contented ending. His youngsters repented and got here again to the suitable path. Regardless that it took a LOT of years.
Nuh السلام عليه didn’t even get that. He needed to painfully watch his disobedient youngsters drown with different evil folks. He tried his finest. He made dua. He role-modeled. However ultimately, he needed to witness the tough actuality of not having the ability to save his family members regardless of his utmost efforts. All the Islamic parenting ideas are tremendous useful and must be adopted certainly as a result of we shall be questioned about our flocks as shepherds. We shall be questioned in regards to the amaanah Allah gave us. So our efforts matter whatever the outcomes. And it’s the mercy of Allah that He rewards our efforts even when we get zero outcomes ultimately. However we also needs to perceive that our ebook of deeds is separate from our youngsters’s ebook of deeds. Which means typically superb dad and mom can have horrible youngsters or horrible dad and mom can have superb youngsters. We see examples of every situation in historical past. (The story of how Ibrahim السلام عليه’s father threw him within the hearth merely due to his perception in Allah and but Ibrahim السلام عليه had a lot khair in his coronary heart for his father).
Alhamdulillah that we’ll not be burdened with anybody else’s deeds if we weren’t instantly (or not directly) concerned in it – even when it had been our youngsters’s deeds. Could Allah information us and our youngsters on the straight path. Aameen.
3) Figuring out that we aren’t alone as dad and mom (even when it looks like that)
“Don’t grieve; certainly Allah is with us.”
I keep in mind the time when my 6yr outdated handed by whereas I used to be within the nook of the kitchen crying. I didn’t realise she noticed me as I used to be making an attempt to bury my purple face within the cupboards, however once I unexpectedly obtained a card from her that learn “Ama, don’t be unhappy”, it jogged my memory of this aayah:
لاَ تَحْزَنْ إِنَّ اللّهَ مَعَنَا
What Muhammad ﷺ stated to his companion Abu Bakr رضي الله عنه once they had been within the cave hiding from their very own individuals who wished to kill them.
How typically can we neglect that even when there’s no assist round, Allah continues to be with us…He at all times was. He at all times shall be. So when all the pieces comes crashing down and also you drown in worries and hardships, keep in mind, Allah is with us.
Tahzan comes from the basis letters ح ز ن – which implies to grieve, be unhappy/sad, categorical ache/sorrow, to be tough or rugged and onerous – (we regularly say in English too – I’m having a tough day), additionally to be tough in tempo or not straightforward to experience upon (how we might say in English: life is a tough experience)…and so on…
So, O grieving soul, laa tahzan! InnAllaaha ma’ana 🌸
4) Figuring out that we have now someOne to go to when all of it will get too overwhelming
“So flee to Allah…”
The phrases “Fafirru ilAllaah” within the Quran are sometimes translated as:
Run in the direction of Allah;
Flee to Allah;
Hasten in the direction of Allah;
Fly to Allah…
Should you go into the depth of Arabic, you’ll find that fafirru comes from the basis letters Fa-Ra-Ra which shares the identical roots with mafarr; which means refuge – if you run away from one thing harmful to search out refuge in Him. If you run away all scared right into a protected place. A sanctuary.
So when the load of this world crushes your shoulders,
fafirru ilAllaah…
When the noise of the world consumes your mind,
fafirru ilAllaah…
When the mountains of stress have amassed and you’re feeling like they’ll collapse on you,
fafirru ilAllaah…
When your coronary heart feels so heavy that it pins your physique down to the bottom,
fafirru ilAllaah…
When your soul feels empty and nothing fills the void,
fafirru ilAllaah…
As a result of He’s our Solely Place of Refuge in a world stuffed with chaos. In a world stuffed with betrayal. In a world the place we’re nothing however a speck, His Majesty is sufficient to cowl us complete.
So right here I’m my Lord, right here I’m with a soul so naked…I hastened. I ran. I flew with out wings.
Simply to discover a refuge I discover nowhere however in You…
5) Figuring out that your sweat and tears should not unseen
“Not a leaf falls however He is aware of it.”
The legacy of Hajar (might Allah have mercy on her) is adopted by billions of women and men around the globe each minute of every day.
Should you’ve been to Hajj/Umrah – you might have questioned standing at Safa – are these males operating as a result of Hajar as soon as did?
Did Allah make such an vital ritual of Islam after the wrestle of a girl? A mom? Did Allah type some of the prestigious and desired types of worship upon the legacy of a struggling mom? Did Allah flip her sacrifices right into a type of worship?
If you really feel utterly alone amidst all of your motherly duties – like you haven’t any assist round and nobody acknowledges or appreciates all of the belongings you do day in and day trip – know that the One Who made a legacy out of a mom’s wrestle is aware of your sacrifices as effectively.
Not a tear falls however He is aware of it…
The Lord of the world appreciates you sufficient to provide you Jannah beneath your ft. To present you 3 ranks above a father. To provide the energy to convey a brand new life into this world. And to provide you examples like these. So your hope and can to go on can keep as sturdy as Safa and Marwa – embed round your day by day life struggles.
And don’t neglect to make dua for your self when you’re left in awe with the story of Hajar and her legacy. Could Allah invite you to His home so you may see it your self! 😍
6) Gratitude brings pleasure to the mundane
And when your Lord proclaimed, ‘If you’re grateful, I’ll certainly improve you…”
yr outdated: Ama! Is it doable that Allah takes away all of our meals sooner or later?
Me: Sure, that’s doable. Typically Allah can take a look at the energy of our religion like that.
5yr outdated: Is it doable that He takes our residence away identical to that?
Me: Ummm Sure *scared the place this dialog goes*, that’s doable too (individuals who undergo pure disasters expertise that always).
5yr outdated: *whereas crying* so is it doable that Allah takes you away sooner or later too?
Me: hmmm sure. *not desirous to sugarcoat issues as a result of they’ve already seen the loss of life of their brother and this dialog comes up typically since that incident* However there’s someONE who will NEVER go away. He shall be there even when nobody will keep. Even when you should have nothing. And He’s somebody who loves far more than I can ever love you. All the pieces and everybody else (aside from Him) may be changed. However there’s additionally a method you CAN hold your blessings and even improve them on this dunya. .
5yr outdated: *excitedly asks* HOW?
Me: By the facility of Alhamdulillah ❤
5yr outdated: However I can’t do this.
Me: *just a little offended* Why not?
5yr outdated: As a result of then I’ll at all times be saying alhamdulillah – there are soooooo many blessings Allah gave us.
Me: *smug face* #AlhamdulillahForSeries gratitude journal labored alhamdulillah!
All of us crammed the shukr journal when my son handed away – it helped us all heal. Possibly sooner or later, I’ll share the lovable little ebook my 5yr outdated made for her child brother Muhammad, so she may give it to him in Jannah 💖 Alhamdulillah that I’ve one youngster in Jannah (in shaa Allah) – it makes me need to be a greater Muslim as a result of I need to meet him there sooner or later!
7) Comparability is the thief of that pleasure
“Competitors in improve diverts you. Till you go to the graveyards.” [102:1-2]
Someday, my husband stated to me: I don’t get any time with the children amidst all this workload. And it hit me, dad-guilt is actual too.
I’ve been saying this to my husband for the previous 6 years I feel – “Your worth isn’t within the sum of cash you make. Your worth is within the individual that you’re” (I repeat this typically to my very own mom as effectively really – your worth isn’t in all of the providers you present for us (as a result of she consistently feels unhealthy for not doing sufficient even after she is bone-tired from all of the work), your worth is in YOU as an individual – so give us extra of that as a substitute.”
And I typically remind my husband – at any time when he desires to improve his profession for a extra comfy life – “We’re higher off with much less cash and extra of your time. If it interprets into you having a much less confused life and also you attending to spend extra time with us, with youngsters, we’re all for this alteration! We’ll be comfortable to dwell in a smaller residence even.”
(As a result of normally, extra money normally means extra work too (particularly for those who’re incomes halal and the cash doesn’t come to you ancestrally)).
I do know on this age, the place moms are anticipated to work too to supply a greater life for his or her households, it might sound ridiculous for a person to go for a less-stressful and extra versatile job that pays much less so he may spend extra time together with his household. Extra time with Allah…
And never everybody might have the luxurious to decide on this in fact. However even once we do, we might not go for it. As a result of we would like increasingly more. It’s human nature.
8) Stability is feasible if we prioritise the suitable issues with out israaf
“…And be not extreme. Certainly, He doesn’t like those that commit extra.”
ISRAAF (extra) – the rationale for IMBALANCE.
Israaf is to transcend what is important. Filling your plate with greater than you may deal with. Taking greater than you want.
Islam taught us stability in each single factor. Allah gave us a coronary heart, thoughts, physique, and soul. All of them have their rights. We lose that stability once we concentrate on one in every of them means an excessive amount of whereas ignoring the remainder.
We’re requested to not spend excessively, discuss, eat, and make guarantees in gross sales excessively and never do ibaadah excessively both (if meaning ignoring all different obligations Allah has given us).
Consider stability as a pyramid. With Allah on high, you and relationships within the center and dunya on the backside. Flip it round and attempt to stability it now! It is going to take so many crutches to search out the equilibrium with the prism standing the wrong way up (on its pointy edge). It’s one of many the explanation why sooner or later, we might fall on one aspect and one other day, on the opposite aspect…There’s barakah in stability!
Prophet ﷺ used to supplicate: “O Allah! Forgive my errors, ignorance and EXCESS in my affairs. You’re higher conscious of my faults than myself. O Allah! Forgive my faults which I dedicated in seriousness or in enjoyable intentionally or inadvertently. O Allah! Grant me pardon for these sins which I dedicated up to now and I’ll commit in future, which I dedicated in privateness or in public and all these sins of which You’re higher conscious than me…” .
Could Allah not make us one of many musrifeen (somebody who goes overboard) as a result of we’re human beings and it’s really easy to fall into extra in all the pieces. Serving our children/enterprise/home day and evening whereas ignoring ourselves are few of examples.
9) It won’t be more durable than what you may bear
“Allah doesn’t cost a soul besides its capability…” [Quran 2:286]
As I lay down my exhausted physique within the mattress beside the children, reciting the evening duas earlier than sleeping, I can’t assist however repeat these 2 verses again and again…
لا يكلف الله نفسا الا وسعها
Allah doesn’t cost a soul besides its capability…
لا يكلف الله نفسا الا وسعها
Allah doesn’t burden me past my capability.
لا يكلف الله نفسا الا وسعها
Allah will NEVER burden me past my capability.
I’m stretching skinny. I’m bending backward. I’m hardly holding on…however this IS my capability. That is essentially the most of me. That is the very best of me!
Allah is aware of my capability and He desires me to succeed in my full potential. I’m stronger than I feel I’m. For I’m carrying the load of affection. It looks like it should break my again nevertheless it’s additionally the assist that’s serving to me stand straight, stand tall!
ربنا ولا تحملنا ما لا طاقة لنا به
Our Lord, and burden us not with that which we have now no capacity to bear.
ربنا ولا تحملنا ما لا طاقة لنا به
Ya Allah! Don’t burden me with what I don’t have the facility for…
ربنا ولا تحملنا ما لا طاقة لنا به
Ya Allah! Don’t burden me with what my shoulders can’t bear to hold!
I’m certain by this time the children suppose that is how the verses are repeated so many instances within the Qur’an as effectively… If solely they knew these are the verses I maintain as crutches. Crutches that assist me hold going when my physique provides up. These crutches assist me hold strolling once I can not depend on the energy of my backbone and the firmness of my ft.
And as I wipe my tears once I end reciting the verses, I discover them quick asleep…I kiss them goodnight figuring out that the cycle runs once more tomorrow and I’m courageous sufficient to face the tides once more!
What do you maintain onto as a crutch when motherhood softens your bones?
10) Good parenting isn’t about your youngster. It’s about you!
“That Day a person will flee from his brother, And from his mom and his father, for And from his spouse and his youngsters. Each man, that Day, can have sufficient to make him careless of others.” [Quran 80:34-37]
Good parenting isn’t about who your youngsters develop into, it’s about who YOU develop into within the course of.
If good parenting was nearly how good of a Muslim your youngster seems to be, I’m unsure what we’d consider Nuh عليه السلام whose son refused to even consider! After he spent round 1000 years calling folks to Tawheed. It’s actually a lesson in tawakkal Allah. He guides whom He wills. He tried his finest based mostly on what Allah commanded, so he was an awesome dad or mum – no matter whether or not his youngsters believed or not. If good parenting was about youngsters who by no means dedicated any crimes or made any errors, I’m unsure what we’d consider Yaqub عليه السلام whose sons (not only one, however NINE OF THEM) blatantly lied to their father, deceived him due to jealousy and animosity in the direction of their brother, ended up probably destroying nearly all of their brother’s youth, brought on their father to lose his sight (after crying a lot out of grief and suppressing his feelings as a result of his sons didn’t need to hear it anymore). Yaqub عليه السلام was a tremendous father. The way in which his son (Yusuf عليه السلام) comes as much as him and shares his intricate goals tells me how current a father he was! It doesn’t matter who his youngsters turned. It mattered who he was!
If good parenting revolved round youngsters, I’m unsure what we’d consider Adam عليه السلام whose son was the primary assassin on this dunya! And for each homicide that occurs on this dunya, he will get a part of its burden. Adam عليه السلام – in entrance of whom Angels prostrated, ended up with a son who murdered his personal brother. HOW?! Qadr Allah!
Good parenting isn’t about your youngster. It’s about you! And the second we realise that, we develop into extra intentional dad and mom – the place we do issues as a result of Allah has commanded so, not out of worry of “what is going to the folks say” and so on. Our price as dad and mom isn’t decided by our youngsters – it’s decided by OUR efforts for the sake of Allah.
That mindset is transformational!
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