have less, they feel rich, and are more willing to give from that wealth.
And when such people feel trapped by life, by financial hardship, by pain, by loneliness, by fear, by
heartbreak, or sadness, all they have to do is turn to Allah, and He always makes a way out for them.
Know that this is not some feel-good theory. It is a promise. A promise made by Allah Himself, who
says in the Qur’an:
“...And for those who fear Allah, He (ever) prepares a way out, And He provides for him from
(sources) he never could imagine. And if any one puts his trust in Allah, sufficient is (Allah) for
him...” (Qur’an, 65:2-3)
Allah is sufficient for them. Allah is enough. For those who make Allah their primary concern, there
is only peace, because whatever happens to them in this life it is good and accepted as the will of
Allah. Imagine having only good in your life. That is the state of this type of believer, as the Prophet
says: “Wondrous are the believer’s affairs. For him there is good in all his affairs, and this is
so only for the believer. When something pleasing happens to him, he is grateful, and that is good for
him; and when something displeasing happens to him, he is enduring (has sabr), and that is good for
him.” [Muslim]
And so in the heart of such a believer is a sort of paradise. That is the paradise that Ibn Taymiyyah,
may Allah have mercy on his soul, spoke of when he said: ‘Truly, there is a Heaven in this world,
[and] whoever does not enter it, will not enter the Heaven of the next world.’
And in that heaven, complete peace is not something of a moment. It is a state, eternal.