Have Good Thoughts of Allāh and Be Pleased With His Decree by Shaykh Abu Hakeem Bilaal Davis

Our Shaykh Abū Hakīm Bilāl Davis (حفظه الله) gave an enormously comforting lecture regarding the position of the believer regarding having the best thoughts for his Lord, Allāh, highlighting the great status of the acts of worship of the heart: patience, trust, reliance and much more The following are the points covered in this lecture: • The Believers Will be Tested and Allāh Praises Aṣ-Ṣābirīn (The Patient) • Qadr Revolves Around Four Main Areas: • Allāh Gave Mankind Free Will: • The Manner in Which One Deals With Those Afflictions Dictates Whether He Will Receive The Pleasure Or The Anger Of Allāh: • How A Believer Should Deal With Those Trials: • Regarding The Title ‘Wakīl’: • Wakīl And Tawwakul Go Hand in Hand: • Meanings Encompassed Within ‘Al- Wakīl’: • The Difference Between Trusting in Allāh and Relying Upon Allāh: • Reliance and Trust Must Be Accompanied By Good Thoughts Of Allāh: • Hindrances To Duʿāʾ Being Answered: • Acceptance Of Duʿāʾ Requires The Believer To Have Certain Characteristics: • The Importance of Firmly Understanding That Allāh is In Control of Everything: • The Story Of The Man Who Borrowed 1000 Dinars: • 8 Ways To Achieve Contentment With Allāh’s Decree