Keep asking Allah for help. Seeking help of ALLAH. Darkness everywhere! No way out! Where should I go? Can’t see a single ray of light!
There is no place to breathe, I am feeling too much suffocation, no sign of release, needing some help, and someone, please, come to help me …. And suddenly my eyes open, and I wake up.
Oh! Thanks, it was just a dream. But similar feelings arise when we are in difficulty and find no way out. We desperately need help, but there is no one to help us. We need support, but no one offers it.
In times of struggle, we often feel completely alone, with no one to support us. We may look around and find no one standing behind us in our fight for our rights. This isolation can make our frustrations seem insurmountable, and without seeking help, it’s easy to become hopeless and lose inner strength. When conditions worsen, some individuals may even begin to contemplate suicide, and tragically, a few may go as far as to take that step.
Our guiding book Quran gives us a delicate procedure to follow.
قُلْ هُوَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ ءَامَنَّا بِهِۦ وَعَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْنَا ۖ
‘Say He is the All-Merciful. We believe in Him and put all our trust in Him.’ (67:29)
Strong Faith in Allah
A true Muslim, or Momin, never falls into hopelessness, as they firmly believe in Allah Almighty, the ultimate Controller of the universe and all that occurs within it. In seeking help, a believer turns to Allah with complete trust, knowing that only He can guide and support them through every difficulty. By reciting the Kalima, we place our full reliance on Allah, making it a crucial part of our Emaan (faith) to have an undoubted trust in Him. This act of seeking help from Allah strengthens a believer’s heart and mind through every trial and challenge.
Abu Huraira reported Allah’s Messenger (Peace be upon him) as saying.
A firm believer is better and is more lovable to Allah than a weak believer. It is good in everyone, (but) cherish that which gives you benefit (in the Hereafter) and seek help from Allah and do not lose heart, and if anything (in the form of trouble) comes to you, don’t say: If I had not done that, it would not have happened so and so, but say: Allah did that what He had ordained to do and your” if” opens the (gate) for the Satan.
[Sahih Muslim Book 33 #6441]
Seeking Help of Allah
From the very beginning of the Holy Scriptures, we have been blessed with addressing the same problem in a very comprehensive way. It is reported that Surah-e-Fatiha is the gist or crux of the whole AlQuran. And the verse mentioned below is the heart of the entire surah.
إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ
“You alone we worship, and from You alone, we seek help,” [Surah Fatiha]
This profound yet brief and comprehensive ayah has a lot of beauty. The first part of this ayah exempts one from shirk and the second part declares one complete trust, faith, and dependency on ALLAH. Such an affirmation would naturally lead to putting oneself in the hands of Allah in all concerns. And as a result, there is no hurdle left in ALLAH’s help, approaching its supplicate.
رَّبُّ ٱلْمَشْرِقِ وَٱلْمَغْرِبِ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ فَٱتَّخِذْهُ وَكِيلًا
‘He is the Lord of the East and the West; there is no god but He; so take Him for a guardian.’ (73:9)
How To Get Help Of ALLAH
On the authority of Abu Al-Abbas ‘Abdullah bin ‘Abbass (RA), who said: “One day I was behind the Prophet (SAW) [riding on the same mount], and he told me:
“Young man, I shall teach you some of the words [of advice]:
- Be mindful of Allah, and Allah will protect you.
- Remember Allah, and you will find Him in front of you.
- Only ask from Allah;
- for help, if you seek help, seek the help of Allah.
- Know that if the Nation were to gather together to benefit you with anything, it would benefit you only with something that Allah had already prescribed for you and that if they gather together to harm you with anything, they will harm you only with something Allah had already prescribed for you.
Some Point To Take Care Of
Now here, one should be mind full of certain things.
1) No one else, ALLAH Subhana Hu Watala, deserves to be worshiped.
2) you can not even associate anyone to ALLAH in worshiping. Its shirk
3) So we must seek help from ALLAH only.
4) While calling ALLAH for assistance and help, we must empower our complete faith in him.
5) Avoid any shirk in praying for help.
Dear Muslims! The point we are trying to address over here Is that shirk not merely means to worship or to attribute divine powers to any entity other than ALLAH, but to have faith in, or love, or obey any entity other than ALLAH to the level which is deserved by ALLAH only is also shirk.
Always Seeking Help
So in case of praying or seeking help, we must be cautious to pray to someone else in a time of need or distress.
There is a kind of support that every man does seeking help from other people. For a haircut, one has to go to the barber; if one goes to an unknown place, one might ask a fellow for assistance or companionship. For our daily needs of life, we have to get services or help from the blacksmith, tailors, carpenters, etc., so a question arises what kind of help or assistance is permissible from others, and when does one fall under shirk?
Well, the problem may not be in the type of help we seek but in the way, we are seeking help.
One may be guilty of shirk under two conditions:
- If one seeks help from any other person, saint, prophet, angel, etc., consider him omnipotent like ALLAH.
- Or believing in the omnipotence of ALLAH but, along with it, believing that HE has vested a part of HIS power to an angel, saint, prophet, or any other creature.
Conclusion:
In concluding our discussion, we would sum up significant points that one must have firm faith in the doctrine that everything that happens is made to happen by the power and will of Allah. The need and importance of prophets, saints, and angels cannot be denied. And in any case, whenever a Muslim encounters trouble, he should immediately seeking help of ALLAH. He should impart his full belief in support of ALLAH and consider him the only controlling power.
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Nice sharing
wa salaam 🙂
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To the dear writer:
I am very impressed how truly guided you are. The fact that you know that The Name ALLAH Is All Capital Letters, it was also nice to see that you are careful in Capitalizing HE.
I am always correcting family and friends about this Fact. In fact, All Names Of ALLAH Is Written In All Capital Letters, example ALBAASET.
I congratulate you on your purity from evil. GOD’S Blessings be upon you.
JAZAKALLAH ….. 🙂 your appreciation really matters a lot 🙂
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JAZAKALLAH 🙂
Really it had a very strong influence on me..I am juzz promoted to a new class n im facing many problems n d hvnh many worries …I just wish that ALLAH forgive me for ma mistakez and help me to overcome ma worriez n let me achieve for what I m craving 4…
its your struggle which matters sister 🙂 never lose hope and keep on moving forward on path of righteousness 🙂
may ALLAH be with you 🙂
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Very impressive ……like the way of ur thinking……
Asalam alekum bhai,
This is RahamaTullah from India, I want to change my job as I am trying to change, but it was not happening, I am asking dua in every namaz, so please ask dua for me , I hope ur dua will be accepted by ALLAH
wa alikum salaam @issak madeena !
we wish you get a good job soon, IN SHA ALLAH .
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Dear brothers ,
Assalamu Alaikum,
I am Abdul Fazith . I have good qualification and experience. I have good knowledge in computer science and mathematics ,now I am searching for job in long time . because of my family situation ,currently I am working in non muslim environment , here I am not able to perform the prayer five times . kindly i requested either you help me to get job in islamic educational institution or so please all islamic brothers and sisters to ask dua for me to get job in islamic enviroment..
@Abdul fazith !
wa alikum salam !
never lose hope 🙂 we all are facing such problems, being a muslim its our job to have a good and strong faith in ALLAH. your rizq is pre-determined … donot worry,it will reach you IN SHA ALLAH in every case if you struggle 🙂
best of luck brother 🙂
I M FEELING VERRY TIRED I WANT HELP NOW.. PLLZZZ YA ALLAH.. PLEASE HELP.. I NEED YOUR HELP NOW…
salam alaikum
my name is abdul hakeem please will you help in prayer for upgrading in my working place i have been in a single post for more than 12 years, but there is no promotion nor upgrading
kindly, please help me in prayer to solve my problem
Jasakum lahu Ahira habdul Hakeem Hamzat ( Nigeria)
Jazak ALLAH !!!
thank you for helping me…please pray for me…i have a very important situation…btw mashallah you are a very good muslim
@eman rashid
mention not brother. keep praying for me and keep visiting our website.
jazakAllah u khair
@fatimah
wa iyyakum sister 🙂 keep visiting us 🙂
I don’t think Allah’s name is written in all caps in the Holy Quran. It’s definitely written with a capital ‘A’ but not in all caps. This is in response to Afsoon Khoshnevis’ 2014 post. Salam alaykum
@abdul azeez
arabic has no concept of caps on and caps off 🙂
its just you have to show respect, any way.
JAZAKALLAH for showing keen interest in our post 🙂 keep visiting us.
Jasaqallah ! May ALLAH subhanataallah forgive me and everyone ! ??
Truly nice post. Actually its not a post, when ALLAH wants he create ways , like through your blog i got little peace..Pls Dua for me…I am in a situation where neither am able to take any decision , cant think anything, finding no ways…no hope , no direction and i cant express my feelings to even ALLAH in words, I know HE knows everything whatever in my heart is, what my issues are, my weakness, my strength..nobody can understand me except HIM, …but its been a long time of waiting 5-6 Yrs , sometime i break fully …I dont complaint to my ALLAH for anything, I always say thanks for everything, for every single breath I take, but I need Dua….Pls pray for me ..ALLAH help me..am all Alone…
Little abt me, Yes, am also working professional from India. My issue are personal and professional both…I cant explain my pain to anyone…the sleepless night..pls pls Pray for me …I have no direction , no ways, except tears n pain..suffocation, but still my heart says..everything will be fine one day…however my issues seems to be impossible but my heart says ..that will happen…n dont know why this FIRM feeling comes to my heart… nothing is impossible for my ALLAH…pls pray
@human being
our prayers are with your dear. just stay strong and hold firmly to the rope of ALLAH…. 🙂 do not lose hope.
Assalaamu Alaikum ,
Jazak Allah, Beautiful Explanation & point to point.
regards
I always believe ALLAH is only powerful I thank God for everything
Can we recite allah names without covering head, there are many times throughout the day when womens are without dupatta eg in the kitchen etc
@fiza
i am no scholar to respond, but i personally believe, that islam doesn’t mind about every small issue. My personal view is, one can recite names of ALLAH with his/her covered head as well as covered.
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