There are moments in life when we feel we’ve done everything right.
You fasted on the white days.
You prayed at Tahajjud when the world slept.
You gave sadaqah with a trembling hope in your heart.
You raised your hands after every prayer, whispering the same dua for a job, a spouse, a visa, a child…
Yet it didn’t happen.
The contract was cancelled.
The proposal was rejected.
The exam was failed.
The visa was denied.
And you’re left wondering, Did Allah not hear me? Did He turn away?
But pause… and reflect.
> “…But perhaps you hate a thing and it is good for you; and perhaps you love a thing and it is bad for you. And Allah Knows, while you know not.”
(Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:216)
Allah’s wisdom is far above our comprehension. He sees what we don’t. He plans what we can’t.
I know of someone who saved up for years, did everything possible to go for Hajj, but each year, something blocked the way until one day, Allah opened the door in a way he never imagined. He wept not just from joy, but from finally understanding why the earlier delays happened.
I know of a brother who was heartbroken after losing a job contract that he thought would change his life only to return home and find his true change: a pious wife and a peaceful life.
Even for me, I remember once praying earnestly to gain admission into a particular university. I was serious, I fasted, did I’tikaf, made tahajjud… everything. But the admission never came. I was crushed. Four years later, Allah wrote something more beautiful: I was posted there for NYSC and got paid by the same university that once rejected me.
Dear friend, if Allah delays your request, it’s not neglect rather it’s protection.
If He redirects your path, it’s not rejection, it’s mercy.
If He gives you silence instead of a “yes,” it’s because He wants to give you something better than what you asked.
Keep trusting. Keep walking.
One day, you’ll look back and whisper, Alhamdulillah for not getting what I wanted… because what Allah gave was better.
May Allah strengthen our hearts to trust His perfect wisdom and bless us with contentment in His decree.
Ameen.
