A reminder for myself first

Bismillah

Assalamu alaykum dear friend,

I wanted to share something that’s been on my mind, two things actually.

Firstly…

I was listening to a reminder about Ramadan, and the teacher, may Allah bless her, was speaking about a powerful du’a taught to us by the Prophet ﷺ:

يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّومُ بِرَحْمَتِكَ أَسْتَغِيثُ أَصْلِحْ لِي شَأْنِي كُلَّهُ وَلا تَكِلْنِي إِلَى نَفْسِي طَرْفَةَ عَيْنٍ

Ya Hayyu Ya Qayyum, bi rahmatika astagheeth, aslih li sha’ni kullahu, wa la takilni ila nafsi tarfata ‘ayn.

(O Ever-Living, O Sustainer of all, by Your mercy I seek assistance. Rectify all my affairs for me, and do not leave me to myself even for the blink of an eye.)

She explained how truly comprehensive this du’a is.

We often come to Allah with long lists of things we want Him to handle, things we want for ourselves, our families, our dreams, ummah, hereafter... And sometimes, in our eagerness to get to those specifics, we rush through our daily adhkar and the du’a from the Qur’an and Sunnah. But this du’a she shared is so comprehensive and more than anything we could write out on a du’a list.

We are not just asking Al Hayy Al Qayyum for that one thing—we are asking Him to rectify all of our affairs. ALL of them. Every single thing that concerns us.

And we are acknowledging that we cannot do this on our own. Even for the blink of an eye, we do not want to be left to ourselves.

This was a huge reminder for me to be even more present in the “routine” du’a. Because they are anything but routine. They cover all the things we didn’t even know we needed.

Of course, we should still ask Allah for what’s on our hearts. But we also need to make these du’a that the Prophet ﷺ himself turned to again and again.

Secondly…

The other reminder that’s been on my mind is: Ramadan is not the time to worry. Ramadan is the time to make du’a.

If something is heavy on your heart, let that heaviness push you to make du’a instead of stress about it in this special month.

It’s almost like we need to put a mental pause on all the things that feel overwhelming and just hand them over to Allah. Instead of exhausting ourselves trying to plan, structure, and figure everything out, we should channel that energy into our du’a and let Him take care of it for us.

And this is the real test of faith, isn’t it? Trusting Him enough to let go.

We don’t know when or how He will make things better for us. But that shouldn’t be our concern right now. The only thing that should concern us is have I poured my heart out in du’a?

Because as Umar ibn Khattab رضي الله عنه said (I’m paraphrasing), he did not worry about whether his du’a was accepted, his only concern was whether he had made du’a in the first place.

Dear friends, let’s shift our focus a bit. Let’s be present in the du’a we say daily. Let’s stop worrying and start surrendering. And let’s pour our hearts out to the One who can handle every single thing weighing on them.

May Allah allow us to turn to Him completely this Ramadan and trust Him with all that we carry.

Love + Du’a,
Maryam

P.S. this was supposed to be a Voice Note, but QaddarAllah it’s a Letter!