| Hadith, reported by Ahmad, hadith number 18063, and Abu Dawud, hadith number 4753 | The answers to these three questions are the three matters we have affirmed our content with every morning and evening! To be recited three times Brief Commentary• |
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| The Lord is the one who decrees and decides, therefore we affirm our content with everything that Allah decrees for us• Who is this person that was sent to you? Hadith, reported by Tabarani, hadith number 1838• The first matter that we affirm our content with, is that of Allah being our Lord | Being content with Islam as your religion means you are content with every single commandment, prohibition, law, and punishment contained within this blessed religion• Islam means to submit wholly to the commandments of Allah• This Prophet is the one who delivered the message of Allah in the best and most complete form• It also means you believe him in everything that he says Action Points• He says something on his tongue, yet his actions reflect otherwise• Hadith, reported by Abu Dawud, hadith number 1529• This supplication emphasises the state of contentedness, which is far greater than mere tolerance |
This hadith, though concise and light on the tongue as it is, conceals a major reward for the one who truly adheres, contemplates and lives by it• Being content with a matter means that if that matter were in your own hands, you would act no different• Being content with Allah as your Lord means you are content with the provisions He has decreed for you, for the life He has chosen for you, for the trials He has placed upon you, and for everything He has placed before you• A person who says this supplication every morning and evening is preparing himself for the day as he is reminding himself that he is content with these matters, so he is prepared to abide by all of them, including anything that Allah decides for him that day• The second matter is to be content with Islam as our religion.
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