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Someone asked the Messenger of Allaah's companion - Ali ibn Abi Talib;
What is the most strongest thing which Allaah has created?
He showed his 10 fingers, and said:
- Allaah made the mountains which have been standing for centuries.
However, mountains can be carved out and cut by Metal. Therefore Metal is stronger.
However, metal can be melted by fire - so fire is stronger.
But fire can be extinguished by water, so water is stronger.
But water can be carried by the clouds.
But the wind can blow the clouds in different directions - so that is stronger.
But the son of Adam can walk even if the wind comes in his way.
Yet intoxicants can even weaken the son of Adam and make him lose control of himself/herself.
But sleep can overcome this feeling of the effects of intoxication.
However, one cannot sleep if they have anxiety.
So maybe anxiety is the most strongest thing which Allaah has created?
Anxiety is fear of the future, and sorrow is regret of the past.. if someone has both of these inside of them - they can't live a proper normal day, that's because they always afraid of the past and the future.
That's why, there's a prayer which the Messenger of Allaah Muhammad (peace be upon him) would pray;
Allahumma inni 'a'udhubika minal hammi walhuzni, Wal'ajzi walkasali, walbukhli waljubni, Wa dal'id-daiyni wa ghalabatir-rajal
‘O Allaah, I take refuge in You from anxiety and sorrow, weakness and laziness, miserliness and cowardice, the burden of debts and from being over powered by men.’
Sahih al-Bukhari, 7/158
Once, they came to Abu ad-Darda' while he was in the mosque, saying to him: "O Abu ad-Darda'! Your house has been burned down!" He replied: "By Allah, it has not been burned down." They said: "It has been burned down!" He replied: "By Allah, it has not been burned down." They went to see that the fire had consumed everything in the area, and had stopped right at Abu ad-Darda''s house, and he did not even get up to go see for himself. They came back and asked him: "What drove you to insist that it had not been burned down?" He replied: "The Messenger of Allah had taught me some words that, if I say them, I will not be stricken with any harm," - he is secure! - "'O Allah, I seek refuge with You from sadness and grief, and I seek refuge with You from inability and laziness, and I seek refuge with You from cowardliness and stinginess, and I seek refuge with You from being overpowered by debts and men,' so, I made this supplication."
In regards to this same supplication, Abu Umamah narrated: "I was sitting in the mosque, when the Messenger of Allah asked me: "What is wrong, Abu Umamah?" I replied: "I am in distress because of a debt that I owe." The Prophet then told me: "Supplicate with these words ('O Allah, I seek refuge with You from sadness and grief...')." So, I supplicated with these words, and Allah removed my distress, and paid off my debt."