“And indeed, your Lord is full of forgiveness for the people despite their wrongdoing.” Surah ar-Ra‘d (13), Verse 6 His goodness, kindness, beneficence, and pardon continually descend upon His servants, while their evil and disobedience continually rise up to Him. They disobey Him, yet He calls them to His door; they commit sins, yet He does not withhold from them His goodness and kindness. If they repent to Him, then He is their Beloved, for He loves those who repent often and loves those who purify themselves. And if they do not repent, then He is their Physician ,He tests them with hardships in order to cleanse them from faults. [Al-Sa‘dī, pp. 413–414]

Ibn al-Qayyim said: Allah, the Exalted, related that His Prophet said to his companion: “Do not grieve; indeed Allah is with us” (At-Tawbah 9:40). This indicates that there is no grief when Allah is with you, and that whoever has Allah with him what place is there for sadness? True grief, all grief, is only for the one who misses out on Allah. So whoever has attained Allah, what is there left for him to be sad about? And whoever has lost Allah, what is left for him to rejoice over? Allah, the Most High, said: “Say: In the bounty of Allah and His mercy — in that let them rejoice.” (Yunus 10:58)

“Indeed, none despairs of the relief from Allah except the disbelieving people.” — Qur’an, 12:87 Explanation: Despair was made a trait of the disbeliever because its cause is either a denial of Allah’s Lordship, or ignorance of Allah’s attributes — His power, His bounty, and His mercy. —Ibn Juzayy, 1/425

Qur’anic Verse — Surah Yūsuf (12:80) “When they lost all hope of persuading him, they withdrew to confer privately. The eldest among them said, ‘Do you not know that your father took a solemn pledge from you by Allah, and that previously you failed in your duty regarding Joseph? I will not leave this land until my father allows me to return, or Allah decides for me; and He is the best of judges.’” Reflection: “From wisdom is that family issues should be discussed within the family itself, without informing outsiders, seeking unity of word and protecting the household from the envy and ill-will of others. It is the responsibility of the eldest brother to take the lead, make the decision, and gather his siblings upon the right course of action,one that brings the pleasure of the parents and brings them happiness.”

A servant’s awareness that Allah knows His servants, their schemes, their plots, and what they say, makes people’s words lighter upon him, and he finds honor and sufficiency in Allah alone. As Allah says in the Qur’an (Surah Yūsuf, 12:77): “They said, ‘If he steals, then a brother of his stole before.’ But Joseph kept it within himself and did not reveal it to them. He said, ‘You are in a worse position, and God knows best what you describe.’”