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What the Quran says
Meanings are our own plain-language paraphrases. Tap a reference to read the verse in full on Quran.com.
قَالَ إِنَّمَآ أَشْكُوا۟ بَثِّى وَحُزْنِىٓ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ وَأَعْلَمُ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ
Said by Ya'qub after losing two sons.
ٱلَّذِينَ إِذَآ أَصَـٰبَتْهُم مُّصِيبَةٌ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّآ إِلَيْهِ رَٰجِعُونَ
مَا وَدَّعَكَ رَبُّكَ وَمَا قَلَىٰ
فَإِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا إِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا
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From the Sunnah
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Tears are not a lack of faith; the Prophet peace be upon him wept.
When the Prophet's son Ibrahim was dying, the Prophet peace be upon him wept and said: The eyes shed tears and the heart grieves, but we say only what pleases our Lord. We are saddened by your parting, O Ibrahim.
- Narrator
- Anas ibn Malik
- Book
- Book of Funerals
A du'a for when something is taken from you.
Whoever is struck by a calamity and says, “We belong to Allah and to Him we return. O Allah, reward me in my calamity and replace it with something better,” Allah will replace it with something better. Umm Salamah said this when her husband died, and later married the Prophet peace be upon him.
- Reference
- Sahih Muslim 918
- Narrator
- Umm Salamah
- Book
- Book of Funerals
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Surahs to read
Where to go next in the Quran itself.
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Reflect and act
Try this week
0 of 3 doneSay the du'a Umm Salamah was taught when something is taken from you.
2:156(read on Quran.com, opens in a new tab)Sahih Muslim 918Let yourself cry without guilt.
Sahih al-Bukhari 1303Talk to someone you trust about the person or thing you have lost.
Reflect
If you could say anything to Allah about this loss, what would you say?