Theft and Dua for Recovery
Mu' meneen Brothers and Sisters,
As Salaam Aleikum wa
Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. (May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be
upon all of you)
One of our
brothers/sisters has asked this question:
dear brother,
ASLAMVALAIKUM,
I AM WRITING ABOUT AN INCIDENCE THAT TOOK PLACE IN MY HOUSE-LAST WEEK A THIEF
ENTERED MY HOUSE AND TOOK AWAY A
AS THIS INSIDENCE
IS BEING HEARD BY VARIOUS FRIENDS AND RELATIVES, EACH ONE IS ADVISING SOME OR
OTHER SORT OF PRAYERS(duas) TO BE READ AT NORMAL
TIMES, AND ALSO ALONG OR AFTER THE NAMAAZ, DURING THE DAY,SOME RECCOMEND THAT U
MUST ASK allah TO RECOVER UR LOST ITEMS AFTER
TAHAJUDH. ALL THIS IS VERY CONFUSING, WOULD PLEASE ENLIGHTEN ME ON THIS
SUBJECT.
SHOULD ONE MAKE
SPECIAL DUAS/PRAYERS FOR THE LOST ITEMS, OR SHOULD ONE PRAY SINCERELY TO ALLAH
AND SEEK HIS HELP, AS ALWAYS,NORMALLY.
PLEASE GUIDE ME,I WILL BE VERY GRATEFUL.
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Answer:
In the name of Allah, We praise
Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none
can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright.
We bear witness that there is no one (no idol,
no person, no grave, no
prophet, no imam, no dai, nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone,
and we bear witness that Muhammad(saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of
His Messengers.
The guidance that Islam gives is
that one should guard his life and his property and secure them in the best
manner available to them; and then put their trust in Allah Subhanah.
If your property is stolen, you
may use all the legal means to recover your stolen property; and supplicate
Allah Subhanah to help you in recovering the
property. Whatever calamity befalls a
believer, if he is patient and is steadfast in his trial, and puts his trust in
Allah Subhanah; Allah will replace what he has lost
with a better provision, and give him a huge reward in the Hereafter.
Allah Says in the Holy
Quran Chapter 2 Surah Baqarah verses 155-157: 155 Be sure, We shall test you with something of
fear, and hunger, some loss in goods or lives, or the
fruits (of your toil); but give glad tidings to those who patiently persevere.
156 Who say when afflicted with calamity: "To Allah
we belong and to Him is our return."
157 They are those on whom
(descend) blessings from Allah and Mercy, and they are the ones that receive
guidance.
Thus brother, the best
supplication a believer can make when afflicted by a trial or loss, is to say: ‘To Allah we belong, and to Him is our return’, and be patient and steadfast, and put your trust in Allah Alone. Allah will, if He Pleases, replace what you
have lost with a better provision, and grant you a huge reward for your
patience in the life of the Hereafter.
Whatever written of Truth and
benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error
is of me. Allah Alone Knows Best and He
is the Only Source of Strength.
Your Brother in Islam,
Burhan
