At-Tawba (The Repentance)

59. “And if they were content with what Allah and His Messenger gave them and they said: ‘Allah is sufficient for us; Allah will soon give us (more) out of His grace, and His Messenger too. Verily unto Allah do we eagerly turn’.”

There are four stages referred to in this verse:

1 ) Being content with the Decree of Allah and submitted to it.

“And if they were content with what Allah and His Messenger gave them…”

2. Oral Expression of content uttered by the tongue of the person.

“…and they said: ‘Allah is sufficient for us...”

3. Being hopeful of the grace, bounteousness and beneficence of Allah.

“…Allah will soon give us (more) out of His grace, and His Messenger too…”

4. Being heedless to the world, and having the love of Allah (s.w.t.).

“…Verily unto Allah do we eagerly turn’.”

Hypocrites are never content with Allah’s predestinations, but the goodness of man lies in his satisfaction and contentment.

Mere straitened circumstances should not be noted. Patience generally brings forth a better future for the servants. Moreover, we are not in a situation to ask Him to give our claims. Whatever He bestows upon us is from His Own bounteousness; and His graces come to us by the way of prophets and the saints.

The bitterness of worldly deprivations will become sweet by the help of Allah’s promises to the believers, and the bounties of Heaven.