Surah Fussilat (41) — Ayah 51
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
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51. 2 That is, he supplicates and beseeches in the court of Allah so that He may remove the affliction. That is, he remembers Allah in times of hardship, but forgets Him in times of ease; he cries out to Allah at the time of calamity, but when he receives blessings, he does not remember Him.
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Most People Forget Allah in Times of Prosperity:
That is, when a person experiences prosperity and comfort, he becomes overjoyed and disregards everyone else. At that time, in reality, he sets himself up as a god. And if he is made to listen to the verses of Allah and is told that all these blessings have been given by Allah alone, therefore you should be grateful to Allah, fulfill His rights, and fear your bad end, then such things seem unpleasant and bitter to him, to the extent that he does not even tolerate listening to them and gets up and leaves. But when he is again caught in some calamity, then he begins to remember his Lord, from whose verses he used to turn away. In his heart, he feels hopeless because he does not see any apparent means of deliverance from that trouble. But when the hardship distresses him, his hands are involuntarily raised towards Allah Almighty. And then he makes long and elaborate supplications to Allah and also starts making promises and vows. And since this state is one of his desperation, therefore, even if Allah delivers him from that calamity, afterwards he becomes the same as he was before. Except for those whom Allah wills, there are very few people who later remember the promises they made to Allah and truly become obedient to Him. The majority are such that, in times of prosperity, they completely forget their Lord.
