We Lower Ourselves This Way
The shaikh, Dr. Muḥammad ibn Ghālib Al-ʿUmarī, may Allāh protect him, said:
Don’t pounce upon some created being with a complaint about a situation, for your showing you have no need of creation is proof of your being in a strong position and [proof of] your knowing well what their position is and their place.
And your showing [how much] you need your Creator is proof of your tawḥīd¹ and your having properly and humbly submitted to Him.
And by your keeping your needs hidden from creation, those who enjoy seeing you suffer lose out on a chance [to gloat]. Al-Hudhalī spoke the truth when he said:
وَتَجَلُّدي لِلشامِتينَ أُريهِمُ ** أَنّي لَرَيبِ الدَهرِ لا أَتَضَعضَعُ
My toughness, to those who love to see me troubled, is what I will show–
That I will not, to the turns and trials of time, be bowing low.
¹singling Allāh out in worship and everything that is His alone (trans.)
Source: @m_g_alomari. 1 Sep 21. 3:19 GMT+3.
لا تبادر مخلوقا بشكوى الحال؛ فإظهار استغنائك عن الخلق، دليل عزتك، وحسن معرفتك لقدرهم ولمقامهم.
وإظهار حاجتك لخالقك دليل توحيدك، وحسن تعبدك له.
وفي كتمان الحاجة عن المخلوق؛ تفويت الفرصة على الشامت.
وصدق الهذلي إذ قال:
وتجَلُّدي للشامِتين أُريهمُ
أنّي لَريبِ الدَهر لا أَتَضَعضَعُ— د.محمد بن غالب العُمري (@m_g_alomari) September 1, 2021