FAQ 1.23 Is God our Secretary?

Is God our Secretary, acting upon our commands!

Question:

Salamun alaykum brother, I write to you to ask for help and for you to tell me what should I do. In the last 15 years I was living a bad life and I did many sins and I did not remember Allah much. I was away from salat, and I was not good muslim. But in the last 4 month, I changed my ways, and I have always kept my Salat in the last 4 months and try to read the Quran and be close with Allah.

My financial situation start to go down really bad in the last year, I do my salat and I am asking Allah in every salat to help me improve my finance and get me out of my debt, but Allah does not answer me, please tell me why? Allah said that He answers our prayers, but Allah has not answer me.

Please tell me why Allah has not answered me, and what can I do.

Reply:

After reading your email, the first advice I would like to give you is that you should get yourself a good accountant!

You have lived 15 wasted years away from God, indulging in sinful activities, and for a mere 4 months you have been remembering God, yet you expect God to immediately make you a priority and answer your prayers without delay?

15 years on one hand, and 4 months on the other? I am sure any accountant will tell you that there is a sharp imbalance in this equation!

Could it be that you only turned to God because your finances went down? Could it be that God wishes to test you further, and wishes to see you extend your track record beyond the 4 months before you ask and expect God to comply?

I hope you will maintain your Salat and exercise patience.

Then when you pray, ask God to align you with His will, rather than asking God to be aligned to yours.