Al-Hajj Al-Mabroor

Hâjar adopted the causes but they offered her nothing, whereas
the weak infant struck the ground gently with his little foot and
the water sprouted. If she had found a caravan passing by, or a
nearby spring, the parable would not have been completed.
Allah wanted to have all the acts of that event be completed to call
our attention to this universal issue, that is, if earthly means ended,
do not despair, Allah, praise be to Him, will never abandon you.
He is The Sayer and His Statement is the absolute truth (the
Qur’anic verse that means):
“Is not He (better than your gods) Who responds to the
distressed one, when he calls Him, and Who removes the evil,
and makes you inheritors of the earth, generations after
generations.” (An-Naml, 27: 62)
This serves to strengthen the believer and make him never lose
hope, because he has a Mighty Support to shelter himself under,
but the nonbeliever – Allah forbid – when he despairs, he commits
suicide. When the believer despairs, he knows for sure that he has
with him the Lord Who will never abandon him. Every pilgrim
returns having this principle settled in his heart: the parable of
Hâjar and her infant son Ismâ‘îl, causes and The Originator of
causes, so a believer receives all the hardships of life firmly,
resolutely and hopefully.
Truly, Allah loves from amongst His servants the trusting, who
would never let go the Hand of Allah stretched out to him with
means and causes. Whenever they fail to give, The Lord of all
means and causes surely will.
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