{"id":103819,"date":"2026-02-20T08:53:46","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T06:53:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/?p=103819"},"modified":"2026-02-20T08:53:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T06:53:46","slug":"2nd-ramadhaan-positivity-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/2nd-ramadhaan-positivity-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"2nd Ramadhaan Positivity \u2013 Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

Positivity Part 2<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Practical Ways to Live A More Positive Life<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

If you live the life of a positive Muslim, you will live a healthier life. You will be more content and happier. You will become a people magnet. People will want to be around you because you exude positivity. So, here are 14 practical ways to live positively:<\/p>\n

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  1. Focus on solutions not problems.\u00a0 We spend too much time focusing on problems, and too little time focusing on solutions.<\/li>\n
  2. Keep your eye on the bigger picture. Don\u2019t get too engrossed in small issues, look at the bigger picture.<\/li>\n
  3. Be creative in your thinking and be innovative in the way in which you approach things.<\/li>\n
  4. \u00a0Have Tawakkul or trust in Allah. The greatest source of power and positivity for a Muslim is to know that we have ALLAH –\u00a0\u062d\u064e\u0633\u0652\u0628\u064f\u0646\u064e\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u064e\u0651\u0647\u064f \u0648\u064e\u0646\u0650\u0639\u0652\u0645\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0648\u064e\u0643\u0650\u064a\u0644\u064f<\/strong>\u00a0“Allah is sufficient for us and He is the Best Guardian”. (Surah Al-Imraan)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    If you rely on Allah, Allah will always come to your rescue. Allah will be there for you.<\/p>\n

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    1. Be good to people irrespective of how they treat you. This is an instruction of the Quraan, \u0671\u062f\u06e1\u0641\u064e\u0639\u06e1\u00a0\u0628\u0650\u0671\u0644\u0651\u064e\u062a\u0650\u064a\u00a0\u0647\u0650\u064a\u064e\u00a0\u0623\u064e\u062d\u06e1\u0633\u064e\u0646\u064f<\/strong> \u201cRepel evil with that which is better\u201d (Surah Fussilat). Respond in a positive way. It was once beautifully shared, \u201cIf you want to be positive in life, if you want to be happy in life, whoever you meet, wherever you meet, say a good word.\u201d It will keep you positive and will be a means of spreading positivity.<\/li>\n
    2. Don\u2019t dwell too much on the past. Whatever has happened has happened. The hadith says \u0641\u0644\u0627 \u062a\u0642\u0644\u200f:\u200f \u0644\u0648 (Riyad as-Salihin 100) \u201cDon\u2019t say \u2018if this\u2019 and \u2018if that\u2019. Learn from it, move on. A Muslim is futuristic; a Muslim looks forward.<\/li>\n
    3. Maintain a balancing act between hope and fear on the one hand and optimism and reality on the other.<\/li>\n
    4. Start your day with empowering Duas and supplications. Learn the Duas that motivate you; learn their meanings and start your day with them.<\/li>\n
    5. Keep the company of positive people. Don\u2019t associate much with people who are whiners, who are \u2018grumpy chachas\u2019, or those whose habit it is to only complain about life.<\/li>\n
    6. Smile. It is a sunnah. Smiling keeps you positive and helps to spread the positivity. Give thanks to Allah. When your wife puts down the delicious meal, say, \u201cAlhamdulillah, I have a meal.\u201d When you walk into your home, say, \u201cAlhamdulillah, I have a home.\u201d When you sit in your old car, say, \u201cAlhamdulillah, I have a car.\u201d See the glass as half full, never as half empty.<\/li>\n
    7. Be patient, never give up. The tide will turn. That is the system of Allah.<\/li>\n
    8. Avoid suspicion. The Quraan says \u0627\u062c\u0652\u062a\u064e\u0646\u0650\u0628\u064f\u0648\u0627 \u0643\u064e\u062b\u0650\u064a\u0631\u064b\u0627 \u0645\u0650\u0651\u0646\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0638\u064e\u0651\u0646\u0650\u0651<\/strong> \u201cAvoid excessive suspicion\u201d (Surah Al-Hujurat) Not only will it lead you into sin:\u00a0\u0625\u0650\u0646\u064e\u0651 \u0628\u064e\u0639\u0652\u0636\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0638\u064e\u0651\u0646\u0650\u0651 \u0625\u0650\u062b\u0652\u0645\u064c<\/strong> but, it will make you negative.<\/li>\n
    9. Do not worry yourself unnecessarily: What are they saying about me? What are they plotting against me? An amazing quote that is so apt: \u201cWhat others think of you is none of your business.\u201d Your business is to focus on your talents, your work, and on living the best life that you can live.<\/li>\n
    10. In whatever situation you find yourself, ask yourself, \u201cWill this matter in five days? Will it matter in five weeks? Will it matter in five months? Will it matter five years from now?\u201d Sometimes we become so absorbed in a situation, but after five days it fails to have any relevance. Five weeks later, it has no importance, five months later, will not even be remembered, and five years later, you will be embarrassed about how much of time you spent fretting over it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      At the core of positive thinking and being a positive Muslim is\u00a0\u0625\u0650\u0646\u064e\u0651 \u0628\u064e\u0639\u0652\u0636\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0638\u064e\u0651\u0646\u0650\u0651 \u0625\u0650\u062b\u0652\u0645\u064c<\/strong> which is to have positive expectations of Allah.<\/p>\n

      Nabi \u0635\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0647 \u0648\u0633\u0644\u0645 <\/strong>has mentioned in the narration of Abu Dawud and Tirmidhi on the authority of Abu Hurairah RA: \u0625\u0650\u0646\u0651\u064e \u062d\u064f\u0633\u0652\u0646\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0638\u0651\u064e\u0646\u0651\u0650 \u0628\u0650\u0627\u0644\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0647\u0650 \u0645\u0650\u0646\u0652 \u062d\u064f\u0633\u0652\u0646\u0650 \u0639\u0650\u0628\u064e\u0627\u062f\u064e\u0629\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0647\u0650<\/strong> that to have positive expectations of Allah is from the best acts of worship. To have positive expectation of Allah is ibaadah, an ibaadah of the heart.<\/p>\n

      In a famous Hadith Qudsi, Allah says: \u0642\u064e\u0627\u0644\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0647\u064f \u0623\u064e\u0646\u064e\u0627 \u0639\u0650\u0646\u0652\u062f\u064e \u0638\u064e\u0646\u0651\u0650 \u0639\u064e\u0628\u0652\u062f\u0650\u064a \u0628\u0650\u064a <\/strong>(Sahih al-Bukhari 7505) I am as my slave expects me to be.<\/strong> I treat you as per your expectations of Me.<\/p>\n

      Be positive! Islam wants us to think positively. Have positive expectations of Allah!<\/strong><\/p>\n

      {Extracted and adapted from Volume One of the book In Pursuit of Purpose by Ml Sulaimaan Ravat}<\/em><\/p>\n

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