{"_id":"69a060314018940084dac430","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"How should a believer deal with feelings of inadequacy when a righteous person receives blessings they were not given?\\n\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"We understand that this dunya is not a measure of true worth, and that Allah gives provision to whom He wills. A righteous person may receive blessings that others are not given, and material conditions are not indicators of one’s standing with Allah.\\n\\nHowever, how should a believer understand this when witnessing a righteous person receive provision that they themselves were not granted? At times, it can feel as though that person is specially favored, and that one’s own lack of provision indicates inferiority in standing with Allah. This can lead to feelings of inadequacy and low self-esteem.\\n\\nPractically speaking, how can one internalize the understanding that provision is not a measure of worth, to the point that it truly settles in the heart?\\n\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Where you stand with Allah is not indicated by what He gives or withholds from you. To know where you stand with Allah, look inward, check where Allah stands in your heart and in your life. If He is present there, truly present, then you have no reason to worry about anything else.\\n\\nThe deeper issue beneath the comparison is often that without realizing it, one has begun seeking Allah's blessings rather than Allah Himself. When that shift happens, naturally the heart measures standing by what it receives. But when Allah Himself is what you seek, the blessings of others lose their power over you, because what you are after, no one else's provision can take from you or add to.\\n\\nSo the practical reminder is simply this: return the focus to Allah directly. Ask yourself honestly: is Allah present in my heart? Is He present in my daily life? If yes, that is everything. If there is distance there, that is the only thing worth addressing. Everything else, including what others have been given, becomes irrelevant.\\n\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668da0320b76658b4c2330a7","tag":"Worship: Tazkiyyah","count":87},{"_id":"668d9fe50b76658b4c232859","tag":"Aqeedah: Allah ﷻ‎","count":66}],"createdOn":"2026-02-26T15:01:05.675Z"}