the prayer of Taif

"O Allah! I complain to You of my weakness, my scarcity of resources and the humiliation I have been subjected to by the people. O Most Merciful of those who are merciful. O Lord of the weak and my Lord too. To whom have you entrusted me? To a distant person who receives me with hostility? Or to an enemy to whom you have granted authority over my affair? So long as You are not angry with me, I do not care. Your favor is of a more expansive relief to me. I seek refuge in the light of Your Face by which all darkness is dispelled and every affair of this world and the next is set right, lest Your anger or Your displeasure descends upon me. I desire Your pleasure and satisfaction until You are pleased.

There is no power and no might except by You."

tribulations of the best of mankind

excerpt from Purification of the Heart, translation and commentary by Hamza Yusuf

It is important to look at the life of the Prophet SAWS and know that no one faced greater tribulation. The Prophet SAWS lived to see all of his children buried, except for Fatima. How many people experience that in a lifetime? Out of six children, he saw five of them perish. His father died before his birth. His  mother died when he was just a boy. His guardian grandfather then died. When he received his calling, he saw his people turn against him with vehemence and brutality. People who had once honored him now slandered him, calling him a madman, liar, and sorcerer. They stalked him and threw stones at him until he bled. They boycotted him and composed stinging invectives against him. He lost his closer friends and relatives, like Hamza, who was killed on the battlefield. His beloved wife Khadija after 25 years of blissful marriage died during the Prophet's most difficult moment. Abu Talib, his protecting uncle also died. The Prophet SAWS was also the target of 13 assassination attempts. How many people have faced all that? Not once in a single hadith is there a complaint from him--except when beseeching his Lord.