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"I can't... but You can, O Lord"
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The most beautiful moment in this story is when our companion watched the clip that shook his heart. He looked at his condition and the remaining impurities in his life, felt his weakness, and realized his need for God. He began to implore the Almighty.
He said, "I started to pray and weep, to break free from smoking, and to say to our Lord: 'O Lord, I implore You. I want to leave it for Your sake, O my Lord, to support the Ummah. I am not capable of doing anything, but here I am leaving this sin to help in any way I can. O my Lord, I fear returning to it. I implore You—I do not want to return. Steady me, help me, and honor me. I am powerless, but You are capable of all things, O Lord.' He said, 'Until I began to say: (For the sake of Allah, O Lord).'"
This, my brothers and sisters, is one of the most beautiful scenes in the story—indeed, it is the crown jewel. At this moment, the following verse of God the Almighty came to mind:
Is He [not best] who responds to the desperate one when he calls upon Him and removes evil from him, and makes you inheritors of the earth? Is there a deity with Allah? Little do you remember. (Quran 27:62)
We often recall this verse when we seek relief from worldly hardships—such as illness, confinement, or the pursuit of worldly good like wealth or employment. Yet one of the greatest instances of desperation is when a person is compelled to turn to God to help them abandon a sin that has overpowered them.
Notice how our brother disavowed his own power and strength before God when he said, "I am not capable, but You are capable of all things, O Lord." This desperation and renunciation of our own strength in favor of God’s power is among the greatest reasons for the acceptance of supplication.