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On the fickle nature of men
I thought I was ready for wealth. I wasn’t. Juz 11 exposed the illusion of wealth—how easily success can turn into a test, and how quickly Allah can take it all away.
Hamza Awaale
March 21, 2025
We grew up poor. Ever since I could remember, I wanted to make money. So I worked.
Worked like a donkey.
At 20, I stayed up until 6 a.m. after my shifts every day researching crypto. I dumped half of my payslips, working my way from £100 to £1000 to £10,000 and up.
During Summer back in lockdown, I finally saw gains. I was gassed.
I thought I was ready for it. I knew wealth was a test. I’d heard it my whole life—this dunya is temporary, wealth and luxury are fleeting. I told myself I wouldn't let it change me.
Yet, as soon as I had some, I let it control me.
My duas had been answered.
But instead of showing gratitude, I was ungrateful. Became negligent.
The nights I had spent begging Allah turned into nights disobeying Him.
And when affliction touches man, he calls upon Us, whether lying on his side or sitting or standing; but when We remove from him his affliction, he continues [in disobedience] as if he had never called upon Us to [remove] an affliction that touched him. Thus is made pleasing to the transgressors what they had been doing.
Like most of my lessons, I learnt the hard way.
I was on a high. Making £1000's/day. Paying for Mum's trips, buying a car (with no license), and investing in myself
But I took it for granted.
Over 3 days, 80% of my net worth was wiped out.
The rest drained away slowly.
I was humbled, back to being a wage-slave.
The Wakeup Call: Nothing in this life is yours.
The example of [this] worldly life is but like rain which We have sent down from the sky that the plants of the earth absorb - [those] from which men and livestock eat - until, when the earth has taken on its adornment and is beautified and its people suppose that they have control over it, there comes to it Our command by night or by day, and We mow it down as if it had not flourished yesterday. Thus do We explain in detail the signs for a people who reflect.
I immediately failed the test I had spent years preparing for.
Allah had exposed my true intentions. My inner weakness.
It's easy to say," If I was rich and free, I could worship Allah properly!"
Prove it. Start worshipping Him properly now.
If you are grateful to Him, He will increase you.
I wasn't. So He took it all away.
From Today-No Excuses
Be grateful for what you have now. Right now, you enjoy what you used to cry and beg for. Show thanks by obeying.
Treat each £ like a soldier for good. Don't spend £25 on Ubereats on impulse but refuse to give £5 to the Masjid.
Understand everything on Earth is temporary. Stop chasing things that decay or die.
Juz 11 is a reminder of the fickle nature of men. When times are rough, we cry and beg for Allah's help. As they say, there are no atheists on a crashing plane.
But when times are good, we forget the One who saved us.
Challenge: Pray 2 rak'ah now with the same gratitude as if you had just woken up to £1,000,000 in the bank.
You have things more valuable. Time. Health. These Ramadhan nights.
Be grateful.
Talk soon, Hamza.