We claim that we that trust Allāh, but we often say things that prove otherwise. Things that show that we have displeasure with Allāh and with His decree concealed within ourselves, and concealed so well that we may even be unaware of it. Things like, “I don’t know why Allāh continues to test me,” when afflicted with a hardship. You can say you trust Allāh until you are blue in the face, however when you say something like this, your tongue has effectively translated what your heart holds. Your tongue has proven that you have not submitted to the decree of Allāh, nor have you accepted it. We may not understand why we are tested but we must submit to Allāh even in these circumstances. We must submit to Him by believing that there is abundant goodness in what He has decreed—even if we cannot encompass the wisdom behind what is happening. In other instances when we are told to ask Allāh for goodness and to let Him decide what the goodness will be, we argue, “But can’t I ask Allāh to give me xyz and make THAT good for me?” If you cannot trust Allāh to choose for you then you have not trusted Allāh entirely. If you believe that you know better as to what is good for you and what will make you happy, then you have not trusted Allāh—the One who truly knows what is better for you and your happiness. These are two small examples but there is so much more. Our behaviour and the words we utter in moments of vulnerability speak volumes of the belief we conceal in our hearts. The solution is to stop, introspect and correct. May Allāh make us successful submitters to Him. May Allāh make us successful Muslims. ❰وَمَن يُسْلِمْ وَجْهَهُ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَهُوَ مُحْسِنٌ.❱ ❰Whoever fully submits themselves to Allah and is a good-doer.❱ Luqmān:22