When ‘If Only’ Opens the Door to Satan

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “The strong believer is better and more beloved to Allah than the weak believer, though there is good in both. Be keen on what benefits you, seek help from Allah, and do not give up.

If something befalls you, do not say, ‘If only I had done such-and-such, then such-and-such would have happened.’ Rather say, ‘Allah has decreed it, and whatever He wills, He does,’ for ‘if only’ opens the door to the work of Satan.”  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ الْمُؤْمِنُ الْقَوِيُّ خَيْرٌ وَأَحَبُّ إِلَى اللَّهِ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِ الضَّعِيفِ وَفِي كُلٍّ خَيْرٌ احْرِصْ عَلَى مَا يَنْفَعُكَ وَاسْتَعِنْ بِاللَّهِ وَلاَ تَعْجِزْ

وَإِنْ أَصَابَكَ شَىْءٌ فَلاَ تَقُلْ لَوْ أَنِّي فَعَلْتُ كَانَ كَذَا وَكَذَا وَلَكِنْ قُلْ قَدَرُ اللَّهِ وَمَا شَاءَ فَعَلَ فَإِنَّ لَوْ تَفْتَحُ عَمَلَ الشَّيْطَانِ