My boss wronged me and I said nothing
On speaking up late, and on what it costs to carry a grievance quietly.
أنَّ النَّبيَّ صلَّى اللهُ عليه وسلَّم بَعَثَ مُعاذًا إلى اليَمَنِ، فقال: اتَّقِ دَعوةَ المَظلومِ؛ فإنَّها ليس بينَها وبينَ اللهِ حِجابٌ
“The Prophet ﷺ sent Mu'adh to Yemen and said: beware of the supplication of the wronged, for between it and Allah there is no veil.”Translated by Uswah draft, awaiting review
Sahih al-Bukhari 2448
Narrator : Abdullah ibn AbbasGraded by : al-BukhariSource :
Staying silent in the moment is not cowardice, and raising it a week later is not weakness. What matters is whether you are asking for a change or asking to be proved right.
What to doDecide which one you want before you open the conversation. Only one of them can actually be given to you.
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Someone less capable was promoted over me
On envy that arrives before you have decided to feel it.
My work feels pointless
On labour that pays and does not satisfy, and where meaning is actually located.
Someone keeps asking me for money
What to do when the asking never stops, and what the Prophet ﷺ told a man who came to him for help.