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“Anyone for whom Allah intends good, He makes him suffer from some affliction.” (Bukhari)

I used to have difficulty understanding this verse. Last time, whenever I was strike with a calamity – calamity that brought me down to my knees, I took it as Allah swt WRATH on me. Sadly, this mentality is perceived by many people as well.

Anyway, my perception changed when I was first introduced to Don’t Be Sad book.

In one of the chapters, it was brought to my attention that:

“They should remember about the Companions of the Prophet pbuh who were severely persecuted or even killed after becoming Muslim. Even the prophets of Allah, the best of all people who ever walked on the face of the earth, were persecuted by their community without exception. Even our beloved Prophet Muhammad pbuh was not spared from trials and tribulations. Was Yusof (pbuh) not thrown into a well, sold as a slave, and then thrown back into a prison? In fact, the Qur’an tells us that many prophets were brutally killed by the unbelievers.”

These examples should establish the fact that trials and tribulations are not a sign of Allah’s displeasure on someone. Quite the contrary, it is rather a sign of Allah’s love on someone.

The Prophet pbuh said:

“When Allah who is Great and Glorious loves people, He afflicts them with trials.” (Tirmidhi)

The punishment in the Hereafter is much severe – in fact unimaginable from our worldly perspective – than any affliction one can face in this world. Therefore, when Allah swt loves someone and intends for him or her to go to Paradise, He wipes out his sins and mistakes and rewards him highly by putting him to afflictions in this world.

So yes, trials are actually the signs of Love from ALLAH SWT. If you are on trial, be thankful because you know that’s ALLAH SWT showing you HIS love.

“If ALLAH brings you TO it, HE will bring you THROUGH it.”

“When Allah intends good for His slave, He punishes him in this world, but when He intends an evil for His slave, He does not hasten to take him to task but calls him to account on the Day of Resurrection.” (Tirmidhi)

In Don’t Be Sad book, all you need is just to flip at any page of the book and you will land on the words of wisdom that can soothe even the disheartened souls. A book that I keep close to my heart; that I will pick up often to find solace; and a book that I will NEVER leave far from my reach.

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