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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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Thank You ALLAH!
When the truth was revealed, the next thing to do is blurted out in anger. But I was reminded instantly of this verse:

The Prophet (pbuh) said,

“Whoever controls his/her anger at the time when he has the means to act upon it, Allah will fill his heart with contentment on the Day of Resurrection.” (Tabarani)

Thank You ALLAH!
When I questioned why am I not valued after all the sacrifices I have made, I was immediately hit with this quote from “Don’t Be Sad”:

Do not be in a state of agitation if you give someone a pen as a gift and he uses it to satirize you, or if you give someone a walking stick to lean upon and he strikes you with it. Most humans are ungrateful to their Lord, so what treatment should you and I expect?

MasyaAllah! Remember that wherever you are or whatever you are facing… ALLAH KNOWS BEST!!

MasyaAllah, I’m reading “Don’t Be Sad” in the mrt this morning and I chanced upon this verse:

In helping others, people have a limit or point, up to which they are willing to strive and sacrifice for others.
And this limit is seldom exceeded.

Consider Husain ibn Ali, the grandson of the Prophet pbuh. He was murdered and the nation did not stir.

Imam Ahmad was tortured by being severely beaten with a whip. He was on the vergo of dying and nobody moved a finger to help him.

Ibn Taymiyah was captured and was made to mount a mule, to be paraded on it and humiliated. Throngs of people who later attended his funeral did nothing while that happened.

Why? Simply because people, with the rare exception, have a certain limit they will not go beyond helping others.