Overcome Your Hardships With Iman
Allah (subḥānahū wa taʿālā) says:
مَآ أَصَابَ مِنْ مُّصِيْبَةٍ اِلَّا بِاِذْنِ اللّٰهِ وَمَنْ يُّؤْمِنْ بِاللّٰهِ يَهْدِ قَلْبَهُ وَاللّٰهُ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَلِيْمٌ
“No calamity befalls (anyone) except by Allah’s permission. And whoever believes in Allah, He guides his heart. And Allah is Knowing of all things.” (64:11)
- No calamity occurs in this universe except by Allah’s permission, decree, and wisdom.
- Though trials may taste bitter, their fruits are sweet: they purify the hearts, expiate sins, and elevate ranks. Through patience in affliction, a believer attains ranks and honours that deeds alone could never reach
- وَمَنْ يُّؤْمِنْ بِاللّٰهِ يَهْدِ قَلْبَهُ
“And whoever believes in Allah, He guides his heart.”
- Whoever believes in Allah and in His decree, and accepts His judgment with contentment, Allah guides their heart — increasing them in patience and certainty, steadfastness and submission, tranquillity and peace.
- They come to realise that what has struck them was never meant to miss them, and what has missed them was never meant to strike them.
Allah Is ash-Shakur: The Most Appreciative
Allah says,
إِنْ تُقْرِضُواْ اللّٰهَ قَرْضًا حَسَنًا يُّضَٰعِفْهُ لَكُمْ وَيَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ، وَاللّٰهُ شَكُوْرٌ حَلِيْمٌ
“If you lend to Allah a good loan, He will multiply it for you and forgive you. For Allah is Most Appreciative, Most Forbearing” (64:17).
- How generous and great is Allah! It is He who creates us, and then gives us all our provisions. He then asks us to give Him that which is surplus to our needs as a loan. He then repays this loan in multitudes.
- He appreciates every little that we give and is forbearing when we are not as grateful to Him as we should be.
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Whoever gives in charity something equivalent (even) to a date from his honestly earned pure income – for only the pure ascends to Allah – then Allah accepts it with His Right Hand, and then nurtures it for the person as one of you nurtures his baby horse, until it becomes like a mountain” (Bukhārī).
