Sunday, February 3, 2013

Ibtilaa': Tests are medicine

“The ibtilaa’ (testing) of the believer is like medicine for him. It cures him from illness. Had the illness remained it would destroy him or diminish his reward and level (in the hereafter). The tests and the trials extract these illnesses from him and prepare him for the perfect reward and the highest of degrees (in the life to come).”Calamities, trials and tests are signs of love from Allaah for the believers. They are comparable to a cure; although it may be bitter, you accept it because it is from the one whom you love; and to Allaah belongs the best example.-Ibn al Qayyim

2 comments:

  1. " Do not let your difficulties fill you with anxiety ; after all, it is only in the darkest nights that the stars shine more brilliantly." [Ali radi Allah-anhu]

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  2. The prophet peace be upon him said,
    “Allah waits until one half or two-thirds of the night has passed and He says, ‘My slaves, shall ask from no one except Me. Whoever asks from Me, I shall respond to him. Whoever asks Me for something, I will give it to him. Whoever asks for my forgiveness, I shall forgive him. And this continues until the dawn” (Sahih Al-Jami).

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