We also must remember that things are probably going to get worse in the time to come. Abdullah bin Mas\u2019ud RA narrated that the Messenger of Allah \ufdfa said:<\/p>\n
“\u200f \u0628\u064e\u062f\u064e\u0623\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0625\u0650\u0633\u0652\u0644\u0627\u064e\u0645\u064f \u063a\u064e\u0631\u0650\u064a\u0628\u064b\u0627 \u0648\u064e\u0633\u064e\u064a\u064e\u0639\u064f\u0648\u062f\u064f \u0643\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0627 \u0628\u064e\u062f\u064e\u0623\u064e \u063a\u064e\u0631\u0650\u064a\u0628\u064b\u0627 \u0641\u064e\u0637\u064f\u0648\u0628\u064e\u0649 \u0644\u0650\u0644\u0652\u063a\u064f\u0631\u064e\u0628\u064e\u0627\u0621\u0650 \u200f”
\nIslam initiated as something strange, and it would revert to its (old position) of being strange, so good tidings for the stranger. [Sahih Muslim]
\nFitnah, trials and tribulations are part of life. The stronger your Deen, it is likely the stronger the trial you\u2019ll be afflicted with. Stay patient. Stay grateful that Allah has good in mind for you. If it\u2019s a museeba, (misfortune – a difficulty sent down by Allah, which is not in your control) there\u2019s nothing you can do but pray. And if it`s a mushkila, (difficulty – a difficulty which resulted because of your own negligence) look within at your own wrongdoing and remember life has its ups and downs \u2014 it is simply a reminder for you to turn back to Allah.
\nSo, what do you get for all of these difficulties and trials? Well, the greatest gift of all. Allah has promised us the gift of mercy. These trials are time-bound and tiny \u2014 and in that context, compared with an eternal difficulty in the afterlife \u2014 our stomach-ache or job loss certainly appears to be more bearable.
\nThere are definitely other hidden benefits to misfortune and difficulty which we may not be aware of, that we should certainly not take lightly.
\nIbn Ata\u2019Allah R says in his Hikam:
\n\u201cSudden distress heralds feast days for one who aspires\u201d.
\nHe also said:
\n\u201cDistress is the key to spiritual gifts\u201d.
\nAnd again:
\n\u201cYou will perhaps find a benefit in distress which you have not been able to find in fasting nor in prayer; therefore when it descends upon you, defend yourself no longer and do not be concerned with searching for some remedy, lest you drive away the good which comes toward you freely, and give up your will entirely to your Lord; then you will see marvels.\u201d
\nIbn Rajab R also said that if the person truly realises and understands the above:
\n\u201che will know that the bounty that comes from Allah to a believer due to his trials is greater than the bounty that comes from Allah during his times of ease.\u201d
\nA good practice is to look towards the past and what did our predecessors do when times were hard (and they were hard, often). Whenever the people of the past suffered, they would actually follow up with dhikr. That\u2019s what we can do and should do.
\nAbdullah bin Abbas RA narrates that the Prophet \ufdfa stated that if a person constantly makes \u201cIstighfaar\u201d, then Allah removes every difficulty, frees him from every sorrow and makes a means for him to receive sustenance from places that he never thought of. [Mishkat from Ahmad]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
We also must remember that things are probably going to get worse in the time to come. Abdullah bin Mas\u2019ud RA narrated that the Messenger of Allah \ufdfa said: “\u200f \u0628\u064e\u062f\u064e\u0623\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0625\u0650\u0633\u0652\u0644\u0627\u064e\u0645\u064f \u063a\u064e\u0631\u0650\u064a\u0628\u064b\u0627 \u0648\u064e\u0633\u064e\u064a\u064e\u0639\u064f\u0648\u062f\u064f \u0643\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0627 \u0628\u064e\u062f\u064e\u0623\u064e \u063a\u064e\u0631\u0650\u064a\u0628\u064b\u0627 \u0641\u064e\u0637\u064f\u0648\u0628\u064e\u0649 \u0644\u0650\u0644\u0652\u063a\u064f\u0631\u064e\u0628\u064e\u0627\u0621\u0650 \u200f” Islam initiated as something strange, and it would revert to its (old position) of being […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":68594,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[43],"tags":[5476],"class_list":["post-68944","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-special-feature","tag-special-feature"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/g010722.png?fit=300%2C300&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pc0QIf-hW0","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-02 20:00:14","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68944","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68944"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68944\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/68594"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68944"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68944"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68944"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}