A person\u2019s life in this world is not stable. One passes through alternating periods of happiness and dismay, strength and weakness, wealth and poverty, health and sickness, etc.<\/p>\n
A true believer is one who maintains a clear level of faith throughout the worldly fluctuations. He continues to remember Allah and ascribe the bounties to Him, and he turns to Him in submission, asking for relief from his affliction.<\/p>\n
This is described by the Messenger of Allah \ufdfa, who said,
\n\u200f\u0639\u062c\u0628\u0627 \u0644\u0623\u0645\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0624\u0645\u0646 \u0625\u0646 \u0623\u0645\u0631\u0647 \u0643\u0644\u0647 \u0644\u0647 \u062e\u064a\u0631\u060c \u0648\u0644\u064a\u0633 \u0630\u0644\u0643 \u0644\u0623\u062d\u062f \u0625\u0644\u0627 \u0644\u0644\u0645\u0624\u0645\u0646 \u200f:\u200f \u0625\u0646 \u0623\u0635\u0627\u0628\u062a\u0647 \u0633\u0631\u0627\u0621 \u0634\u0643\u0631 \u0641\u0643\u0627\u0646 \u062e\u064a\u0631\u0627\u064b \u0644\u0647\u060c \u0648\u0625\u0646 \u0623\u0635\u0627\u0628\u062a\u0647 \u0636\u0631\u0627\u0621 \u0635\u0628\u0631 \u0641\u0643\u0627\u0646 \u062e\u064a\u0631\u0627\u064b \u0644\u0647\u200f\u200f
\n\u201cIndeed amazing are the affairs of a believer! They are all for his benefit. If he is granted ease of living he is thankful and this is best for him. And if he is afflicted with a hardship, he perseveres; and this is best for him.\u201d (Muslim)<\/p>\n
And Allah said,
\n\u0648\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0646\u064e\u0628\u0652\u0644\u064f\u0648\u064e\u0646\u0651\u064e\u0643\u064f\u0645 \u0628\u0650\u0634\u064e\u0649\u0652\u0621\u064d \u0645\u0651\u0650\u0646\u064e \u0671\u0644\u0652\u062e\u064e\u0648\u0652\u0641\u0650 \u0648\u064e\u0671\u0644\u0652\u062c\u064f\u0648\u0639\u0650 \u0648\u064e\u0646\u064e\u0642\u0652\u0635\u064d \u0645\u0651\u0650\u0646\u064e \u0671\u0644\u0652\u0623\u064e\u0645\u0652\u0648\u064e\u0670\u0644\u0650 \u0648\u064e\u0671\u0644\u0652\u0623\u064e\u0646\u0641\u064f\u0633\u0650 \u0648\u064e\u0671\u0644\u062b\u0651\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0631\u064e\u0670\u062a\u0650 \u06d7 \u0648\u064e\u0628\u064e\u0634\u0651\u0650\u0631\u0650 \u0671\u0644\u0635\u0651\u064e\u0640\u0670\u0628\u0650\u0631\u0650\u064a\u0646\u064e
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\nCertainly, We shall test you with fear, hunger, loss of wealth, lives and fruits; but give glad tidings to the patient\u2014those who, when afflicted with calamity say, \u201cTruly to Allah we belong, and truly to Him shall we return.\u201d It is those who will be awarded blessings and mercy from their Lord; and it is those who are the guided ones. [Al-Baqarah 2: 155\u2013157]<\/p>\n
Thus, a believer shows gratitude and thankfulness for all the wonderful blessings that Allah grants him. And he displays patience and submission during sickness and hardships, hunger, or other afflictions.<\/p>\n
Allah has decreed that, in this life, hardships and disasters strike both believers and non-believers. For a non-believer, they are inconveniences that hinder him from proceeding with his normal involvement in the worldly life.
\nFor a believer, on the other hand, they are instances of test and remembrance, tests that promise great rewards, and indications of atonement and expiation of sins.
\nRegardless of how little is the harm that strikes a believer, it carries with it good news of forgiveness and elevated rank in Paradise. The Righteous Predecessors used to be pleased when a hardship afflicted them, seeing it as a token of Allah\u2019s forgiveness and benevolence.<\/p>\n
Let`s take a look at the rewards which a believer gets for the difficulties he had to undergo.<\/p>\n
Expiations of Sins
\nAbu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet \ufdfa said:
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\n“Trials will not cease afflicting the believing man and the believing woman in their self, children, and wealth, until they meet Allah without having any sin.” [At-Tirmidhi 2399]<\/p>\n
Sign of Allah\u2019s Love<\/strong> Sign of Faith<\/strong> Sign of Righteousness<\/strong> Early Purification<\/strong> A person\u2019s life in this world is not stable. One passes through alternating periods of happiness and dismay, strength and weakness, wealth and poverty, health and sickness, etc. A true believer is one who maintains a clear level of faith throughout the worldly fluctuations. He continues to remember Allah and ascribe the bounties to Him, […]<\/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":[],"class_list":["post-69086","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-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-hYi","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-03 00:55:29","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\/69086","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=69086"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69086\/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=69086"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=69086"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=69086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nAbu Hurairah RA reported that the Prophet \ufdfa said:
\n\u200f \u0645\u064e\u0646\u0652 \u064a\u064f\u0631\u0650\u062f\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0647\u064f \u0628\u0650\u0647\u0650 \u062e\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0631\u064b\u0627 \u064a\u064f\u0635\u0650\u0628\u0652 \u0645\u0650\u0646\u0652\u0647\u064f \u200f
\n\u201cWhenever Allah wills good for a person, He subjects him to adversity\u201d [Al-Bukhari and others]<\/p>\n
\nAbu Hurairah RA and Ka`b ibn Malik RA reported that the Prophet \ufdfa said:
\n\u0645\u064e\u062b\u064e\u0644\u064f \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0645\u064f\u0624\u0652\u0645\u0650\u0646\u0650 \u0643\u064e\u0645\u064e\u062b\u064e\u0644\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0652\u062e\u064e\u0627\u0645\u064e\u0629\u0650 \u0645\u0650\u0646\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0632\u0651\u064e\u0631\u0652\u0639\u0650 \u0645\u0650\u0646\u0652 \u062d\u064e\u064a\u0652\u062b\u064f \u0623\u064e\u062a\u064e\u062a\u0652\u0647\u064e\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u0651\u0650\u064a\u062d\u064f \u0643\u064e\u0641\u064e\u0623\u064e\u062a\u0652\u0647\u064e\u0627\u060c \u0641\u064e\u0625\u0650\u0630\u064e\u0627 \u0627\u0639\u0652\u062a\u064e\u062f\u064e\u0644\u064e\u062a\u0652 \u062a\u064e\u0643\u064e\u0641\u0651\u064e\u0623\u064f \u0628\u0650\u0627\u0644\u0652\u0628\u064e\u0644\u0627\u064e\u0621\u0650\u060c \u0648\u064e\u0627\u0644\u0652\u0641\u064e\u0627\u062c\u0650\u0631\u064f \u0643\u064e\u0627\u0644\u0623\u064e\u0631\u0652\u0632\u064e\u0629\u0650 \u0635\u064e\u0645\u0651\u064e\u0627\u0621\u064e \u0645\u064f\u0639\u0652\u062a\u064e\u062f\u0650\u0644\u064e\u0629\u064b \u062d\u064e\u062a\u0651\u064e\u0649 \u064a\u064e\u0642\u0652\u0635\u0650\u0645\u064e\u0647\u064e\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0647\u064f \u0625\u0650\u0630\u064e\u0627 \u0634\u064e\u0627\u0621\u064e
\n“The example of a believer is that of a fresh tender plant; from whatever direction the wind comes, it bends it, but when the wind becomes quiet, it becomes straight again. Similarly, a believer is afflicted with calamities (but he remains patient till Allah removes his difficulties.) And an impious wicked person is like a pine tree which keeps hard and straight till Allah cuts (breaks) it down when He wishes.” [Al-Bukhari 5644]<\/p>\n
\nThe prophets AS and righteous people are afflicted the most, and their rewards are the highest.
\nIt was narrated from Mus\u2019ab bin Sa\u2019d that his father, Sa\u2019d bin Abi Waqqas, RA said:
\n\u0639\u064e\u0646\u0652 \u0623\u064e\u0628\u0650\u064a\u0647\u0650\u060c \u0633\u064e\u0639\u0652\u062f\u0650 \u0628\u0652\u0646\u0650 \u0623\u064e\u0628\u0650\u064a \u0648\u064e\u0642\u0651\u064e\u0627\u0635\u064d \u0642\u064e\u0627\u0644\u064e \u0642\u064f\u0644\u0652\u062a\u064f \u064a\u064e\u0627 \u0631\u064e\u0633\u064f\u0648\u0644\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0647\u0650 \u0623\u064e\u0649\u0651\u064f \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0651\u064e\u0627\u0633\u0650 \u0623\u064e\u0634\u064e\u062f\u0651\u064f \u0628\u064e\u0644\u0627\u064e\u0621\u064b \u0642\u064e\u0627\u0644\u064e \u200f “\u200f \u0627\u0644\u0623\u064e\u0646\u0652\u0628\u0650\u064a\u064e\u0627\u0621\u064f \u062b\u064f\u0645\u0651\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0623\u064e\u0645\u0652\u062b\u064e\u0644\u064f \u0641\u064e\u0627\u0644\u0623\u064e\u0645\u0652\u062b\u064e\u0644\u064f \u064a\u064f\u0628\u0652\u062a\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0639\u064e\u0628\u0652\u062f\u064f \u0639\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0649 \u062d\u064e\u0633\u064e\u0628\u0650 \u062f\u0650\u064a\u0646\u0650\u0647\u0650 \u0641\u064e\u0625\u0650\u0646\u0652 \u0643\u064e\u0627\u0646\u064e \u0641\u0650\u064a \u062f\u0650\u064a\u0646\u0650\u0647\u0650 \u0635\u064f\u0644\u0652\u0628\u064b\u0627 \u0627\u0634\u0652\u062a\u064e\u062f\u0651\u064e \u0628\u064e\u0644\u0627\u064e\u0624\u064f\u0647\u064f \u0648\u064e\u0625\u0650\u0646\u0652 \u0643\u064e\u0627\u0646\u064e \u0641\u0650\u064a \u062f\u0650\u064a\u0646\u0650\u0647\u0650 \u0631\u0650\u0642\u0651\u064e\u0629\u064c \u0627\u0628\u0652\u062a\u064f\u0644\u0650\u064a\u064e \u0639\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0649 \u062d\u064e\u0633\u064e\u0628\u0650 \u062f\u0650\u064a\u0646\u0650\u0647\u0650 \u0641\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0627 \u064a\u064e\u0628\u0652\u0631\u064e\u062d\u064f \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0628\u064e\u0644\u0627\u064e\u0621\u064f \u0628\u0650\u0627\u0644\u0652\u0639\u064e\u0628\u0652\u062f\u0650 \u062d\u064e\u062a\u0651\u064e\u0649 \u064a\u064e\u062a\u0652\u0631\u064f\u0643\u064e\u0647\u064f \u064a\u064e\u0645\u0652\u0634\u0650\u064a \u0639\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u064e\u0631\u0652\u0636\u0650 \u0648\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0627 \u0639\u064e\u0644\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0647\u0650 \u0645\u0650\u0646\u0652 \u062e\u064e\u0637\u0650\u064a\u0626\u064e\u0629\u064d \u200f”
\n\u201cI said: \u2018O Messenger of Allah, which people are most severely tested?\u2019 He said: \u2018The Prophets, then the next best and the next best. A person is tested according to his religious commitment. If he is steadfast in his religious commitment, he will be tested more severely, and if he is frail in his religious commitment, his test will be according to his commitment. Trials will continue to afflict a person until they leave him walking on the earth with no sin on him.\u2019\u201d (Hasan) [Sunan Ibn Majah 4023]<\/p>\n
\nAnas RA reported that the Prophet \ufdfa said:
\n\u0625\u0650\u0630\u064e\u0627 \u0623\u064e\u0631\u064e\u0627\u062f\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0647\u064f \u0628\u0650\u0639\u064e\u0628\u0652\u062f\u0650\u0647\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0652\u062e\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0631\u064e \u0639\u064e\u062c\u0651\u064e\u0644\u064e \u0644\u064e\u0647\u064f \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0639\u064f\u0642\u064f\u0648\u0628\u064e\u0629\u064e \u0641\u0650\u064a \u0627\u0644\u062f\u0651\u064f\u0646\u0652\u064a\u064e\u0627 \u0648\u064e\u0625\u0650\u0630\u064e\u0627 \u0623\u064e\u0631\u064e\u0627\u062f\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0647\u064f \u0628\u0650\u0639\u064e\u0628\u0652\u062f\u0650\u0647\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0651\u064e\u0631\u0651\u064e \u0623\u064e\u0645\u0652\u0633\u064e\u0643\u064e \u0639\u064e\u0646\u0652\u0647\u064f \u0628\u0650\u0630\u064e\u0646\u0652\u0628\u0650\u0647\u0650 \u062d\u064e\u062a\u0651\u064e\u0649 \u064a\u064f\u0648\u064e\u0641\u0651\u064e\u0649 \u0628\u0650\u0647\u0650 \u064a\u064e\u0648\u0652\u0645\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0642\u0650\u064a\u064e\u0627\u0645\u064e\u0629\u0650
\n“When Allah wants good for his slave, He hastens his punishment in the world. And when He wants bad for His slave, He withholds his sins from him until he appears before Him on the Day of Judgement.” (Hasan) [At-Tirmidhi 2396]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"