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He replied: I didn’t read my part of the Qur’an yesterday, and this thought feeds my guilt.

We should also approach hardships and tests as in that it is the decree of Allah ‎ﷻ so we should never ask Allah ‎ﷻ “Why” has He given us such trials! For questioning Allah why He has decreed something will mean that not only have we gone through so much grief and torment from these trials but that we have actually added to our sins by questioning Allah ‎ﷻ and we will be accountable for that.

Patience is one of the greatest attributes a person can acquire and Allah ‎ﷻ is with those who are patient. Sometimes when we go through great trials we get decieved into thinking that other people around us must be living a happy and content life. We are wrong to think in this way for we do not know what goes on in peoples lives on a day to day basis. Shaitaan is our eternal sworn enemy and Only wants us to lose hope and faith and to go away from Allah ‎ﷻ but we should reject our enemy who only wants our destruction. We must realise that if we continuously strive and keep turning towards Allah ‎ﷻ and be patient then the final victory will be ours.

So be grateful for the hardships, because they are decreed in order to purify ourselves, our hearts, and to make us turn to Allah ‎ﷻ with humbleness in repentance; hardships endured with beautiful patience are rewarded with sins forgiveness and an increase of imaan, by the will of Allah ‎ﷻ. At least, we should be grateful for it could have been much worse.

Sa'ad ibn Abi Waqqas (ra) asked the Prophet (saws) “Ya Rasulullah, who amongst people are the most tried (subject to hardships)?” Rasulullah (saws) said: The Anbiyyah (messengers of Allah) and after them the Salihoon (righteous) and then in accordance to your iman, taqwaah etc, there will be more hardships, not less. Every mu'min will be tried by difficulties in accordance (proportion) to their deen. If in this person’s deen is solidity (their deen is deeply rooted) the balaa’ will increase, to purify, cleanse, strengthen, elevate the person. And if in the deen in this person there is riqaa (weakness, thinness), then that persons balaa will be weakened, until the person walks on the earth cleansed of sins until they meet Allah.

Ya Allah ‎ﷻ make us amongst those who attain sabr. Oh Allah provide us the strength to remain steadfast in Your cause and the wisdom to place all of our trust in you. Ameen.

إِنَّ اللّهَ مَعَ الصَّابِرِينَ

Verily, Allah is with those who are Patient.

You see, in the final analysis, it’s all between you and God; It was never between you and them anyway.

Seorang penyair berkata,

شَرُّ الْوَرَى بِعُيُوْبِ النَّاسِ مُشْتَغِلُ … مِثْلُ الذُّبَابِ يُرَاعِي مَوْطِنَ الْعِلَلِ

Seburuk-buruk manusia adalah yang hanya sibuk mencari aib/kekurangan orang lain. Sebagaimana lalat yang hanya memperhatikan bagian luka.

فَعَيْنُهُ أَبَداً باِلسَّوْءِ مُغْرَمَةٌ … فَلاَ يَرَى غَيْرَ قَبِيْحِ الْفِعْلِ وَالْخَلَلِ

Selalu saja matanya tertarik untuk melihat keburukan. Maka tidaklah ia memandang kecuali keburukan dan kesalahan.

وَلاَ تَرَى عَيْنُهُ إِلاَ مَسَاوِئَنَا … وَتَشْتَهِي رُْؤَيَةَ الأَوْضَارِ وَالزَّلَلِ

Tidaklah matanya melihat kecuali keburukan-keburukan kita. Bahkan ia senang melihat kotoran dan ketergelinciran.

يَكْبِلُ النَّاسَ بِالأَصْفَادِ تَمْنَعُهُمْ … مِنَ النُّهُوْضِ وَتَفَشِّي الْحِسِّ بِالْفَشَلِ

Ia mengikat manusia dengan belenggu yang menahan mereka untuk bangkit dan membuat mereka selalu merasa gagal.

Senada dengan nasehat Imam Asy-Syafi’i rahimahullaah,

إَذَا رُمْتَ أَنْ تَحْيَا سَلِيْماً مِنَ الرَّدَى … وَدِيْنُكَ موفورٌ وَعِرْضُكَ صَيِّنُ

Jika engkau ingin hidup selamat dari kehinaan, agamamu terjaga, demikian pula harga dirimu…

فَلاَ يَنْطِقَنْ مِنْكَ اللِّسَانُ بِسَوْأَةٍ … فَكُلُّكُ سَوْءَاتٌ وَلِلنَّاسِ أَلْسُنُ

Maka janganlah sekali-kali lisanmu mengucapkan keburukan. Sesungguhnya dirimu seluruhnya adalah kekurangan. Orang-orang juga memiliki lisan (yang bisa balik mencelamu).

وَعَيْنَاكَ إنْ أَبْدَتْ إِلَيْكَ مَعَايِباً … فَدَعْهَا ، وَقُلْ يَا عَيْنُ لِلنَّاسِ أَعْيُنُ

Dan jika kedua matamu melihat aib-aib (orang lain), tinggalkanlah dan katakanlah kepada matamu, “Wahai mataku, sesungguhnya orang-orang juga memiliki mata (yang juga dapat melihat aib pada diriku)…”

وَعَاشِرْ بِمَعْرُوفٍ ، وَسَامِحْ مَنِ اعْتَدَى … وَدَافِعْ وَلَكِنْ بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ

Hendaknya engkau bergaul dengan cara yang baik, maafkanlah orang yang bersalah kepadamu. Tolaklah kesalahannya dengan sebaik-baik cara.

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Jika engkau sibuk menelisik kekurangan orang lain, ketahuilah bahwa sesungguhnya dirimu pun seluruhnya adalah kekurangan.

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