From Abu Hurairah RadhiAllaahu anhu that the Prophet sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam said:
تَعَوَّذُوا بِاللَّهِ مِنْ جَهْدِ الْبَلاَءِ ، وَدَرَكِ الشَّقَاءِ ، وَسُوءِ الْقَضَاءِ ، وَشَمَاتَةِ الأَعْدَاءِ.
‘Seek refuge with Allaah from the difficulties of trials and tribulations, and not to face being destroyed, and an evil fate, and the enemy being pleased with what I am afflicted with.’
[Collected by Bukhari and Muslim]
Al-Imam Ibn al-Qayyim -Rahimahullaah- said:
‘If it were not that Allaah Subhanahu remedied His worshippers with the medication of trials and tribulations, then they would have transgressed, oppressed and been arrogant. When Allaah Subhanahu wants good for His worshipper then He gives him medication to drink of trials and tests according to his situation. Allaah makes him vomit out the destructive medication until He refines that person cleanses and purifies him. Allaah qualifies him for the most noble of levels of the Duniyaa, which is servitude of Allaah and the highest reward in the hereafter which is seeing and being close to Him.’
[Zad al-Ma’ad 4/195]
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