💌 Striving to be patient for Allah's sake in this world
With all sorts of trials, distress, familial discord,
Sorrowful and stressful moments, things one can't afford,
Tiring tasks at home and overloaded stress at work,
Is better than patience with Hell's intense heat and scorch.
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Patience for Allah in leaving wrongdoings you like,
In trying your best to worship Allah day and night,
In distancing yourself from sins that your heart desires,
And in praying to Allah though at times you feel tired,
Is easier than patience with minutes in Hellfire.
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Training yourself to stay patient for Allah with grief,
With instances when your wallet or fridge gets emptied,
With poverty, with critics' insults and mockery,
With increasing demands and responsibilities,
Is more manageable than patience with Hell's entry.
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Maintaining patience for Allah through disappointments,
New problems piling up after solved tribulations,
Heartaches in fighting off wrong feelings of attraction,
And annoyance with some people's unjust mistreatment,
Is much better than patience with Hell's lasting torment.
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Whenever you go through any challenge or problem,
Recall: Allah loves us, dunya is not permanent,
Difficulties and hardship expiate previous sins,
The pious get purified before Jannah's entrance,
And in Jannah/Paradise there'll be no suffering.
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Note: Reminder to include the Muslim Ummah in your Du'as before Maghreb today Jumuah/Friday.
📖 Anas ibn Malik RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "If Allah wills goodness for His servant, He hastens the punishment for him in this world. If Allah wills harm for His servant, He withholds punishment for his sins until he appears on the Day of Resurrection."
In another narration, the Prophet Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Verily, with greater rewards come greater trials. If Allah loves a people, He will test them. Whoever is content will be pleasing to Allah, and whoever is displeased will be displeasing to Allah."
Source: Sunan At-Tirmidhi 2396
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Albani
📖 Al-Nu’man ibn Bashir RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Verily, the most lightly punished of the people of Hellfire on the Day of Resurrection is a man under whose feet are placed two hot coals by which his brain boils."
Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 6193
Sahih Muslim 213
Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (Authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim
📖 Abu Sa’eed RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Death will be brought on the Day of Resurrection in the form of a white ram, and it will be made to stand between Paradise and Hellfire. It will be said to the people of Paradise: 'Do you recognize this?' They will raise their heads, looking towards it, and they will say: 'Yes, it is death.' Then, it will be said to the people of Hellfire: 'Do you recognize this?' They will raise their heads, looking towards it, and they will say: 'Yes, it is death.' Then, the command will be given to slaughter the ram and it will be said: 'O people of Paradise, there is everlasting life for you and no death!' And it will be said: 'O people of Hellfire, there is everlasting life for you and no death!'"
Then, the Prophet SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam recited the verse, “Warn them of this day of dismay, when their affairs will be decided, yet they are heedless and they do not have faith,” (Surah Maryam 19:39) and he (SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam) pointed with his hand to the world.
Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 4453
Sahih Muslim 2849
Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authentic) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim
📖 Sa’d Ibn Abi Waqqas RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: I said, “O Messenger of Allah, which of the people are most severely tested?” The Messenger of Allah SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "They are the prophets, then the next best (in terms of righteousness), then the next best. A man is put to trial according to his Deen/religion. If he is firm in his religion, his trials will be more severe. If he is weak in his religion, he is put to trial according to his strength in religion. The servant will continue to be put to trial until he is left walking upon the earth without any sin."
Source: Sunan At-Tirmidhi 2398
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Albani