Poem: Seven Types Of Difficult People Whom Allah Allowed Us To Meet

💐 In The Name Of Allah The Most Gracious The Most Merciful

💌 Seven types of challenging souls whom Allah may send 

To open doors to improve or check our Imaan's strength:

First group includes strangers and those who aren't real friends. 

They define us based on rumors or false assumptions.

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Critics who misjudge us on our faults and appearance 

Enhance our patience and gratitude we're not like them.

Second: Those who befriend us with ulterior intent, 

Who don't love us for Allah but worldly enjoyment.

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Grant selfish takers and ingrates your gift of distance, 

While learning kindness and giving with moderation.

Third: Those quick to connect then demonstrate avoidance, 

Who left us and returned to being strangers again.

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Ghosters or ex-friends who cancel candid connections 

Lead us to love Allah more and to trust Only Him.

Fourth: Those whom we hoped to be trustworthy confidants 

But then gossiped about us and had our trust broken.

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Traitors and gossipers are actual hidden blessings.

Whenever they gossip, they carry for us our sins.

Fifth: Jokesters who deride our beliefs, modest clothing, 

And use us as topics for scornful entertainment.

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We're grateful knowing we don't have their bad upbringing,

And on Judgment Day we'll see who'll be the ones laughing.

Sixth: Those with crab mentality, jealously threatened 

Each time we thank Allah for blessings He has given.

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Jealous haters who regard us as competition 

Inspire us to pity their self-imposed despondence.

Seventh group of individuals whom we meet often 

Are those with better credentials, skills and achievements.

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Whether they're humble or they flaunt their accomplishments,

We can pass Allah's tests by welcoming contentment.

Through them we're inspired not to behave with arrogance, 

And their gains can motivate us to be hard-working.

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Recap of what we learn from souls whom Allah destined 

To have brief roles in our life: Patience is important, 

Acceptance of Allah's Qadr and trusting just Him, 

And not clinging to Allah's slaves keep our faith strengthened.

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📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "If Allah wills good for someone, He afflicts him with trials."

Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 5321

Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Bukhari

📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "The souls are like conscripted soldiers. They come together upon what they recognize, and they differ upon what they reject."

Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 3109

Sahih Muslim 2638

Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (Authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim

Al-Nawawi said, "When bodies meet in the world, they come together or differ according to how they were created. The righteous will incline to the righteous, and the evil will incline to the evil."

Source: Sharh Al-Nawawī ‘alá Sahih Muslim 2638

📖 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

Poem: Love For Allah's Sake And Marriage That Leads To Jannah Don't Have Expiry Dates

💐 In The Name Of Allah The Most Gracious The Most Merciful

💌 The kind of love that a righteous wife has for her spouse 

Keeps her fiercely loyal even when he's not around. 

Though he's not always near her, she's able to sleep sound, 

Eager to see him in frequent dreams that clear her frowns.

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This faithful wife loves her man purely for Allah's sake, 

With a love founded on Allah's Love that cannot break.

Impatience, pride, ingratitude fail to separate 

Muslim soulmates whose care for each other isn't fake.

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True love for Allah doesn't equate with brief feelings, 

Acting on animalistic wants and sentiments, 

And expecting those involved to be more than human.

True love inspires lovers to become better Muslims.

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Genuine love doesn't decrease by absence, distance, 

Occasional squabbles, silence, misunderstandings,

Difference in temperament, personal preference, 

Disappointments, tough moments and increasing problems.

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True love for Allah's sake swiftly grows as days go by, 

And this type of affection never gets bored nor tired 

Of loving one's soulmate outwardly and from inside.

A marriage that leads to Jannah can't fade nor expire.

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📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "If a woman prays her five prayers, fasts her month of Ramadan, guards her chastity, and obeys her husband, she will enter Paradise from any gate she wishes."

Source: Sahih Ibn Hibbān 4252

Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Albani

📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "If I were to order anyone to prostrate to another, I would have ordered a wife to prostrate before her husband."

Source: Sunan At-Tirmidhī 1159

Grade: Hasan (Fair) according to At-Tirmidhi

Ali Al-Qari said, "That she prostrates to her husband is due to the number of his rights over her and her difficulty in maintaining gratitude for them. This rhetorical point conveys the obligation of the wife to obey her husband in his rights. Indeed, prostration is not lawful to anyone other than Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala."

Source: Mirqāt Al-Mafātih 5/2125

📖 Abdullah ibn Amr RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "The world is enjoyment and the best enjoyment in the world is a righteous wife."

Source: Sahih Muslim 1467

Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Muslim

Poem: Sincere Love For Allah's Sake Doesn't Expire

💐 In The Name Of Allah The Most Gracious The Most Merciful

💌 So long as your love is for Allah, such love won't die,

Whether it's love between two Muslims who are alike,

Love among good friends, or love between husband and wife,

That kind of love lasts long even until Paradise.

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This love says "I'll keep loving you!" when one says "Goodbye..."

To move to another place in order to survive.

This love brings comfort when you shed tears or try to smile,

And it either grows or stays the same, not harmed by pride.

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When you love someone for Allah's sake, you remain fine,

Patient with their imperfections, loving their good side,

Grateful when they're around, loyal when they're out of sight,

Forgiving them, not making expectations too high.

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Since they're under Allah's Care, and underneath same skies,

You don't make it a rule to see them each day and night.

It's alright to communicate just once in a while.

Their busy schedules and yours don't cause you to deride.

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Your love is like that of wives whose husbands are confined

In jails or hospitals. Their true love doesn't decline.

Deep love so genuine keeps their loyalty refined,

Shining brightly with patience and gratitude sublime.

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This love inspires you to not quit after many tries,

Because every moment spent with Sabr is worthwhile.

Through loving them for Allah, your faith/Imaan would rise,

And you know this love is real, as it brings peace of mind.

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With love like this one, free from envy, you won't get tired,

Because after tough times, a stronger you would arise,

Together with the one you love for Allah, you'd fight

To defeat obstacles on the way to Paradise.

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📖 ‘Ubadah Ibn Al-Samit RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Allah the Almighty said: 'My Love is a right upon those who love each other for My Sake. My Love is a right upon those who visit each other for My Sake. My Love is a right upon those who sit together for My Sake. My Love is a right upon those who maintain relations for My Sake."

Source: Musnad Ahmed 21575

Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Arna’ut

📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Verily, Allah the Almighty will say on the Day of Resurrection: 'Where are those who love each other for the sake of My Glory? Today, I will shelter them in My Shade on a Day when there is no shade but Mine.'"

Source: Sahih Muslim 2566

Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Muslim

📖 Al-Maruwidhi reported: Imam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal, may Allah have mercy on him, was asked about love for the sake of Allah and he said, "It is that you do not love him for the sake of some worldly benefit."

Source: Ṭabaqāt Al-Ḥanābilah 1/60