Allah says, “And
recall when your Lord proclaimed, ‘If you indeed be thankful, I will bestow more
favors on you, but if you are ungrateful, you will find that My punishment is of
course most severe.” (Quran Ibrahim, 14:7)
Prophet Muhammad said, “For
any adversity a Muslim suffers, Allah erases some of his sins, even though it
may be no more than a thorn pricking him”
Prophet Muhammad said “Whatever befalls
a Muslim of exhaustion, illness, worry, grief, nuisance or trouble, even though
it may be no more than a prick of a thorn, earns him forgiveness by Allah of
some of his sins”
Prophet Muhammad said “On the Day of
Resurrection, when people who have suffered affliction are given their reward,
those who are healthy will wish their skins had been cut to pieces with
scissors when they were in the world.
Whatever pain we
suffer in this life is not in vain
But Allah sees
our suffering
He will compensate
us more than we can imagine
As long as we are
patient with more tolerance
Keep Faith in Him
Allah the Most
High has a plan for us
He is the best of
planners
We must have
faith in Him and His plan for us
Seeing the Good
We get caught up
in our losses and dismiss some of Allah’s quiet gifts and blessings that have
budded and opened up when we were hardly looking
Only Gratitude
Prophet Muhammad said
“How amazing is the case of the believer, there is good for him in everything,
and this is only so for the believer. If he experiences something pleasant, he
is thankful, and that is good for him; and if he comes across adversity, he is
patient, and that is good for him”
Allah rewards the
believer even for the pricking of a thorn
Who can deny that
this is the attitude of a Compassionate God, One who understand us, sees our
pain, cares about our suffering, and wants only good for us?
What does Allah
want in return?
Only gratitude,
and that our actions manifest that gratitude
Nothing more
Be grateful and
glad even for the hardships and illness
Be aware of all
of Allah’s favors