All of it is mercy
The afflictions that befall us are all mercy
The afflictions that befall us are all mercy; in the least, they are the causes of the atonement of our sins.
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Afflictions - the result of ingratitude of bounties
The result of thanklessness and ingratitude
All these plights and afflictions are the result of thanklessness and ingratitude for our bounties.
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In afflictions
We must look into the book of Shari'ah at each and every step
When encountered by afflictions, we must look into the book of Shari'ah at each and every step. Wherever there is clarity, we should step forward and act upon it, and in places of doubt, we must halt.
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Through his own will
Salman or Abu Jahl!?
Man, through his own will, can become either the companion of Salman or that of Abu Jahl.
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A dangerous illness
May it not happen that Haram becomes attractive to man!
May it not happen that Haram becomes attractive to man! This is a disease of the soul that man is afflicted with such that he is caught up in haraam despite there being numerous halaal ways for fulfilling his needs.
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The effect of some afflictions
What do we know!
What do we know! God knows that some afflictions are the prerequisite of some blessings. Someone would say, "I got afflicted with such and such a difficulty and it increased my knowledge.”
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God's mercy
Pray and cry for the relief of Muslims
How much of God's mercy is for those who are not indifferent and pray and cry for the relief of Muslims and believers from the afflictions that befall them.
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May we realize that we are spoiled
May God grant us the Tawfeeq (Divine Assistance)
May God grant us the Tawfeeq (Divine Assistance) that if we are caught in the midst of afflictions and tests, we do not see the bad as good and the good as bad. We are spoiled; may it be such that we realize that we are spoiled, so that we begin thinking about reforming and curing ourselves.
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If we do not supplicate
If we remain indifferent afflictions will get closer to us also
If we remain indifferent and do not pray for the relief of believers from the troubles and afflictions encountered by them, those afflictions will get closer to us also.
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Paying attention to bounties and afflictions
The poor should have patience in poverty
The poor should have patience in poverty and destitution, and they should know that they have other bounties that the rich do not have, and that the rich have difficulties and afflictions that the poor and the destitute do not have.
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