patience
The Most Severely Tested Are the Prophets, Then the Next Best
الأَنْبِيَاءُ ثُمَّ الأَمْثَلُ فَالأَمْثَلُ فَيُبْتَلَى الرَّجُلُ عَلَى حَسَبِ دِينِهِ فَإِنْ كَانَ دِينُهُ صُلْبًا اشْتَدَّ بَلاَؤُهُ وَإِنْ كَانَ فِي دِينِهِ رِقَّةٌ ابْتُلِيَ عَلَى حَسَبِ دِينِهِ فَمَا يَبْرَحُ الْبَلاَءُ بِالْعَبْدِ حَتَّى يَتْرُكَهُ يَمْشِي عَلَى الأَرْضِ مَا عَلَيْهِ خَطِيئَةٌ
Transliteration
Al-anbiya'u thummal-amthalu fal-amthal, fayubtalar-rajulu 'ala hasabi dinih, fa-in kana dinuhu sulban ishtadda bala'uh, wa in kana fi dinihi riqqatun ubtuliya 'ala hasabi dinih, fama yabrahul-bala'u bil-'abdi hatta yatrukahu yamshi 'alal-ardi ma 'alayhi khati'ah
Translation
Narrated Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas (RA): A man asked, "O Messenger of Allah, which people are tested most severely?" He said, "The Prophets, then those most like them, then those most like them. A man is tested according to his religion: if his religion is firm, his trials are more severe, and if there is weakness in his religion, he is tested according to it. Trials will continue to afflict the servant until they leave him walking on the earth without any sin."
Practice This Today
If you are going through a heavy trial, remember: the best of people were tested most. Let it purify you, not push you away from Allah.
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