Why does Allah test us?

"Therefore, the torment of the hereafter and its agonies should not be absent from the servant’s mind, for it incites fear. A person not in humility, infirmity, scarcity, or suffering forgets the torment of the hereafter; it does not manifest in their mind, nor does it dominate their heart. Hence, the servant should either endure suffering or witness suffering; the most appropriate suffering to endure is hunger, for it has immense benefits beyond remembering the torment of the hereafter."

"Whoever closes a gate of the Fire has inevitably opened a gate of Heaven, for they are opposites, like the East and the West. Thus, proximity to one is distance from the other. Benefit Four: To not forget the tribulation of Allah and His punishment or those in suffering. The satiated person forgets the hungry and hunger itself. A wise servant does not witness others’ suffering without remembering the suffering of the hereafter."

"As, remembrance, in the verse, can either be a genitive term referring to the subject or a proper noun. They turned away from My book, neither recited it, pondered its meaning, acted upon it, nor understood it. For such a person, life and living are nothing but a struggle, hardship, and torment. The word distress denotes difficulty, hardship, and affliction. Life itself is described as distress as a form of emphasis, and this life of hardship is interpreted as the torment of the Isthmus, the period between death and resurrection."

"of Allah does not make bearable, no hardship that does not become easy, and no burden without relief. Section Sixty-First There is no fear that it does not alleviate, no hardship that it does not remove, and no distress that it does not open up. Thus, the remembrance of Allah, the Exalted, is the relief after hardship, ease after difficulty, and comfort after anxiety."

"This is how the masters of the world have fallen into the traps and snares of worldly life. Moreover, we should not say the one avoiding the worldly is suffering through patience, for those indulging in worldly delights also suffer through guarding, acquiring, and protecting their possessions from thieves. The abstainer's suffering leads to pleasure in the hereafter, while the worldly engagee's suffering leads to pain in the hereafter."

"Thus, the one who turns away from worldly matters should remind themselves of Allah's words: "And do not lose heart in pursuing the enemy. If you are suffering, they are suffering as you are suffering, but you hope from Allah what they do not. Hence, the path of gratitude is closed to people due to their ignorance of the types of blessings both apparent and hidden, specific and general."

"During a violent wind at sea, the people on the ship, including Ibrahim ibn Adham, may God have mercy on him, asked him, "Do you not see this hardship? He replied, "This is not hardship; hardship is needing people." Ayub said, "Abu Qilaba told me, 'Stick to the market, for prosperity lies in independence from people.'" Ahmad was asked about someone who sits at home and does nothing, claiming that provisions will come to him."

"be said, dip him into the fire for a moment. Then it will be said to him, have you ever seen any comfort? And he will reply, no. Conversely, the person who experienced the most hardship in worldly life will be brought forth, and it will be said, dip him into paradise for a moment. Then it will be said to him, have you ever seen any hardship? And he will reply, no. Abu Hurairah said, if a person from the people of hell were to breathe among a gathering of a hundred thousand people or more in a mosque, they would all perish. Some scholars have said regarding the verse, the fire will sear their faces, that the fire will scorch them so severely that no flesh will"

"he came to his family prayed the evening prayer then slept without eating or drinking until he awoke and continued fasting the messenger of Allah peace be upon him saw that he was in great hardship and said what is it that I see you in such hardship he informed him Umar had also engaged in relations with his wife after sleeping and he came to the messenger of Allah peace be upon him and mentioned that to him then Allah revealed it has been made lawful for you the night of fasting to go to your women they are clothing for you and you are clothing for them until his saying then complete the fast until the sunset this"

"and he will be dipped in paradise just once. And it will be said to him, O son of Adam, have you ever seen any misery? Has any hardship ever passed you by? He will say, No, by Allah, O Lord. No misery has ever passed over me, and I have never seen any hardship. In the Musnad, it is narrated from Al-Bara bin Azib that he said, We accompanied the Prophet, peace be upon him, to the funeral of a man from the Ansar. When we reached the grave, it had not yet been prepared. The Prophet, peace be upon him, sat down, and we sat around him quietly, as if birds were perched on our heads. He held a stick in his hand and was"