Donโt become depressed to the degree that you begin to question Allah. People say: โWhy is Allah testing me? He doesnโt like meโฆโ
Well if thatโs the case, He didnโt like anyone on earth because everyone is tested. Even Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), who is the most beloved to Allah, the best of creation, the highest of all, heโs been through more tests than you and I, and itโs a sign of the love of Allah.
So, one might ask: how is it the sign of the love of Allah?
Let me tell you. So a man is born into a wealthy home, heโs lucky, heโs powerful, he has authority, heโs got everything from a young age at school, heโs the big shot, he graduates, he comes to university, he passed, he got degree, he become whatever, a big title before his name, everything is properโฆ but guess whatโฆ heโs never tasted hardship.
He Saved you from a Bigger Harm
So Allah says my worshipper, I love you too much, I need you to get closer to Me before you die, you need to come closer to Me, you need to cut your bad ways, your habits, you need to cut your previous life.
So what I will doโฆ I will inflict you with something really big, so you go to car crashโฆ the car was damaged beyond repair and you were saved, your family members were saved.
Thatโs test number one.
Nothing happened to your body but something happened to your wealth. And youโve been saved from bodily harm.
So, you woke up and said Alhamdulillah, โO Allah I thank youโ.
Allah says He loves you enough to give you something else, because you still havenโt come to us.
The second way of doing things to say Alhamdulillah. you rush to the masjid and pray 2 units and you thank Allah, you say Allah thank you for having saved me and my family, O Allah, my bad ways, my habitsโฆ I will quit themโฆ I will not miss my prayers from today.
Are Tests Punishments?
This is why when you have a test in your life, ask yourselves, has your life changed positively? If yes, it was not a punishment. It was just a tapping from the love of Allah.
But if you become despondent, depressed, you begin to question Allah, you hate it, you become more arrogant, nothing has happened in terms of positive change in your life. It might just be a punishment, wait for another.
You havenโt yet changed so next time you lose your son. Now what happens? Youโre stressed, your mind is not in its place, you start praying, asking question, you start wondering what happened?
Allah says, โlook first time you didnโt turn to us, weโre turning you now.โ That was a gift of Allah.
This is why sometimes the death of a close family member is our ticket to paradise. Itโs just a wake up. Itโs a reality check Allah is telling you, hang on, you are in the fast lane regarding the dunya, we want you to get on to the fast lane regarding the hereafter.
So this is how weโre going to do it. Itโs Allahโs plan.
Iโm only giving you examples. Allah is the only one who chooses whatโs going to happen in your life.
(From Discovering Islam archive)
