This World Is a Place of Trial for a True Believer
“If someone is afflicted with a
calamity or a grief, he should say: Allah (SWT) is my Lord with no
partner.”—At-Tabaraani
Prophet Hud {AS} used to farm. Once, a group of people came
to his house to meet him. His wife came to the door and asked: “Who is it?”
They replied, “We have come from such and such city, which
has been afflicted with famine and we are on the verge of destruction. We have
come to Prophet Hud {AS} to request him to pray for rains on our behalf.”
The wife of Hud {AS} remarked, “If his prayers had been
answered, he would have prayed for himself; his own crops are withering away
due to lack of water.”
They persisted, “Where is he at present?”
She informed them of his whereabouts whereupon the group
approached him and placed their request before him. Prophet Hud {AS} offered
prayers and then supplicated, after which he turned to them and said:
“You may
return for it has rained over your city.”
But as they sought to take their leave, they told him, “When
we approached your house, we came across a lady, who said: “If the prayers of
Hud were to have been accepted, would he not have prayed for himself?"
Prophet Hud {AS} said: “That woman is my wife and I pray to
God to grant her a long life.”
“Why do you pray so?” asked the people.
He replied, “God has not created a mu’min except that He
has also ordained an enemy that will trouble him. This woman is my enemy and an
enemy of whom I am the master, is better than an enemy who happens to be master.”
Allahu Akbar!
May Allah {SWT} grant us forbearance. Aameen
Reference: Anecdotes for reflection-Part 1
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