Showing posts with label Hardship. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hardship. Show all posts

Monday, 16 March 2026

The Dua That Teaches You How to Survive Hard Times | Ust Yasmin Mogahed

 


What if the key to getting through your hardest times isn't pretending everything is okay and isn't despair either?

In this session from AlMaghrib's Ramadan webinar, Ustadha Yasmin Mogahed breaks down the dua of Prophet Ayyub ﷺ and what it teaches us about real resilience. Not toxic positivity. Not hopelessness. But the believer's formula: honest acknowledgment of your pain and unshakeable certainty that Allah will bring the light again.

She also draws on the Stockdale Paradox — a remarkable story from psychology about how people survive the unthinkable — and shows how it maps almost exactly onto what Ayyub ﷺ demonstrated thousands of years ago.

If you've been masking, suppressing, or just telling yourself you're fine when you're not — this one's for you.

Friday, 18 April 2025

Are Hardships My Fault, or a Test from Allah?

 


In this Khutbah highlight, Ustadh Nouman Ali Khan explains that the Quran teaches us that every hardship or difficulty that befalls you is uniquely yours, designed specifically for you at that moment. It's a personal test from Allah. Ustadh explains that the Quran distinguishes between two types of challenges: those beyond our control and those that are a direct consequence of our own actions. But how do we differentiate between what is ordained by Allah and what is a result of our choices?

The Quran answers this through a simple yet powerful principle: Allah is as you perceive Him to be. If you truly believe that He is the Most Merciful, then during times of difficulty, your faith must remain firm that whatever Allah has decreed, even if it brings pain, is done out of His love and wisdom. When you place your complete trust and reliance in Him, Allah guides your heart to the right path and grant you peace of mind amidst the trials.

Wednesday, 14 September 2011

HADITH OF THE DAY: GOOD CAN COME FROM HARDSHIP




The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "When God wants to be good to someone, He tries him with hardship."

The Prophet also said: "For every misfortune, illness, anxiety, grief, or hurt that afflicts a believer - even the pain caused by the pricking of a thorn - God removes some of his sins."

Fiqh-us-Sunnah, Volume 4, Number 1