Testing

TESTING

"Allah does not impose upon any soul a duty but to the extent of its ability" (Al Baqarah:286)

Last night I chatted with one of my best friend. She graduated from IPB also. We spent 2 years together in previous office. But since I moved to recent company. As long as I knew- she was a nice-looking, pretty, smart, exciting, interesting, etc. She hasn't married yet. But she always thought that was her mistakes. He has given up to pray.

"Well, right now I don't want to push Allah to grant what I want. Because I will not ask anything anymore. I'm thankful for this life. But I will not ask anymore. Praying, wishing, and hoping made me frustrated if it wasn't happened. Enough........I will not ask for a soul-mate again!"

I shocked, "Subhanallah! Why did you tell like that. Keep your mouth! As i told you for many times, Allah will always answer HIS slaver prayer. HE says YES, and you'll get what you want as soon as possible. HE says NO, and you'll get different but better that you need. Allah says WAIT, until the perfect time. Trust me! Allah knows better than us".

"Please don't try to force me to pray and ask something that I'm not sure it will be granted".She said like that.

Aishah radhiallahu `anha is reported to have said, “No believer makes du`a and it is wasted. Either it is granted here in this world or deposited for him in the Hereafter as long as he does not get frustrated".

"So just take it easy. I'm pretty sure that you'll marry as soon as possible next year. And this recent job will bring you to lucky. This is the way that Allah prepared for your marriage. Working in nice place and then get married. Just wait! You've just gotten your happiness through new prospective job. Why don't you wait a little moment", I told her.

"Well, I'll not wait. I just want to enjoy my life. I just want to realize that I'm living in reality. I'm tired to dream or expect something. Its enough. I'm not stronger as you. So just let me enjoy my life. because life with great expectation will only disappointing me", She said in sad.

"You are what you think all day long. You've been thinking that you'll not get what you want-expect-and dream. So you just get that". I tried to ensure the miracle of dream and expectation.

"Gosh I don't need to dream anything. I just want to enjoy my life!"

"Ok, I'll not force you to do something that will bother you. One my advice, please never forget to do salaat!"

I couldn't talk longer. She was upset and gave up to dream. She wast just being tested by Allah. Because Allah loves her so much.

Al-Ibtilaa' means to be tried or tested. Allah tests us with wealth, plenty, ease and power just as He tests us with poverty, hardship and oppression. Al-Ibtilaa' is a sunnah of Allah Most High. Throughout history, Allah has tested the bearers of His messages and others among His slaves. The test of Allah can be very hard, but by means of it Allah raises the level of His prophets and erases the sins of the righteous believers. The complete defeat of the Muslims and the overrunning of their homes and property by the disbelievers is NOT one of Allah's tests which he puts on the believers. Rather, it is a sign of their having fallen out of Allah's favor through their crimes and sins.

The Prophet(sas) informed us that the presence of tests indicates the presence of iman and that a believer may continue to be tested until he has no sin remaining. Although Allah's tests can benefit us in the long run, a believer does not wish for the test of Allah - rather he always hopes for the forgiveness and mercy of Allah Most High. Allah said in the Qur'an:

{And we will surely test you with some fear, hunger and shortages of property, people and produce. But give good tidings to the steadfast. Those who, when a calamity befalls them say: "We belong to Allah and to Him we return." Upon these are prayers from their Lord and mercy and these are the rightly-guided ones.}
Al-Baqarah: 155-157

Allah's test which we may face include:

Fear - a state of insecurity and fear from harm which may be inflicted by enemies or oppressive rulers or common criminals. This is a test currently being faced by Muslims in many parts of the world.
Hunger - local famines from natural causes or as a result of war and oppression.
Shortage of Property - caused by imbalances in the Muslim Ummah and the failure for parts of it to help other parts. There will never global poverty or famine in this Ummah because Allah has promised never to destroy the Muslims with these things.
Shortage of People - from death through diseases or jihad or the abandmonent of Islam by many of its people.

When afflicted with these kind of tests, a believer remembers Allah and that Allah created us from nothing, is in full control of all events and is the one who we will face for judgement in the hereafter. This is the consciousness of the qadr (omnipotence) of Allah Most High. This is the consciousness which gives us patience and steadfastness before whatever tests we may face from Allah.

In another verse, Allah said:

"We will surely test you in your wealth and in yourselves and you will hear many hurtful things from those who were given the book before you and from those who associate others with Alalh. If you are steadfast and beware of Allah, that is the strongest position."
Aal 'Imraan: 186

Man proposes and God disposes. At least we have done the best, so just let Allah decides. Never ever under estimates Allah. Allah knows the best. Sometimes Allah doesn't give what we want, but surely HE gives us what we need. So keep trying, praying and dreaming!!! Then waiting for the best results:-)

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