In the hadith, "So He will make it easy for the people of happiness." Does this mean that a Muslim does not find hardship in obedience?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "So He will make it easy for the people of happiness." He asks: Does this mean that a Muslim does not find hardship in obedience? And what is your advice to one who finds hardship in performing acts of obedience?
Answer:
Yes, the hardship may have been removed, and one may take pleasure in it. For the soul is like a beast; if you train it, it becomes accustomed, and if you do not train it, it becomes wild. So if you accustom your soul to worship, it becomes used to it. At first, it is difficult for it, but in the end, it becomes easy for it, and one takes pleasure in it. This is from one aspect, a type of facilitation. But the important thing is success (tawfiq). "He will make it easy for the people of happiness"—this is success. Yes, one is granted success, and the opposite is the case for the people of misery; they are granted success in misery.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "So He will make it easy for the people of happiness." He asks: Does this mean that a Muslim does not find hardship in obedience? And what is your advice to one who finds hardship in performing acts of obedience?
Answer:
Yes, the hardship may have been removed, and one may take pleasure in it. For the soul is like a beast; if you train it, it becomes accustomed, and if you do not train it, it becomes wild. So if you accustom your soul to worship, it becomes used to it. At first, it is difficult for it, but in the end, it becomes easy for it, and one takes pleasure in it. This is from one aspect, a type of facilitation. But the important thing is success (tawfiq). "He will make it easy for the people of happiness"—this is success. Yes, one is granted success, and the opposite is the case for the people of misery; they are granted success in misery.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [165 /641] في الحديث " فسييسر لعمل أهل السعادة" هل معنى ذلك أن المسلم لا يجد مشقة في الطاعة؟ الفوزان — youtube.com
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