How is the person who strives in obedience to Allah tested, while the one who falls short is not tested?

The questioner : Please go ahead. Yes. Peace be upon you.

The Shaykh : And upon you be peace.

The presenter : How are you, Shaykh Muhammad?

The Shaykh : Well, and all praise is due to Allah.

The questioner : May Allah be pleased with you. I have three questions. Please, the first question: Trials in the life of a Muslim are numerous, but sometimes we see a person who is not committed, yet nothing befalls him, while another is striving to uphold the commands of Allah, yet he is often exposed to these trials. So I do not know whether...

The Shaykh : As for the first one, whom Allah has blessed but who met the blessing with sins, he is a loser, not a gainer. For Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, has lured him and led him on. As for the second, the committed one who is struck by calamities, this is his fortune, for these calamities raise him to the rank of the patient.

The presenter : Allah is the Greatest. Those who fulfill . Then, indeed, no person is free from falling short, no matter who he is, and these calamities expiate sins, and with the intention of seeking reward, they become a reward for their owner. May Allah be pleased with you.