Is the trial always a punishment, or not?
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The student: ......
The Shaykh : It may be a punishment, or it may be a trial and a test, as Allah the Exalted said: [al-Baqarah:155]. So it becomes a test, and it may be a punishment, as Allah the Exalted said: [Ash-Shuraa 42:30]. So a person may be tested as a punishment for a sin, or as a test. The calamities that befall the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) are of the nature of a test, so that a person reaches the degree of perfection, because patience, as you know, holds a high and great station in the religion. [Az-Zumar 39:10] But patience without something to be patient about is not possible; it is necessary that things come upon a person from the divine decree of Allah, and he be patient over them.
The student: .....
The Shaykh : This is included in that. The trial, as regards good, is a trial of gratitude, and as regards evil, it is a trial of patience.
The student: Shaykh! He the Exalted says:
الشيخ : لا لا ما يحتمل،
أظن ما سبق ناقشنا ..... باقي الفوائد؟ ...
The Shaykh : It may be a punishment, or it may be a trial and a test, as Allah the Exalted said:
And We will surely test you with something of fear and hunger and a loss of wealth and lives and fruits, but give good tidings to the patient,
وَلَنَبْلُوَنَّكُمْ بِشَيْءٍ مِنَ الْخَوْفِ وَالْجُوعِ وَنَقْصٍ مِنَ الأَمْوَالِ وَالأَنفُسِ وَالثَّمَرَاتِ وَبَشِّرِ الصَّابِرِينَAnd whatever strikes you of disaster - it is for what your hands have earned
وما ِأصابكم مِن مصيبة فبما كسَبَتْ أيديكمIndeed, the patient will be given their reward without account."
وإنَّما يوفى الصابرون أجرَهم بغير حسابThe student: .....
The Shaykh : This is included in that. The trial, as regards good, is a trial of gratitude, and as regards evil, it is a trial of patience.
The student: Shaykh! He the Exalted says:
Indeed, prayer prohibits immorality and wrongdoing... The Shaykh: No, no, it is not possible. I think we discussed this before... Any remaining benefits?
إن الصلاة تنهى عن الفحشاء والمنكر ..............الشيخ : لا لا ما يحتمل،
أظن ما سبق ناقشنا ..... باقي الفوائد؟ ...