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 *Moment Like This*

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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

Difficult times are part of Allah’s laws in this universe; they are part of the tests that people go through.

They are not necessarily something evil, however. A difficulty we go through, on the contrary, could be a learning experience, a reminder, purification from sins and mistakes, a test of patience and perseverance, or all of these together.

In fact,

Whenever a person faces hardship, there are three scenarios.

In the first scenario, he/she gives up and walks away from challenges or complains and blames those around them.

In the second, they swap out prayer time, family time and general quality time for the “hustle” because they think more money or stuff will solve their problem.

However, in both cases, the person will fall into a depression, feel sad about their situation or feel powerless – this is because they disconnect from Allah subḥānahu wa ta'āla (glorified and exalted be He) and the meaning and wisdom behind hardships. They don’t understand “why this is happening to them” or “what they did to deserve this”.

Thankfully, there is a third way for a ProductiveMuslim to deal with hardship because their understanding of Barakah culture means that their outlook is different.

When a Productive Muslim faces hardship, he or she takes a step back from their difficult situation and thinks about it from a higher level.

For example, they remember that Barakah Culture is about how to achieve more with less, instead of more with more, until the point of exhaustion.

So, they step back from their life with all its worries, anxieties, problems, and think about it from an Akhira (Hereafter) perspective. Then, they ask themselves the question: what does this ALL mean when compared to the Hereafter? What does this ALL mean when compared to eternity in Jannah?

One of the main misunderstandings we all have in this life is that if we do good, we should get good in this life and hereafter.

But this is not entirely true.

This life is not the life we’ll get justice in. If this were the case, there would be no need for a Day of Judgement or Akhira.

There is always a duality in this life; there’s good and bad, justice and injustice, mercy and oppression, love and hate, truth and falsehood, etc.

Remember that, even in hard moments or tough times (economic wise, health wise etc etc), your role in this life is to live your life according to how Allah subḥānahu wa ta'āla (glorified and exalted be He) asked you to do, and not to divert to doing or acting in a manner which will angers Allah (swt).

My people!

Consider the following Hadith of the Prophet (peace be upon him) and ibn Al-Qayyim’s commentary on this Hadith:

*"It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “The strong believer is better and more beloved to Allah than the weak believer, although both are good"*.

Therefore,

We should strive to do that which will benefit you and seek the help of Allah, and do not feel helpless. If anything befalls you, do not say ‘If only I had done (such and such), the such and such would have happened,’ rather say.......

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سبحانك اللهم وبحمدك نشهد ان لا اله الا انت نستغفرك ونتوابوااليك