"Verily, with hardship there is relief"
(Qur'an 94:6)
"Allah is sufficient for us, and He is the best Disposer of affairs. So they returned with Grace and Bounty from Allah.
No harm touched them; and they followed the good Pleasure of Allah.And Allah is the owner of Great Bounty."
...(Qur'an 3:173-174)
Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said to 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas (radi'Allahu 'anhu):
"..Bemindful of Allah, you will find Him before you. Get to know Allah inprosperity and He will know you in adversity... And know that victorycomes with patience, relief with affliction, and ease with hardship."
[Tirmidhi]
"So do not become weak, nor be sad..."
(Qur'an 3:139)
"And grieve not over them, and be not distressed because of what they plot."
(Qur'an 16:127)
Your Recompense Is With Allah
[Shaykh Aaid Al-Qarni]
WhenAllah takes something away from you, He compensates you with somethingbetter, but only if you are patient and seek your reward from Him.
The noble Prophet (Sall'Allahu alaihi wasallam) said:
"Allahthe Glorious and Exalted said: 'When I afflict My Servant in his twodear things (i.e., his eyes), and he endures patiently, I shallcompensate them with Paradise.' " --- (Sahih Al-Bukhari)
Yet another hadith reads:
'Whoeverloses a loved one from the people of this world and then seeks hisrecompense with his Lord, he will he compensated with Paradise.'
Sodo not feel excessive sorrow over some misfortune, because the One whodecreed it has with Him Paradise: recompense and a great reward.
Those that are afflicted in this world and are close to Allah shall be praised in the highest part of heaven:
"Peace be upon you, because you persevered in patience! Excellent indeed is the final home."
[Surah Ar-Ra'd - Ayah – 24.]
We must contemplate the reward one receives for forbearing hardship.
"Theyare those on whom are the Salawaat [i.e. blessings] [i.e. who areblessed and will be-forgiven] from their Lord, and [they are those who]receive His Mercy. And it is they who are the guided-ones."
[Surah al-Baqarah; 2:157.]
Truly,the life of this world is short and its treasures are few. TheHereafter is better and everlasting, and whosoever is afflicted hereshall find his reward there.
And whosoever works hard hereshall find ease there. As for those who cling to this world, who areattached to it, and who are in love with it, the hardest thing for themto bear would be to lose the world's comforts and riches: they desireto enjoy this life alone.
Because of this desire, they don'treact to misfortune as well as others do. What they perceive aroundthem is this life alone: they are blind to its impermanence andinsignificance.
Let us make these supplications, their purpose being to eliminate hardship, anxiety and grief:
"There is no worthy of worship except Allah, the Ever Forbearing, the Most Great.
There is none worthy of worship except Allah, the Lord of the Tremendous Throne.
There is none worthy of worship except One Who sustains and protects all that exists,
(O Allah!)There is none worthy of worship except You, and by Your Mercy do we seek Your aid."
(Allahumma Aameen)