Thread by @Realoilsheikh

MONDAY MOTIVATION:

Afflictions & Calamities Are Your Way to Great Goals 💪

If Allah (SWT) wishes that His servant achieves great goals, it is one of Allah's practices that there will be TESTS to facilitate the means to the goals; these include afflictions, misfortunes and

teething troubles. Thus, his realization of these goals thereafter is comparable to the attainment of Paradise by the people of Paradise after death, worries of barzakh, resurrection, standing on the plain of resurrection, accountability, Siraat Bridge and enduring those frights

and hardships. This is exactly as He admitted His Messenger into Makkah, which was a great entry after the disbelievers had expelled him from there; He reinforced him with a massive support after he suffered what he suffered in the hands of the enemies of Allah.

Similar to this is what he did to His Messengers such as Nooh, Ibraaheem, Moosaa, Hood, Saalih and Shu‘ayb (may peace and blessings be upon them); He made them attain exemplary goals through the means that the souls despise and find difficult. This is as He stated:

“Jihaad is ordained for you (Muslims) though you dislike it, and it may be that you dislike a thing which is good for you and that you like a thing which is bad for you. Allah knows but you do not know.” [Soorah al-Baqarah: 216].

In summary, praiseworthy goals are hidden in cache of dislikes and difficult means just as detested and excruciating goals are hidden in cache of desired and pleasant means ever since Allah created Paradise and surrounded it with disliked things, and created Hell Fire

and surrounded it with desires and passions.

Source: Ighaathah al-Lahfaan min Masaa’id ash-Shaytaan by Imaam Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah (Rahmatullah Alayhi).