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FAITH: THE WAY TO HAPPINESS

draw closer still to Him. This, too, is a blessing for believers.
Thus the submission of believers to Allah's decree and their at-
tachment to Him make them happy and at peace under all circum-
stances and earn them His approval. Our Prophet Muhammad
(saws) described this attitude of the believers as "strange" and
praised it as follows:
"Strange are the ways of a believer for there is good in every affair
of his and this is not the case with anyone else except in the case of
a believer for if he has an occasion to feel delight he thanks [Allah],
thus there is a good for him in it, and if he gets into trouble and
shows resignation (and endures it patiently), there is a good for him
in it." (Sahih Muslim, Book 41, Number 20)
As our Prophet (saws) said, for believers everything is a source
of benefit. This privilege is exclusive to believers and is a manifesta-
tion of Allah's mercy towards them. Allah gives the good news of
His mercy towards believers in the Qur'an:
As for those who believed and did right actions, their Lord
will admit them into His mercy. That is the Clear V i c t o r y.
(Surat al-Jathiyya: 30)
The powerful devotion of believers to Allah brings them closer
to Him under all circumstances and causes them to be continually
contented and at peace.

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