Page 54 - The Secret Behind Our Trials

THE SECRET BEHIND OUR TRIALS
In other words, Muslims will not complain about believers who
are in need; rather, they will help in every way they can, humanely
and out of a good conscience. The only place you can find real
friendship, sincere loyalty, and faithfulness is among devout
Muslims. Muslims are friends, advocates, and helpers to one an-
other. Obliged by their moral character to consider the good and
well-being of their friends, even when they fall into desperate
straits, they always do their best to fulfill their friends' needs before
their own and take pleasure in their acts of self-sacrifice. When their
friends are ill or in financial distress, they do not mind seeing to
their every need even before they are asked to do so. Even if they
lose sleep and go hungry, they will not see their Muslim friends
treated unjustly or in any need. In the Qur'an, Allah tells us about
the true friends of believers:
Your friend is only Allah, His Messenger, and those who
have faith: those who establish prayer, pay alms, and bow.
(Surat al- Ma'ida, 55)
Those who believe and have migrated and striven with their
wealth and themselves in the Way of Allah, and those who
have given refuge and help, they are the friends and protec-
tors of one another. But as for those who believe but have
not migrated, you are not in any way responsible for their
protection until they migrate. But if they ask you for help in
respect of the religion, it is your duty to help them, except
against people with whom you have a treaty. Allah sees
what you do. (Surat al-Anfal, 72)

With Every Difficulty There Is Some Ease
From the outset, we have been speaking about the various diffi-
culties and frustrations that Allah uses to test believers and to reveal

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