Book Name:Nabi-e-Kareem Ki Mubarak Shehzadiyon Kay Fazail
Sayyidatuna Zaynab رَضِیَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهَا, was targeted for the cruellest of the oppressions and tyrannies. May we get sacrificed! Despite all this, she رَضِیَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهَا still remained steadfast, showed patience upon the calamity and remained expressing gratitude to Allah Almighty. Therefore, if we ever encounter a calamity or face any hardship in the path of Allah Almighty, then we shall also show patience while having trust in Allah Almighty. Various virtues have been mentioned in the blessed Ahadees for observing patience over calamities. For persuasion, let’s listen to two blessed sayings of the Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم and develop a habit of observing patience over calamities.
1. Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم stated: Whomsoever Allah Almighty intends goodness for, He Almighty afflicts calamity upon him. (Bukhari, vol. 4, pp. 5645)
2. Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم stated: Calamity is afflicted upon a person according to how religious he is. If he is firm in religion, then his calamity is also firm. And if he is weak in his religion, then Allah Almighty tests him according to his religious status. A person keeps getting afflicted with calamities to the extent that all his sins are forgiven in this world. (Ibn Majah, vol. 4, pp. 369, Raqm 4023)
Dear Islamic brothers! Remember! Being afflicted with calamities and challenges is not a means of hardship, but a means of mercy and privilege. Therefore, no matter how many hardships befall us, we get surrounded by calamities, troubles prevail all around us, and illnesses strike us from all corners, still we shall not utter a single word of complaint from our tongue; rather, we should develop our mindset in the following manner that if we succeed in observing patience over these calamities, then we will deserve such great and illustrious rewards from Allah Almighty on the Day of Judgement that people will be envious over them.
Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has stated: On the Day of Judgement, when ill and grieved people will be rewarded, then those in peace would wish that only if! Our skins were cut with scissors in the world. (Tirmizi, vol. 4, pp. 180, Hadees 2410) I.e. they would wish that such illnesses should have befallen us in