So indeed, with hardship there is ease. Indeed, with hardship there is ease.

[Kanz-ul-Iman (translation of Quran)] (Part 30, Surah Alam Nashrah, verses 5,6)

اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه, through the blessings of these verses, all of those hardships were removed from me. (Al-Tabaqaat Al-Kubra, vol. 1, p. 178, summarised)

We should also strive

Dear Islamic brothers! You have heard how our Ghaus-ul-A’zam رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه struggled for years to attain proximity to his Lord, to please his grandfather, the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, to overcome his Nafs and Satan, to rid himself of love for the world, to save himself from the disease of sin, to guide the people towards the right path, to attain the honour of being a Muballigh, to spread the call to righteousness across the entire world and to enter countless disbelievers into the fold of Islam. Although we are unable to struggle like Ghaus-ul-A’zam رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه, we can at least make some efforts.

Repayment of a debt

Sayyiduna Shaykh Muhiyyuddin Syed Abdul Qaadir Jeelani Qutb-e-Rabbani رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه states: I was once sitting in a jungle and reading a book of Fiqh, when a voice from the unseen said, ‘In order to seek Fiqh and other sciences, borrow some money and get by.’ He رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه states: I said, ‘How can I borrow money in a state of financial weakness, when I do not have a way of repaying it?’ Thus, a voice said, ‘You borrow the money; its repayment is our responsibility.’ Hearing this, I went to the food-seller and said, ‘I wish to make an agreement based on the following condition: when Allah Almighty grants me the means, I will repay your money.’ Hearing this, he began to cry and said, ‘My master! I am willing to present anything that you seek.’

Thus, I continued to take one and a half pieces of bread and some curry from him for a period of time, but I would always remain