اِنَّمَا یُوَفَّی الصّٰبِرُوۡنَ  اَجۡرَہُمۡ بِغَیۡرِ حِسَابٍ )۱۰(

‘It is the patient ones who will be paid their reward in full without measure.’”^[1]

Dear Islamic brothers, just as we learn about the love of Sayyiduna Ali رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ towards his son, Imam Hasan رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ, at the same time, we also learn the following from the hadith of the beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم that was just mentioned: those who bear patience upon hardships, calamities and tests will be granted full reward on the Day of Judgement for their patience. Remember, there are countless wisdoms hidden within every action of Allah Almighty, which we have no knowledge of. Therefore, instead of complaining about our worries, poverty and destitution in front of everyone and مَعَاذَ اللہ   uttering Kufr with our tongues by making baseless objections against Allah Almighty due to our lack of means, we ought to face these trials and hardships with patience and forbearance, for these hardships and calamities are an expiation for our sins and a means of an increase in rank.

The beloved of Allah صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم stated: “When the people of calamities (i.e. the sick and those who were tested) will be given their reward on the Day of Judgement, then those who remained at ease would wish, ‘If only our skin was cut with scissors in the world.’”^[2]

Mufti Ahmad Yar Khan رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه writes the following to explain the words of the Hadith “If only our skin was cut with scissors in the world”: “This means that they will wish and desire that such illnesses had afflicted them in the world so that they would also receive the reward that is being granted to those who were afflicted by illness and hardship.”^[3]