More Troubles.......will it EVER end?????

[Isra]

As salamo alaikome

Inshallah all my brothers and sisters on TTI are doing well by Allah's blessings upon us. Ameen.

I need to ask this question that has been bothering me so much. With everything that is happening in the world right now I feel ashamed to even post this topic and I realize that my problems dont even compare to what some are going through but of course for ME in my little corner of the world my problems seem overwhelming right now so please forgive me for my post.

ALL of the troubles I have right now are money related. I have considered maybe Allah is testing me because truthfully I have NEVER cared about money. I can easily live on very little and be content and even happy. I dont need the expensive things in life and those things have NEVER mattered to me. But right now my financial situation is one that I feel I cannot get out of. My job is good and the money I make should be enough but without getting into the boring details of what is happening to me let me suffice it to say that my income is not nearly enough for the financial troubles I have gotten myself into recently and believe me I admit all of these problems are my own doing so I am not trying to blame someone else for it.

My question in this long boring story is...............can Allah test us with financial troubles too??? What about if the troubles are our own fault......can that still be a way of Allah testing us? What about punishment for our sins??? I recently read that Allah will punish us in one of 3 ways...........Number 1- here on earth through struggles (not sure if this money situation will qualify as punishment from Allah since I basically did it to myself). Number 2- in the grave and Number 3- in hell fire.

I just wondered if what I am going through could be either a test from Allah because of my disregard for money or maybe its punishment for something I have done???? I know only Allah knows the answer but I wondered if someone here at TTI knows if this is even possible. I am so stressed out about this situation believe me it feels like I cant do anything right and every time I try to do good it always turns out something bad happens. I am trying so hard to stay strong but I must admit sometimes I get sooooooooo tired.

Please help if you are able to answer because if I know that everything I am going through is for Allah's sake it will help to make me stronger. I will do anything to please Allah so if I hear that its possibly a test I am sure I will not give up.

Jazakallah khairan for caring enough to read my post.

Your troubled sister in Islam................Isra* :shymuslima1:

 

[GAZIJA]

Assalamu Alaykum dear sister,

Yes it is possible that Allah is testing you with your income, but it could be punishment too. It depends all, how you earning your money for exp. if your income is not halal then there is not barakah in your income, or maybe you comitted some sin which caused it for you to make your income shrink.

However, go back and see if you deed something wrong and that is why you are experiencing complications. But, Allah gave you ways to incriese your income too by saying; subhanallah, estagfirullah, giving charity, etc. so dont wary inshAllah you should be okay.

Your provision is prescribed, so you will get what is yours, also make night prayer and make dua'a inshAllah.

Asslamu Aleykum

 

[Kakorot]

Sister, every calamity that befalls u and I mean EVERY calamity that befalls u is a test from Allaah. Whatever you are going through may Allaah make it easy for you. E.g. family, wealth, children, environment, society, poverty etc is a test from God. Maybe Allaah is testing you this way to see what you will do, He does it to all of us. Because sometimes we are not close to Allaah how we are supposed to be, so therefore Allaah decides to test us in order that we invoke upon Him more and draw nearer and closer to Him.
E.g. a mother has a miscarriage, this is a HUGE test that Allaah has tested His beloved servant because the huger the test the greater the Love Allaah has for His servant. Another example can be that someone lost their job and are finding it hard to keep a roof over their head, provide for their family, pay the bills etc but this is another huge test from Allaah so that the individual invokes upon Him more as Allaah loves it when His servants invoke Him. And Allaah is testing you with this financial situation that you are going through wow Allaah must really love you sis May Al Wadood Love us all and may Allaah make this test easy for you. We are all tested but in different ways

Fi aman Allaah

 

[abubaseer]

:salam2: Sister,

After every difficulty there is ease.

I would request you to read the following post on some ways to increase earnings according to Quran and Sunnah.

15 Ways to increase earnings with proofs from Quran and Sunnah

 

[IHearIslam]

Sister, every calamity that befalls u and I mean EVERY calamity that befalls u is a test from Allaah. Whatever you are going through may Allaah make it easy for you. E.g. family, wealth, children, environment, society, poverty etc is a test from God. Maybe Allaah is testing you this way to see what you will do, He does it to all of us. Because sometimes we are not close to Allaah how we are supposed to be, so therefore Allaah decides to test us in order that we invoke upon Him more and draw nearer and closer to Him.
E.g. a mother has a miscarriage, this is a HUGE test that Allaah has tested His beloved servant because the huger the test the greater the Love Allaah has for His servant. Another example can be that someone lost their job and are finding it hard to keep a roof over their head, provide for their family, pay the bills etc but this is another huge test from Allaah so that the individual invokes upon Him more as Allaah loves it when His servants invoke Him. And Allaah is testing you with this financial situation that you are going through wow Allaah must really love you sis May Al Wadood Love us all and may Allaah make this test easy for you. We are all tested but in different ways

Fi aman Allaah

:salam2: beloved sister Isra
I agree with everything my beloved sister Channa wrote may Allah reward her for this.ameen
and YES subhanaAllah! I agree that Allah must love you so much to test you with many trials and tribulations..............keep the strenght and surely it's reward is better and greater than anything in this horrible prison cell we call "world"
I ask Allah azza wajal to ease your pains and your suffering, I ask Allah to give patience and the strength to carry on, I ask Allah the most high, the most near, to elivate your ranks in Jannah as you face your hardships, and I ask Him to give you a home in jannah near His throne! ameen,ameen,ameen!

I dont know if you have seen this already, but I wish to give you hope with this thread
sometimes, words and can a troubled heart, and I wish to help you with these words ONLY for Allah's sake
may you enjoy reading them and may it serve the purpose I shared it with you,ameen
dedicated to those facing hardships

 

[rightpath_357]

Oh sis- that's not good. I think Allah IS punishing u for it right now because- don't you think it would have been fixed somehow by now if he willed it? Keep strong sis- Du'aa a lot. Never miss a prayer--- give charity. If you give charity, Allah will give it back to you several times. Even after it's over- still praise Allah, and give charity. Maybe you could work a little extra? Just DO NOT take loans from the bank if they're going to charge you intrerest.

 

[Mohsin]

Asslamu alaikum

Sister, I pray to Allah that he bring ease to you. I found this for you and I hope it will be helpful, inshaAllah.

The calamities that befall a person and affect him or his wealth or his family are not completely bad, rather they may result in a lot of good for a person. ​

Allaah has told us in His Book of that which may reduce the impact of the calamity on a person and encourage him to seek reward, namely patience and saying Inna Lillaahi wa inna ilayhi raaji’oon (Truly, to Allaah we belong and truly, to Him we shall return). This is a promise from Allaah that He will fulfil. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): ​

“but give glad tidings to As- Saabiroon (the patient).
156. Who, when afflicted with calamity, say: ‘Truly, to Allaah we belong and truly, to Him we shall return.’
157. They are those on whom are the Salawaat (i.e. who are blessed and will be forgiven) from their Lord, and (they are those who) receive His Mercy, and it is they who are the guided ones”
[al-Baqarah 2:155-157] ​

Ibn al-Qayyim said:
This phrase is one of the greatest means of dealing with calamity and is one of the most beneficial in this world and in the Hereafter. It comprises two great principles which, if a person understands them properly, will bring him consolation for the calamity that has befallen him: ​

1 – That the person, his family and his wealth all belong to Allaah in a real sense; they have been given to him as a loan, and if they are taken from him, that is like the lender taking back his property from the borrower. ​

2 – The person will ultimately return to Allaah his Lord. He will inevitably leave this world behind and come before his Lord on his own as He created him the first time, with no family, no wealth, no tribe, rather with good deeds and bad deeds. If this is how he started and is how he is going to end, then how can he rejoice over what he has or grieve over what he does not have? Thinking about how he began and how he will end is the best remedy for this problem.
Zaad al-Ma’aad, 4/189. ​

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) has told us that bearing hardships and calamities with patience is something that can only be done by those who have achieved true faith. ​

It was narrated that Subhayb al-Roomi (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “How wonderful is the affair of the believer, for his affair is all good, and this applies to no one except the believer. If something good happens to him, he gives thanks and that is good for him, and if something bad happens to him, he bears it with patience, and he will be rewarded for that, so everything that Allaah has decreed for the Muslim is good.”
Narrated by Muslim, 2999. ​

Trials and calamities are a test, and are a sign of Allaah’s love for a person. They are like medicine: even if it is bitter, you offer it despite its bitterness to one whom you love – and for Allaah is the highest description. According to a saheeh hadeeth: “The greatest reward comes with the greatest trial. When Allaah loves a people He tests them. Whoever accepts that wins His pleasure but whoever is discontent with that earns His wrath.” Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 2396; Ibn Maajah, 4031; classed as saheeh by Shaykh al-Albaani. ​

We should not hate the trials that Allaah has decreed for us. Al-Hasan al-Basri (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: Do not hate the trials that befall you or the calamities that happen to you, for they may be something that you hate but it leads to your salvation, and there may be something that you love, but it leads to your doom.

And Allaah knows best.

Islam Q&A

 

[ahmed_indian]

,

it could be test also. yes, Allah can test us thru financial problems. even if you are responsible for ur problems (as u said in the post), it still could be test frm Allah.

“And certainly, We shall test you with something of fear, hunger, loss of wealth, lives and fruits, but give glad tidings to As‑ Saabiroon (the patient)." [Qur'an]

 

[ahmed_indian]

A righteous woman is suffering trials and is asking why:

read this:
http://www.islam-qa.com/en/ref/22798

 

[Isra]

As salamo alaikome.

Jazakallah khairan to all who replied to my thread. I am relieved to know this is another test from Allah and not just something caused by my own stupidity. I can handle anything as long as I am sure it is from Allah. Really I was crazy to think anything else. Of COURSE it is from Allah as ALL things are from Allah. But I feel relieved to be sure about it so still Thank you from the bottom of my heart and may Allah reward you all for your efforts. Ameen