Life of a believer:
When you are hurt by the people who share blood relations
with you, recall Yusuf [alayhi salaam] who was also betrayed by his brothers.
When you find your parents opposing you (in deen) recall
Ibraheem [alayhi salaam] who was made to jump into a blazing fire by his
father.
When you are mocked and abused by your own relatives just
because you adopted deen over duniya, recall Rasul Allah [sallalhu alaihi wa
sallam] who faced the same.
When you are stuck into some problem and find no way out
recall Yunus [alayhi salaam] who was stuck inside the belly of a whale.
When you fall ill and your whole body cries with pain,
recall Ayoob [alayhi salaam] who was more ill than you.
When you see some physical fault in yourself, recall
Moosa [alayhi salam] who could not properly speak.
When someone slanders you, recall Ay'esha [radiallahu
anha] who was also slandered throughout the city.
When you feel lonely recall how Adam [alayhi salaam] felt
when he was created alone at first.
When you can't see any logic in what's going on and your
heart asks why this is happening, recall Nooh [alayhi salaam] who built the
biggest ship without questioning.
Subhan Allah! Allah put all those great personalities in
trial so that the generations to follow may learn a lesson in patience and
perseverance. May Allah swt include us among His patient and grateful servants.
Ameen! -
[source: whatsapp, I didn't write this on my own :) ]
