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The Truthful Believers Are Firm When There Are Trials
Shaykh Saleh al Fawzan حفظه الله
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSt8IEpaC6U [2 Min]

الم أَحَسِبَ النَّاسُ أَن يُتْرَكُوا أَن يَقُولُوا آمَنَّا وَهُمْ لَا يُفْتَنُونَ وَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ۖ فَلَيَعْلَمَنَّ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ صَدَقُوا وَلَيَعْلَمَنَّ الْكَاذِبِينَ

Alif-Lam-Mim. Do people think that they will be left alone because they say: “We believe,” and will not be tested. And We indeed tested those who were before them. And Allah will certainly make (it) known (the truth of) those who are true, and will certainly make (it) known (the falsehood of) those who are liars. (Surah al-Ankabut: 1-3)

مَّا كَانَ ٱللَّهُ لِيَذَرَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَىٰ مَآ أَنتُمْ عَلَيْهِ حَتَّىٰ يَمِيزَ ٱلْخَبِيثَ مِنَ ٱلطَّيِّبِ ۗ وَمَا كَانَ ٱللَّهُ لِيُطْلِعَكُمْ عَلَى ٱلْغَيْبِ وَلَٰكِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَجْتَبِى مِن رُّسُلِهِۦ مَن يَشَآءُ ۖ فَـَٔامِنُواْ بِٱللَّهِ وَرُسُلِهِۦ ۚ وَإِن تُؤْمِنُواْ وَتَتَّقُواْ فَلَكُمْ أَجْرٌ عَظِيمٌ ‎﴿١٧٩﴾‏

Allah will not leave the believers in the state in which you are now, until He distinguishes the wicked from the good. Nor will Allah disclose to you the secrets of the unseen.. (Surah Ale Imran: 179)

So it will not be clarified for us who are the people of Iman from the people hypocrisy and who are the people of truthfulness from the people of lies unless tests and trials takes place.Verily the truthful believers are firm when there are trials.While the hypocrites and liars get swept away.

وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يَعْبُدُ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ حَرْفٍ ۖ فَإِنْ أَصَابَهُۥ خَيْرٌ ٱطْمَأَنَّ بِهِۦ ۖ وَإِنْ أَصَابَتْهُ فِتْنَةٌ ٱنقَلَبَ عَلَىٰ وَجْهِهِۦ خَسِرَ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلْءَاخِرَةَ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلْخُسْرَانُ ٱلْمُبِينُ ‎﴿١١﴾‏

And among mankind is he who worships Allah as it were, upon the very edge; if good befalls him, he is content therewith; but if a trial befalls him, he turns back on his face. He loses both this world and the Hereafter. That is the evident loss (Surah al-Hajj: 11)

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Fitan (Trials) & Istiqamah (Steadfastness):
https://abdurrahman.org/fitan-trials-istiqamah-steadfastness/

Testing, Afflictions and Calamities – Dr Saleh As-Saleh [Audio & Transcribed Notes]
In times of calamity, people divide into four levels – Shaykh ibn Uthaymeen
How to Behave in Times of Fitnah – Dawud Adib [Audio|En]

Based upon the work of Imam Ibnul Qayyim (rahimahullaah)

The 10 Ways – point-by-point – to escape the envy of the envious person:

1– Seeking refuge in Allaah from the evil of the haasid (the envious one).

2– Fearing Allaah, Subhanahu wa Ta’aala.

3– Being patient when dealing with this enemy, and not wasting time via confronting him or arguing with him.

4– Tawakkul (relying on Allaah).

5– Don’t even allow your heart to become occuppied with the envier’s foolishness, and try your best to erase it from your thoughts.

6– Turning to Allaah and being sincere to Allaah, and making the love of seeking Allaah’s Pleasure and repenting to Allaah one’s main primary concern.

7– Repenting to Allaah for sins which allowed the enemy to gain asendancy over him; no one is given the ability to overpower a slave except due to that’s slave’s sins (sins he knows of and the sins he may not know of).

8– Giving sadaqah and treating others well.

9– Repelling the evil with good – and this is from the most difficult upon the soul.

10– Implementing and actualizing Tawheed, which in reality encompasses everything that has preceded, and it revolves around it. And for one to actualize Tawheed, he must learn it. One should learn Tawheed and the right of Allaah upon His slaves.

In this sermon, the speaker elaborates on the teachings of Imam Ibn al-Qayyim regarding the ten methods to repel the evil of envy (hasad). These methods are derived from his explanation of Surah Al-Falaq and Surah An-Nas. The speaker details each of the ten factors, providing scriptural evidence from the Qur’an and Hadith. The core principles discussed include seeking refuge in Allah, maintaining consciousness of God (taqwa), exercising patience (sabr), having complete reliance on Allah (tawakkul), ignoring worries about envy, filling one’s heart with the love of Allah, sincere repentance (tawbah), giving charity (sadaqah), showing benevolence even to the envious, and finally, solidifying one’s belief in the oneness of Allah (Tawhid), which is presented as the foundation of all other protections.

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The Truthful Believers Are Firm When There Are Trials – Shaykh Saleh al Fawzan حفظه الله [Video|Ar-En Subtitles]

Ten Ways That Protect from the Evil of Envy – Ibn al Qayyim – Dr Saleh as Saleh [Audio|En]