️[Admonition By Imaam Ibnul Qayyim رحمه الله تعالى]
[Source: An Excerpt from ‘Al-Fawaa’id’ pages 293-300. slightly paraphrased]
Imaam
Ibnul Qayyim رحمه الله تعالى said: The souls will not be purified and
upright until they are put to test through afflictions.
Shaikh-ul-Islaam ibn Taymiyyah رحمه الله تعالى said:
Allaah سبحانه و تعالى said:
الٓمٓ
(١) أَحَسِبَ ٱلنَّاسُ أَن يُتۡرَكُوٓاْ أَن يَقُولُوٓاْ ءَامَنَّا وَهُمۡ
لَا يُفۡتَنُونَ (٢)وَلَقَدۡ فَتَنَّا ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِهِمۡۖ
فَلَيَعۡلَمَنَّ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِينَ صَدَقُواْ وَلَيَعۡلَمَنَّ
ٱلۡكَـٰذِبِينَ (٣) أَمۡ حَسِبَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَعۡمَلُونَ ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ أَن
يَسۡبِقُونَاۚ سَآءَ مَا يَحۡكُمُونَ (٤) مَن كَانَ يَرۡجُواْ لِقَآءَ
ٱللَّهِ فَإِنَّ أَجَلَ ٱللَّهِ لَأَتٍ۬ۚ وَهُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلۡعَلِيمُ
(٥) وَمَن جَـٰهَدَ فَإِنَّمَا يُجَـٰهِدُ لِنَفۡسِهِۦۤۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ
لَغَنِىٌّ عَنِ ٱلۡعَـٰلَمِينَ (٦) وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ
ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ لَنُكَفِّرَنَّ عَنۡهُمۡ سَيِّـَٔاتِهِمۡ
وَلَنَجۡزِيَنَّهُمۡ أَحۡسَنَ ٱلَّذِى كَانُواْ يَعۡمَلُونَ (٧)
وَوَصَّيۡنَا ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنَ بِوَٲلِدَيۡهِ حُسۡنً۬اۖ وَإِن جَـٰهَدَاكَ
لِتُشۡرِكَ بِى مَا لَيۡسَ لَكَ بِهِۦ عِلۡمٌ۬ فَلَا تُطِعۡهُمَآۚ
إِلَىَّ مَرۡجِعُكُمۡ فَأُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡمَلُونَ (٨)
وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ لَنُدۡخِلَنَّهُمۡ فِى
ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ (٩) وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يَقُولُ ءَامَنَّا بِٱللَّهِ
فَإِذَآ أُوذِىَ فِى ٱللَّهِ جَعَلَ فِتۡنَةَ ٱلنَّاسِ كَعَذَابِ ٱللَّهِ
وَلَٮِٕن جَآءَ نَصۡرٌ۬ مِّن رَّبِّكَ لَيَقُولُنَّ إِنَّا ڪُنَّا
مَعَكُمۡۚ أَوَلَيۡسَ ٱللَّهُ بِأَعۡلَمَ بِمَا فِى صُدُورِ
ٱلۡعَـٰلَمِينَ (١٠) وَلَيَعۡلَمَنَّ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ
وَلَيَعۡلَمَنَّ ٱلۡمُنَـٰفِقِينَ (١١)
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 Allaah 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; Or those who do evil deeds think that they can
outstrip Us (i.e. escape Our Punishment)? Evil is
that which they judge! Whoever hopes for the Meeting with Allaah, then
Allaah’s Term is surely coming. and He is the All-Hearer, the
All-Knower. And whosoever strives, he strives only
for himself. Verily, Allaah is free of all wants from the ‘Alamin
(mankind, jinns, and all that exists). Those who believe [in the Oneness
of Allaah (Monotheism) and in Messenger Muhammad, and do not apostate
because of the harm they receive from the polytheists], and do righteous
good deeds, surely, We shall remit from them their evil deeds and shall
reward them according to the best of that which they used to do.
