"O you
of little resolve, where do you stand upon His path?
Adam found it difficult and Nuh lamented because of it, while Allaah's Khaleel Ibraaheem was thrown
into a pit of fire due to it. Isma'eel was laid upon his side ready to be sacrifices
for its sake, and while upon it, Yusuf was sold for a cheap price and then
falsely cast into prison for many years. Zakareeyah was sawed in half, and
Yahya was slaughtered due to it. Ayyub suffered great distress, while Dawud
cried copiously, and Isaa cured the wretched poor of their diseases and walked
with the beasts, due to it. And how many forms of difficulty and hardship did
the Messenger Muhammad face while proceeding upon it, yet you live your life
through amusements and distractions!"
- Sheikh al-Islaam ibnul Qayyim rahimuallaah
Al-Fawaid page 41"
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