Very Good Q!!!!!!
We were created for no other reason but to Worship our Creator Allah (God All Mighty).
THIS WORLD IS TEST.
Life is the most difficult exam. Many people fail because they try to copy others, not realizing that everyone's paper has different questions.
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Why did Allah make some of us rich and others poor?
Why did Allah make some of us healthy, hearing, seeing, etc and some of us disabled, biologically deaf and unhealthy, etc?
Is this fair?
Allah tests us with wealth and others with other things. We will be tested and accounted for this. A hadith states that a poor man will find it easier than a rich man to get into Paradise. Fariq Naik gave an example of how a teacher gives tests to the students, depending on the test, the teacher will mark accordingly, so for example if the test was an easy exam given to the less able student then the teacher will mark it accordinly. If the exam was a hard one then the teacher may be more 'strict' in marking it. This is all down to the test and the ultimate result of the test is how well we did. For if the test is harder then the reward (if you are patient and strive) will be bigger. So it is fair.
Shaykh Ibn ëUthaymeen was asked this question and said: The questioner should ask himself whether anyone forced him to ask this question, and does he choose the kind of car that he drives? And other such questions. Then the answer as to whether he is following a course set by Allaah or has freedom of choice will become clear to him.
Then he should ask himself whether accidents happen to him by his choice? Or whether he falls sick by his choice? Or will he die by his choice?
And other similar questions. Then the answer as to whether he is following a course set by Allaah or has freedom of choice will become clear to him.
The answer is that the things that the wise person does, he undoubtedly does by his choice. Listen to the words of Allaah (interpretation of the meaning):
ìSo, whosoever wills, let him seek a place with (or a way to) His Lord (by obeying Him in this worldly life)!î
[al-Nabaí 78:39]
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But you have Free will. You have been given Free Will which you will be tasted on it for you ,not for God . He knows every thing , you don't. It will be against you or for you.
If the Day of Judgement is where the Judgement will take place, would it be fair if we didn't have this opportunity (life)?
We're currently 'building' our fate, but the outcome is 'written' (known) by God already.
How many tribulations and how many people persevere with patience?
Look around you, to the right and to the left. Do you not see the afflicted and the unfortunate? In every house there is mourning and upon every cheek run tears.
You are not alone in your troubles, which are few ...compared to those of others. How many sick people remain bedridden for years while suffering from unspeakable pain?
How many have not seen the light of the sun for years due to their imprisonment, having knowledge of nothing but the four corners of their cell?
How many men and women have lost their dear children in the prime of youth?
How many people are troubled or tormented?
Find consolation with those that are worse off than you; know that this life is like a prison for the believer, an abode of grief and sadness. In the morning castles are bustling with inhabitants; then in an instant, disaster occurs, and they are empty and desolate. Life can be peaceful, the body in good health, wealth abundant, and children healthy; and yet in only a matter of days, poverty, death, separation, and sickness can all take their place.
{And you dwelt in the dwellings of men who wronged themselves, and it was clear to you how We had dealt with them. And We put forth [many] parables for you.} (Qurían 14. 45)
You must adapt like the experienced camel, which manages, when necessary, to kneel upon a rock. You must also compare your difficulties with the difficulties of those around you, and with those that have come before you: you should realize that you are in good shape relative to them, and that you have merely been pricked by tiny difficulties. So praise Allah for His kindness, be thankful for what He has left for you, seek recompense from Him for what He has taken, and seek consolation with those that are afflicted.
You have a perfect example in the Prophet (bpuh). The entrails of a camel were placed upon his head; his feet bled; his face was fractured; he was besieged in a mountain pass until he was forced to eat tree leaves; he was driven out of Makkah; his front tooth was broken in battle; his innocent wife was accused of wrongdoing; seventy of his Companions were killed; he was bereaved of his son and of most of his daughters; he would tie a stone around his stomach to lessen the pangs of hunger; and he was accused of being a poet, a magician, a soothsayer, a madman, and a liar ó all at the same time. Yet Allah protected him throughout these severe trials and tribulations. Prophet Zakariyah (Zacharia) was killed, Prophet Yahya (John) was slaughtered, Prophet Moosa (Moses) was afflicted with great trials, Prophet Ibraheem (Abraham) was thrown in the fire, (may peace be upon them all), and the Imams of righteousness followed them upon this path. ëUmar was assassinated, as was ëUthmaan and ëAli (may Allah be pleased with them all). Many scholars of the past have been flogged, imprisoned, or tortured.
{Or think you that you will enter Paradise without such [finals]
as came to those who passed away before you? They were afflicted with severe poverty ailments and were shaken.} (Qurían 2: 214)
ìO man! Verily, you are returning towards your Lord with your deeds and actions (good or bad), a sure returning, and you will meet (the results of your deeds which you did)î
[al-Inshiqaaq 84:6 ñ interpretation of the meaning]
13:26 Allah increases the provision for whom He wills, and straitens (it for whom He wills),
and they rejoice in the life of the world, whereas the life of this world compared to the
Hereafter is but a brief passing enjoyment.
28:60 And whatever you have been given is an enjoyment of the life of the world and its
adornment, and that which is with Allah is better and will remain forever. Have you then no sense!
6-130 It was the life of this world that deceived them. And they will bear witness
against themselves that they were disbelievers.
6:32 And the life of this world is nothing but play and amusement. But far better is
the abode of the Hereafter for those have Taqwa. Will you not then understand!
29:64 And this life of the world is only an amusement and a play! Verily, the home of the
Hereafter -- that is the life indeed, if they but knew.
3:185 Everyone shall taste death. And only on the Day of Resurrection shall you be paid your wages in full.And whoever is moved away from the Fire and admitted to Paradise, he indeed is successful.
The life of this world is only the enjoyment of deception.
These verses are sufficient to confirm that life on Earth is a test for us.