Never Lose Hope and Patience

Mufti Mohammad Qasem Qasemi, the prominent teacher of Hadith and jurisprudence of Darululoom Zahedan pointed to the benefits and importance of patience and hope, and considered hope as one the factors for success.
Talking to the Friday worshippers of Zahedan in June 18, 2021, before the speech of Shaikh Abdol-Hamid, chairman of Darul-Ifta of Darululoom Zahedan said: “The mankind is always in two states: in happiness, health and success, or in hardship, illness and trouble. Allah tests the servants in these two ways and asks them to be aware of Him in both conditions”.
He continued: “Allah doesn’t like His servants to commit sins when they are healthy, but the servants should be thankful to God always in all conditions, to be closer to Allah the Almighty”.
He added: “A true believer turns to Allah in hardships and knows that everything is in the hands of Allah. Some people feel frustrated when they face difficulties; this situation causes them to turn away from the path of Allah. Such people are far away from teachings of the Qur’an and the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad PBUH.”
“The Prophet PBUH and the Muslims in Mecca faced various political, economic and security problems. The Prophet was insulted by his relatives, but Allah comforted the Prophet and the Muslims with the revelation of several verses”, said the Iranian Grand Sunni Mufti.
“Allama Abul-Hasan Nadvi says: Allah revealed Surah Yusuf in Mecca to comfort the Prophet and Surah Qesas to comfort and strengthen Muslims and believers. This Surah teaches us that the Prophet Ya’qub and Yusuf were never disappointed despite seeing all kinds of difficulties and hardships. In Surah Yusuf, Allah teaches Muslims patience and piety”.
Mufti Qasemi said: “In the face of difficulties, the Prophet Ya’qub advised his children not to be disappointed of Allah’s mercy and to try to find Yusuf”.
“The believers who believe in Allah’s will and power, they will never be disappointed and they will see the result of their patience and hope, as Ya’qub and Yusuf, peace be upon them, got dignity in Egypt; this was the result of piety, patience and hope. The Prophet Muhammad PBUH prayed for help with the broken heart after enduring unpleasant treatment of the people of Taif”, the prominent Mufti of Zahedan said.
Shaikh Qasemi continued: “In the Battle of the Trench, when various parties and tribes of polytheists and Jews had mobilized their armies against Muslims, while digging the trench, the Prophet PBUH encountered a big stone; each time a stone was struck, a light shone. The Prophet said: I saw the palaces of Yemen in the first shining, the palaces of Mada’in and Ctesiphon in the second shining, and the palaces of Rome in the third shining. The hypocrites mocked, but Allah fulfilled the prophecies of His Prophet, and the Muslims conquered all these lands and people over there converted to Islam”.
Mufti Mohammad Qasem concluded his points by saying: “Muslims should not be disappointed under any circumstances”.
“A Muslim succeeds in all aspects of the life with piety, patience and prayer”, he said.