The signs that a person has been put to trials

Some of the signs that a person has been put to trials are:

1 ) When he shaves or trims his beard after having it grow longer.

2 ) When he does what he used to warn against.

3 ) When he aligns, upon misguidance, with the same people he used to warn against.

4 ) When he abandons his night prayers.

5 ) When he completely abandons the Salaah.

6 ) When he abandons his religion.

7 ) When a sister abandons her Hijaab.

8 ) When he allows mix gathering.

9 ) When he lies about Allaah and His religion.

10 ) When he attributes a lie to the Messenger of Allaah صلى الله عليه وسلم.

11 ) When he speaks without knowledge.

12 ) When he interferes in the matters which do not concern him.

13 ) When he does not accept the truth out of pride.

14 ) When he sees the truth, but still clings to the falsehood.

And the list goes on…

The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said: “Whoever comes across a person suffering a calamity and says (silently):

الحمد لله الذي عافاني مما ابتلاك به ، وفضلني على كثير ممن خلق تفضيلا

(Alhamdulillaahi-ladhee `aafaanee mimmaa ibtalaaka bih, wa fadh-dhalanee `alaa katheerim mimman khalaqa tafdheelaa)

‘All praise is for Allah Who saved me from that which He tested you with and Who most certainly favored me over much of His creation.’

He will be kept safe from that calamity”

[Sunan al-Tirmidhee (3431, 3432) on the authority of Abu Hurairah and `Umar رضي الله عنهما, and graded as “Hasan li ghairihee” by Shaikh al-Albaanee in al-Saheehah (602)]