How can a Momin find sabr in light of very sad things. For example : a young woman was diagnosed with aggressive cancer and she has young children and no one to help.
Re: why do bad things happen to good people?
And We will surely test you with something of fear and hunger and a loss of wealth and lives and fruits, but give good tidings to the patient, (155) Who, when disaster strikes them, say, “Indeed we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we will return.” (156)
Al-Baqarah
may Allah grant her cure and give her strength ameen, The disease is from Allah so the cure is, Allah grant patience to His slaves when He gives trials to them. So inshaAllah,Allah will help her and her children, Allah is sufficient for the Momin.
Re: why do bad things happen to good people?
Allah’s most beloved humans [prophets] were inflicted with sadness and sorrows. does that answer your question?
Re: why do bad things happen to good people?
When something bad happens to good people, instead of questioning God, it’s time for you to help them out.
Bad and good things happen to both bad and good people. This is the system if this world that Allah has created. Good things to good people and bad to bad people is the system of akhirat, not this world
Re: why do bad things happen to good people?
If bad things didn’t happen to good people, then the bad people would be advantaged with mercy and not the good people, because when afflictions befall us it means Allah (SWT) increases our ease elsewhere. Also, if the good were never struck with hardships then how would they be able to demonstrate their goodness of patience and goodness of constancy? When the good people remain good after hardships it makes the bad people who get no hardships look even worse.
The way to root out the good by accidental circumstances from the true good people is to put them all in hardship and see who remains good, but by continuing to give them them ease and blessings will not enable them to be distinguished apart.
Re: why do bad things happen to good people?
the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him): “How wonderful is the affair of the believer, for his affairs are all good, and this applies to no one but the believer. If something good happens to him, he is thankful for it and that is good for him. If something bad happens to him, he bears it with patience and that is good for him.” (Narrated by Muslim, 2999).
So if calamity befalls a Muslim, he must say Inna Lillaahi wa inna ilayhi raaji’oon (Verily to Allah we belong and unto Him is our return), and say the du’aa’s that have been narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him).
How wonderful are those moments in which a person turns to his Lord and knows that He alone is the One Who grants relief from distress. How great is the relief when it comes after hardship. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“but give glad tidings to As‑ Saabiroon (the patient).
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Who, when afflicted with calamity, say: ‘Truly, to Allaah we belong and truly, to Him we shall return.’
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They are those on whom are the Salawaat (i.e. who are blessed and will be forgiven) from their Lord, and (they are those who) receive His Mercy, and it is they who are the guided ones”
[al-Baqarah 2:155-157]