05-27-2007, 09:42 AM
Calamities and disasters are a test for a person, and a sign that Allah loves him. It is like medicine: you offer the medicine, despite its bitterness, to the one whom you love; and the greatest perfection in analogy belongs to Allah. According to a saheeh hadeeth: (The greatest reward comes from the greatest trial. When Allah loves people, He tests them, and whoever accepts it gains the pleasure of Allah and whoever complains earns His wrath.)