Prophet Ayyub's Test of Patience

• Ayyub was a Prophet who was immensely blessed by Allah.
• His mother was the daughter of Prophet Lut and his wife was a direct descendant of Prophet Yusuf.
• Ayyub lived in Rome with his dear wife Rahma and fourteen children.
• Ayyub was a Prophet who was immensely blessed by Allah— he was strong and healthy, had large plots of land, abundant livestock, and a righteous and beautiful family; he was also a community leader who was highly respected and loved by his people.
• Despite his status and wealth, Ayyub was never arrogant; he was always humble, he readily helped the deprived, and constantly thanked and glorified Allah for everything he was blessed with.
• One day, high up in the heavens, the angels began discussing about the best of humans who lived on earth.
• An angel amongst them said, "The best creature on earth today is Ayyub, a man of noble character who displays great patience and always remembers his Generous Lord."
• Satan, who was in the vicinity, overheard the discussion and became very angry.
• He immediately began plotting to lure Ayyub away from the worship of Allah.
• He whispered evil thoughts to Ayyub about the many pleasures of life that a man such as Ayyub could easily enjoy; but the Prophet was a sincere servant of Allah and was not easily faltered.
• Satan approached Allah and informed Him that Ayyub was not a sincere servant of His and was only glorifying Him in fear of losing all his wealth.
• Allah, the All-Knowing, agreed to test Ayyub to show Satan the absolute sincerity of His loyal servant.
• As time passed, Prophet Ayyub’s wealth began to diminish—his land, livestock, servants, and money slowly evaded him until he was left with nothing.
• Immensely satisfied with Ayyub’s ordeal, Satan, disguised as a wise old man, approached the Prophet and said, “All your wealth is lost, some people say that it is because you gave too much charity and that you are wasting your time with your continuous prayers to Allah. Others say that Allah has brought this upon you in order to please your enemies. If Allah had the capacity to prevent harm, then He would have protected your wealth.”
• Ayyub replied, “Allah gives whom He wills, and Allah takes from whom He wills. And all of the wealth that I have belongs to Allah, so He has every authority to take it back from me”.
• Feeling rather frustrated, Satan returned to Allah and said, “I have stripped Ayyub of all his possessions, but he still remains grateful to You. However, he is only hiding his disappointment. The real test of a parent is through his children. You will see how Ayyub will reject
• Ayyub was a Muslim who had many children.
• All of his children died except for one.
• Allah took away his children because he thought they might be a test for him.
• Ayyub was very sad when his children died, but he never stopped praying for them.
• Eventually, the people of the city abandoned Ayyub because they thought he was a bad person.

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