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Patience & trialsFrom the masjid's own video, Oct 24, 2025.

This life is a test from Allah

Sabeel Center · Wael Haridy
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In one sentence

Life in this world is intentionally a test from Allah, so hardship and blessing are recurring parts of human existence rather than exceptions.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Introduces al-ibtila as a universal law of creation.
  2. Rejects the expectation of a life without trials.
  3. Describes poverty, illness, displacement, and upheaval as forms of testing.
  4. Uses earlier peoples as Quranic examples of severe trials.
  5. Explains that testing is part of the purpose of human creation.
  6. Concludes that both good and evil are tests before returning to Allah.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“And whoever thinks that he will live this life From birth to death Without going through this trial And without going through ibtilaat From Allah azza wa jalla He has a big misunderstanding About this life”
Sabeel Center · Halifax, NS
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“as if this is a goal and objective" "by itself in this life" "to be going through trials”
Sabeel Center · Halifax, NS
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For the dinner table

The khutbah teaches that life is designed to include tests from Allah. These tests may come through financial hardship, illness, displacement, upheaval, or other difficulties. The speaker also reminds us that blessings and good experiences can be tests too. Understanding this can help us view life more realistically and meet its challenges with faith and awareness.

  1. What is one difficult experience that taught you something important?
  2. How can we support someone facing poverty or illness?
  3. How might blessings test us as well as hardships?
Where it was given

The masjid

Sabeel Muslim Youth & Community Center600 Bedford Highway, Halifax, NS B3M 2L8KhateebWael HaridyMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at Sabeel Center19 khutbahs
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