Everything that happens to us in life is a test.
If something good happens to us, it is the test of shukr, that is, does the Believer expresses thankfulness to his or her Lord?
If something bad happens to us, it is the test of sabr, that is, does the Believer express patience and perseverance for his or her Lord?
Maulana Zulfiqar Ahmad always says : Sabr kar neh wala jannati, aur shukr kar neh wala bee jannati
[The one who observes patience is among the people of Paradise, and the one who observes thankfulness is also among the people of Paradise]
But we are neither Prophets, nor the Sahaba nor the Awliya. We are weak human beings so we should make dua that we are not inflicted with the test of sabr, but rather with that of shukr.
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