Sa’eed b. Jubayr رحمه الله said:
“The first ones to be called towards Jannah are those who praise Allāh in every condition, in happiness and in distress.”
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Shaykh Al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah (رحمه الله) said:
“Lofty ranks cannot be reached except with trials.”
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