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“To be spared and grateful is more beloved than to be tested and patient” | Daily Reminders

by Dr. Omar Suleiman

Sh. Omar Suleiman reflects on the idea of asking Allah for hardship in order to gain more reward. However it is a narrated that to be spared and grateful is better than to be tested and patient.

April 6, 2020
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