Trial and Dua - As mentioned in Al-Quran بِسۡمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحۡمٰنِ الرَّحِيۡم Al-Mulk 67:2 Our creation is for test and trial He who created the death and the life that He may test you which of you is best in deed. اۨلَّذِىۡ خَلَقَ الۡمَوۡتَ وَالۡحَيٰوةَ لِيَبۡلُوَكُمۡ اَيُّكُمۡ اَحۡسَنُ عَمَلًا ؕ Al-Baqarah 2:155 Allah tests us by fear, hunger, loss of wealth, life, fruits And certainly We shall test you with something of fear, and hunger, and loss of wealth, and lives, and fruits. وَ لَـنَبۡلُوَنَّكُمۡ بِشَىۡءٍ مِّنَ الۡخَـوۡفِ وَالۡجُـوۡعِ وَ نَقۡصٍ مِّنَ الۡاَمۡوَالِ وَ الۡاَنۡفُسِ وَ الثَّمَرٰتِؕ Aal-Imran 3:186 We are tested by wealth and health You shall certainly be tested in your wealth, and your personal selves. لَـتُبۡلَوُنَّ فِىۡۤ اَمۡوَالِكُمۡ وَ اَنۡفُسِكُمۡ Al-Maidah 5:48 We are tested by what is given to us But that He may try you in that which He has given you. So race one with another in good deeds. To Allah you will return all together.
وَّلٰـكِنۡ لِّيَبۡلُوَكُمۡ فِىۡ مَاۤ اٰتٰٮكُمۡ فَاسۡتَبِقُوا الۡخَـيۡرٰتِؕ اِلَى اللّٰهِ مَرۡجِعُكُمۡ جَمِيۡعًا
Houd 11:7 Allah created heavens, earth by His Authority to test us And it is He who created the heavens and the earth in six days, and His Throne was upon the water, that He might test you, which of you is best in deed. وَ هُوَ الَّذِىۡ خَلَقَ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالۡاَرۡضَ فِىۡ سِتَّةِ اَيَّامٍ وَّكَانَ عَرۡشُهٗ عَلَى الۡمَآءِ لِيَبۡلُوَكُمۡ اَيُّكُمۡ اَحۡسَنُ عَمَلاً ؕ Al-Kahaf 18:7 The earth has been adorned and beautified as a test for us Indeed, We have made that which is on the earth an adornment for it, that We may test them, as to which of them are best in deeds. اِنَّا جَعَلۡنَا مَا عَلَى الۡاَرۡضِ زِيۡنَةً لَّهَا لِنَبۡلُوَهُمۡ اَيُّهُمۡ اَحۡسَنُ عَمَلاً Al-Anbia 21:35 The good and bad that we meet in life are tests for us Every soul must taste death. And We test you by evil and by good as a trial. كُلُّ نَفۡسٍ ذَآٮِٕقَةُ الۡمَوۡتِؕ وَ نَبۡلُوۡكُمۡ بِالشَّرِّ وَ الۡخَيۡرِ فِتۡنَةً ؕ Al-Baqarah 2:156 Allah is teaching us what to say in hardship - Say we return to Him Those who, when a calamity befalls them, say: “Indeed, we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we will return.” الَّذِيۡنَ اِذَآ اَصَابَتۡهُمۡ مُّصِيۡبَةٌ ۙ قَالُوۡٓا اِنَّا لِلّٰهِ وَ اِنَّـآ اِلَيۡهِ رٰجِعُوۡنَؕ Al-Anbia 21:87 Allah is teaching us what to say in hardship - Say we have done wrong There is no god except You. Be You glorified. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers.
لَّاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّاۤ اَنۡتَ سُبۡحٰنَكَ ۖ اِنِّىۡ كُنۡتُ مِنَ الظّٰلِمِيۡنَ
Al-Falaq 113:1-2 Allah is teaching us what to say in hardship - Say we seek His protection Say: “I seek refuge with the Lord of the daybreak.” “From the evil of that which He created.” قُلۡ اَعُوۡذُ بِرَبِّ الۡفَلَقِۙ مِنۡ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَۙ An-Naas 114:1,5 Allah is teaching us what to say in hardship - Say we seek His protection Say: “I seek protection with the Lord of mankind.” “From the evil of the whisperer who withdraws.” قُلۡ اَعُوۡذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِۙ مِنۡ شَرِّ الۡوَسۡوَاسِ ۙ الۡخَـنَّاسِ Houd 11:3 Allah is teaching us what to say in hardship - Say we ask His Forgiveness And that you seek forgiveness of your Lord, then you turn in repentance to Him. He will let you enjoy a fair provision. وَّ اَنِ اسۡتَغۡفِرُوۡا رَبَّكُمۡ ثُمَّ تُوۡبُوۡاۤ اِلَيۡهِ يُمَتِّعۡكُمۡ مَّتَاعًا حَسَنًا Al-Hajj 22:35 When you are afflicted with hardship Remember Allah Fear Allah Be Patient Establish Prayers Give Sadaqah Allah will make it easy for you Those who, when Allah is mentioned, their hearts are filled with fear and who are patient over what may afflict them, and who establish prayers, and of what We have provided them, they spend. الَّذِيۡنَ اِذَا ذُكِرَ اللّٰهُ وَجِلَتۡ قُلُوۡبُهُمۡ وَالصّٰبِرِيۡنَ عَلٰى مَاۤ اَصَابَهُمۡ وَالۡمُقِيۡمِى الصَّلٰوةِۙ وَ مِمَّا رَزَقۡنٰهُمۡ يُنۡفِقُوۡنَ