Understanding The Prophet's Life
From Issue: 586 [Read full issue]
Easy Matter
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, "It is easy for whomever Allah, Exalted be He, makes it easy." [Tirmidhi]
This hadith demonstrates that all guidance is in the hands of Allah. Allah can make anything easy for anyone. So, Allah can make grave and difficult matter easy for anyone He wills. Allah opens a person's heart to faith and Islam. The person loves Islam and loves obeying Allah. This makes fulfilling the obligatory deeds easy for him. This makes staying away from the forbidden acts easy for him.
If Allah makes guidance and good deeds easy for a person, then the question of entering Paradise and escaping Hell is an easy matter. If Allah does not make it easy for a person, it will never be easy for him as it is a grave and difficult matter that cannot be made easy except by Allah.
Every believer should realize this fact and turn to Allah for help and guidance. If a person beseeches Allah and strives to follow the straight path, Allah will make the path easy for him.
Compiled From:
"Commentary on the Forty Hadith of al-Nawawi" - Jamaal al-Din M. Zarabozo, pp. 1091, 1092