Fatwa No : 82870
Ruling on Losing Hope Due to Continuous Life Challenges

Ruling on Losing Hope Due to Continuous Life Challenges

What is the message of the Qur'an for those who are constantly facing hardships in life and have lost the strength to keep struggling?

الجوابُ حامِدا ًو مُصلیِّا ً

In such a situation, losing hope is absolutely wrong and impermissible in fact, at times, this attitude can even lead to disbelief (kufr). A person should continue striving and making effort, while refraining from forbidden acts, immoral behavior, and indecency. Since trials and difficulties are often related to one’s deeds, one should turn sincerely to Allah for relief and ease. If a person endures hardships in this world while accepting them as the decree of Allah. there is immense reward and compensation for this in the Hereafter.

مأخَذُ الفَتوی

کماقال اللہ تعالیٰ: انہ لایایئس من روح اللہ الا القوم الکفرون (سورۃ یوسف)۔
وفی مقام آخر: ومن یقنط من رحمۃ ربہ الا الظالون (سورۃ الحجر)۔
وفی سنن الترمذی: عن النبی ﷺ قال: ان عظم الجزاء مع عظم البلاء وان اللہ اذا احب قوماً ابتلاھم فمن رضی فلہ الرضیٰ ومن سخط فلہ السخط (2/620)۔
وفیہ ایضاً: عن ابی ھریرۃ۔رضی اللہ عنہ۔قال: قال رسول اللہﷺ مایزال البلاء بالمؤمن والمؤمنۃ فی نفسہ وولدہ ومالہ حتیٰ یلقی اللہ وما علیہ خطیئۃ (2/64)۔