[16] VERSES 5 & 6 فَإِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا {5} Then...

[16] VERSES 5 & 6 فَإِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا {5} Then, surely with the difficulty, there is ease [94:5] إِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا {6} Surely, with the difficulty there is ease [94:6] في من لا يحضره الفقيه باسناده إلى النبي صلى الله عليه وآله قال: واعلم ان مع العسر يسرا وان مع الصبر النصر وان الفرج مع الكرب وان مع العسر يسرا ان مع العسر يسرا In Man La Yahzar Al-Faqih, by its chain going up to the Rasool Allah -saww The Rasool Allah -saww has said: ‘And know that with the difficulty there is ease, and that with the patience is the Help, and that relief is with the affliction, Then surely with the difficulty, there is ease [94:5] Surely with the difficulty there is ease [94:6] ’’.

[17] قَالَتْ‏ يَا أَبَهْ‏ قَدْ سَرَرْتَنِي‏ وَ أَحْزَنْتَنِي قَالَ كَذَلِكِ يَا بُنَيَّةِ أُمُورُ الدُّنْيَا يَشُوبُ سُرُورُهَا حُزْنَهَا وَ صَفْوُهَا كَدِرَهَا أَ فَلَا أَزِيدُكِ يَا بُنَيَّةِ قَالَتْ بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ (In a long Hadith) Syeda -asws said: ‘O father -saww ! You —saww have cheered me— asws and saddened me- -asws ’. He -saww said: ‘O daughter -asws ! Like that are the affairs of the world. Its happiness is mixed with its grief, and its cleanliness with its filth……..(an extract).

[18] وَ الدَّهْرُ يَوْمَانِ يَوْمٌ لَكَ وَ يَوْمٌ عَلَيْكَ فَإِذَا كَانَ لَكَ فَلَا تَبْطَرْ وَ إِذَا كَانَ عَلَيْكَ فَاصْبِرْ And the times are of two days – a day being for you and a day against you. When it were to be for you, do not be arrogant, and where it were to be against you, then be patient’’.

[19] و عن الحسن قال:خرج النبي صلى الله عليه و آله مسرورا فرحا و هو يضحك و يقول لن يغلب عسر يسرين‏ «فَإِنَ‏ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْراً إِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْراً And from Al-Hassan having said, ‘The Prophet –saww , may the Salawaat of Allah –azwj be upon him –saww came out cheerful, happy, and he –saww smiling and saying: ‘Hardship will never overcome the ease! Then, surely with the difficulty, there is ease [94:5] Surely, with the difficulty there is ease [94:6] ’.

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