Clear trial of Ibrahim عليه سلام and reward of good doer and his patient son

أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم 

As-Saffat 37:99

وَقَالَ إِنِّى ذَاهِبٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّى سَيَهْدِينِ 

And [then] he said, "Indeed, I will go to [where I am ordered by] my Lord; He will guide me.

As-Saffat 37:100

رَبِّ هَبْ لِى مِنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ 

My Lord, grant me [a child] from among the righteous

As-Saffat 37:101

فَبَشَّرْنَٰهُ بِغُلَٰمٍ حَلِيمٍ 

So We gave him good tidings of a forbearing boy.

As-Saffat 37:102

فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ مَعَهُ ٱلسَّعْىَ قَالَ يَٰبُنَىَّ إِنِّىٓ أَرَىٰ فِى ٱلْمَنَامِ أَنِّىٓ أَذْبَحُكَ فَٱنظُرْ مَاذَا تَرَىٰۚ قَالَ يَٰٓأَبَتِ ٱفْعَلْ مَا تُؤْمَرُۖ سَتَجِدُنِىٓ إِن شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ 

And when he reached with him [the age of] exertion, he said, "O my son, indeed I have seen in a dream that I [must] sacrifice you, so see what you think."  He said, "O my father, do as you are commanded.  You will find me, if Allah wills, of the steadfast."

As-Saffat 37:103

فَلَمَّآ أَسْلَمَا وَتَلَّهُۥ لِلْجَبِينِ 

And when they had both submitted and he put him down upon his forehead,

As-Saffat 37:104

وَنَٰدَيْنَٰهُ أَن يَٰٓإِبْرَٰهِيمُ 

We called to him, "O Abraham,

As-Saffat 37:105

قَدْ صَدَّقْتَ ٱلرُّءْيَآۚ إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ 

You have fulfilled the vision." Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good.

As-Saffat 37:106

إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ ٱلْبَلَٰٓؤُا۟ ٱلْمُبِينُ 

Indeed, this was the clear trial.

Steadfastness

أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم 

Aal-e-Imran 3:142

أَمْ حَسِبْتُمْ أَن تَدْخُلُوا ٱلْجَنَّةَ وَلَمَّا يَعْلَمِ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِينَ جَٰهَدُوا مِنكُمْ وَيَعْلَمَ ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ 

Or do you think that you will enter Paradise while Allah has not yet made evident those of you who fight in His cause and made evident those who are steadfast?

_____from Tafsir ibn katheer____

The Ayah asks, do you think that you will enter Paradise without being tested with warfare and hardships. Allah said in Surah Al-Baqarah,

أَمْ حَسِبْتُمْ أَن تَدْخُلُواْ الْجَنَّةَ وَلَمَّا يَأْتِكُم مَّثَلُ الَّذِينَ خَلَوْاْ مِن قَبْلِكُم مَّسَّتْهُمُ الْبَأْسَأءُ وَالضَّرَّاءُ وَزُلْزِلُواْ

Or think you that you will enter Paradise without such (trials) as came to those who passed away before you! They were afflicted with severe poverty and ailments and were so shaken... (2:214)

Allah said,

أَحَسِبَ النَّاسُ أَن يُتْرَكُوا أَن يَقُولُوا امَنَّا وَهُمْ لَا يُفْتَنُونَ

Do people think that they will be left alone because they say:"We believe," and will not be tested. (29:2)

This is why He said here, 

أَمْ حَسِبْتُمْ أَن تَدْخُلُواْ الْجَنَّةَ وَلَمَّا يَعْلَمِ اللّهُ الَّذِينَ جَاهَدُواْ مِنكُمْ وَيَعْلَمَ الصَّابِرِينَ

meaning, you will not earn Paradise until you are tested and thus Allah knows who among you are the ones who struggle and fight in His cause and are patient in the face of the enemy.

______my reflections here_____

To me greatest struggle is the struggle against my own soul. And this ayah reminds me to be steadfast in it. Because Allah is reminding about jannah. And I want to get jannah and nothing can be purchased for free. So to buy a land in jannah I need to struggle against my soul. But it is hard.

_____duaas I made after reading this ayah____

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْجَنَّةَ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ النَّارِ

O Allah , I ask You for Paradise and seek Your protection from the Fire.

Abu Dawud. See also Al-Albani, Sahih Ibn Majah 2/328

رَبَّنَا أَفْرِغْ عَلَيْنَا صَبْرًا وَتَوَفَّنَا مُسْلِمِينَ

Our Lord! Pour out on us patience and constancy, and take our souls unto thee as Muslims (who bow to thy will)!

Surah Al-A'raf - 7:126

Kind of patience

أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم

Assalamoalaekum السلام عليكم

I am sharing an ayah here that inspired me today. If it is of any benefit then all praise to Allah. All the shortcomings are due to me. Oh Allah give us right kind of patience. Oh Allah guide us. Ameen.

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إِنْ كَادَ لَيُضِلُّنَا عَنْ آلِهَتِنَا لَوْلَا أَنْ صَبَرْنَا عَلَيْهَا ۚ وَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ حِينَ يَرَوْنَ الْعَذَابَ مَنْ أَضَلُّ سَبِيلًا

He would have almost led us astray from our gods had we not adhered to them patiently! And they will know, when they see the punishment, who is straying farther off from the path.
(Surah Al-Furqan,25:42)

إِن He would have almost  -  كَادَ He would have almost  -  لَيُضِلُّنَا [surely] misled us  -  عَنْ from  -  ءَالِهَتِنَا our gods  -  لَوْلَآ if not  -  أَن that  -  صَبَرْنَا we had been steadfast  -  عَلَيْهَا to them.\"  -  وَسَوْفَ And soon  -  يَعْلَمُونَ will know  -  حِينَ when  -  يَرَوْنَ they will see  -  ٱلْعَذَابَ the punishment,  -  مَنْ who  -  أَضَلُّ (is) more astray  -  سَبِيلًا (from the) way.  - 
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This ayah is about disbelievers who used to think that Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم would mislead them from their gods.

The point that inspired me in this ayah is that they said " لو لا ان صبرنا عليها had we not adhered to them patiently".

I always associated patience with goodness. But this ayah made me think again. These people who mocked Messenger ( peace be on him ) also used to think they were being patient in worshipping their gods. SubhanAllah. And they also had this fear that somebody would mislead them. And that was the reason they didn't want to hear what our beloved Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم had to tell them.

Today I also don't want to hear to everybody because I fear that they would mislead me. And I also think I am patiently adhering to my God.

Then what is the difference between me and them? First of all I can't even think to mock Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم

But There is one more difference which Allah سبحان و تعالى has told in next ayah is that they used to take their desires as their gods.

When i don't want to listen to everybody, I need to make sure that I am not taking my desires as my God.

Oh Allah save us from taking our desires as our God. Ameen. Oh Allah guide us and make us firm. Oh Allah give us patience in worshipping You alone. Ameen.