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Why does Allah test us with really difficult traumatizing situations?

Why can't he just make you know things easy and draws closer to him?

First point brothers and sisters

There's no problem asking difficult questions, but we must have the right attitude when we ask the difficult questions

The question is not problematic if it is coming from a correct niya and it is problematic if it's not coming from a correct niya

What is the correct niya? What is the incorrect niya?

The correct intention when you ask these difficult questions

is trying to understand the wisdom of Allah and submitting to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, that is permissible.

The incorrect intention would be to try to challenge the wisdom of Allah

The same question can be totally positive and it can be potentially very dangerous from an akhida from a theological perspective

Why? Because it is not befitting for a created being to challenge the wisdom of the Creator

Who did this?

Iblis

Iblis did this

Iblis said why are you doing this so Allah I'm better than Adam, I deserve what Adam does

I'm better than Adam and Adam

So anybody who challenges the wisdom of Allah from a sense of entitlement, from a sense of arrogance, from a sense of wanting to think that he knows better is following exactly the path of Iblis

Allah says in the Qur'an, none have the right to question what Allah does

Who am I and who are you to challenge Allah's wisdom as if we know better?

But the same question if it comes from genuine humility, seeking to understand, wanting to know and you are humble then it's no problem

The angels themselves asked Allah

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