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Prophet Ayyub (Job) was a descendant of Prophet Ibrahim. Ayyub's mother was the daughter of Prophet Lut and his wife was a direct descendant of Prophet Yusuf. Ayyub lived in Rome with his dear wife Rahma and fourteen children.
Ayyub was a Prophet who was immensely blessed by Allah— he was strong and healthy, had large plots of land, abundant livestock, and a righteous and beautiful family; he was also a community leader who was highly respected and loved by his people. Despite his status and wealth, Ayyub was never arrogant; he was always humble, he readily helped the deprived and constantly thanked and glorified Allah for everything he was blessed with.
One day, high up in the heavens, the angels began discussing about the best of humans who lived on earth. An angel amongst them said,
"The best creature on earth today is Ayyub, a man of noble character who displays great patience and always remembers his Generous Lord. He is an excellent model for the worshipers of Allah. In return, his Lord has blessed him with a long life and plenty of servants; the needy and the poor share in his good fortune— he feeds and clothes the poor and buys slaves to set them free. He makes those who receive his charity feel as if they are favoring him— so kind and gentle is he."
Satan, who was in the vicinity, overhead the discussion and became very angry, He immediately began plotting to lure Ayyub away from the worship of Allah. He whispered evil thoughts to Ayyub about the many pleasures of life that a man such as Ayyub could easily enjoy; but the Prophet was a sincere servant of Allah and was not easily faltered—this enraged Satan further.
Satan approached Allah and informed Him that Ayyub was not a sincere servant of His and was only glorifying Him in fear of losing all his wealth. He, Satan, suggested, "If You remove his wealth then You will find that his tongue will no longer mention Your name and his praying will stop." Allah, the All-Knowing, did not believe Satan, for He knew that Ayyub was among His most sincere believers and did not worship his Lord for mere material possessions. But He agreed to test Ayyub to show Satan the absolute sincerity of His loyal servant. Overjoyed, Satan set out to destroy Prophet Ayyub's wealth.
As time passed, Prophet Ayyub's wealth began to diminish—his land, livestock, servants, and money slowly evaded him until he was left with nothing.
Immensely satisfied with Ayyub's ordeal, Satan, disguised as a wise old man, approached the Prophet and said, "All your wealth is lost, some people say that it is because you gave too much charity and that you are wasting your time with your continuous prayers to Allah. Others say that Allah has brought this upon you in order to please your enemies. If Allah had the capacity to prevent harm, then He would have protected your wealth."
Ayyub replied, "Allah gives whom He wills, and Allah takes from whom He wills. And all of the wealth that I have belongs to Allah, so He has every authority to take it back from me". Ayyub then turned around and continued to thank and praise Allah.
Feeling rather frustrated, Satan returned to Allah and said, "I have stripped Ayyub of all his possessions, but he still remains grateful to You. However, he is only hiding his disappointment. The real test of a parent is through his children. You will see how Ayyub will reject You." Allah still knew that Ayyub's faith and love for his Lord will not waver, but He agreed to test Ayyub further.
Before long, the building in which Ayyub's children lived crashed killing all fourteen of his young, beautiful children.
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Satan once again visited Ayyub disguised as sympathizing bystander, and remarked with sorrow, "The circumstances under which your children died were sad. Surely, your Lord is not rewarding you properly for all your prayers."
Ayyub responded, "Allah gives me what is good for me, and takes away what Allah sees that is displeasing for Him and for me. Allah sees that all of these children may be a strong test & trial for me, so Allah took them away from me. Whether a thing is beneficial or harmful to me, I will remain firm in my belief and remain thankful to my Creator."
Satan rushed back to Allah and said, "O my Lord,Ayyub's wealth is gone, his children are dead, and he is still healthy in body,and as long as he enjoys good health he will continue to worship You in hopes of regaining his wealth and producing more children. Grant me authority over his body so that I may weaken it. He will surely neglect worshiping You and will thus become disobedient."
Allah granted his request but instructed, "I give you authority over his body but not over his soul, intellect or heart, for in these places reside the knowledge of Me and My religion."
Soon after, Ayyub's health began to deteriorate. He was so ill that the skin of his body used to fall off revealing his muscles and bone. But as Allah instructed, the only two organs that functioned in his body were his heart and tongue—which he continued to use to glorify Allah. Ayyub suffered through severe pain, but he never allowed himself to complain or falter in his belief in Allah.
The people of the city began discussing, "If Ayyub was a good person, Allah wouldn't have done this to him". And eventually, they abandoned him— his relatives, friends, and everyone who loved and respected Ayyub deserted him, except for Rahma, his beloved wife.
