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Peace be upon you and the mercy of God and His blessings. Among the greatest signs of God's mercy is to observe how God strengthens His servants in tribulation, and in this there are wonders.
I listened to an interview with sister "Hend Saki" speaking from behind a destroyed house. She was asked: "You said that before October 7th, you saw the Prophet ﷺ and felt at that time that a great event would happen and you would have a position in it. If we go back with you to this vision; when the house fell on you and you were later transferred to the Al-Mamdani Hospital, when exactly did you feel that this is the interpretation of the vision of the Prophet ﷺ?"
Sister Hend answered with complete calm, saying: "After the surgery, I was placed under a tree; because there were no beds or space to accommodate this injured person -she means herself-. At this moment of the event, I remembered my vision with the Messenger of God ﷺ when he advised me: {And be patient, for indeed, Allah does not let the reward of the good-doers be lost}."
And she adds a precise note about the verse: "He did not say (the truthful), nor did He say (the believers), nor did He say (the patient), but He said (the good-doers), and he emphasized this by holding my hand. So, I could not but raise my finger and say with all my heart filled with contentment: O God, reward me in my calamity and replace it with something better."
From here began the stage of contentment, and then some information came that her mother was a martyr, and her house and possessions and money and all her worldly life were lost, but she did not lose her faith. And God Almighty had prepared her for this moment beforehand and tied her heart to be among the believers -in our estimation-.
Oh brothers, the blessed one is he who sees the mercies of God in tribulation, while the sick-hearted and weak in faith complains about the decrees of God and doubts His mercy, glorified be He, while seeing the tribulation of others. The afflicted one may be patient, and God, glorified and exalted be He, bestows upon him mercies and patience, while the onlooker from afar, behind the screens, says: "Why, O my Lord, do you do this to the people of Gaza?" God forbid.
And this matter of visions is wondrous. I have seen for myself in the tribulations I have passed through how much these visions have a subtle effect, and I have seen that in my brothers around me, and there is also a vision of the Prophet ﷺ in it.
Of course, we emphasize that our role as Muslims should never be limited to admiring the heroism of the people of Gaza and their steadfastness, but we must continue to support them in all possible forms, and work tirelessly to take the means of strength and dignity in the long term, and to oppose their enemies and disassociate from those who conspire against them.
We ask God, glorified and exalted be He, to strengthen your heart, sister Hend, and reward you with good, and to shelter and comfort you for the loss of loved ones, and to reunite you with them in the gardens of Eden without reckoning or torment.
Peace be upon you and the mercy of God and His blessings.