When people of sincerity rise, the trials of this world will be subdued. Because all the trials that arise in the world have their origins, where do they originate from?
One’s selfish motivations. There is no other origin. It’s due to selfish motives that trials arise.
“Whoever is saved from the selfishness of their soul they are truly successful.”
(64:16)
Among selfish motivations, the most prominent is ‘self-aggrandizement.’ A person aims to establish their status and have others acknowledge it.
“That home of the Hereafter We assign those who do not seek superiority on earth…”
(28:83)
Due to this motivation of seeking status, great trials arise. Per narration, these trials will shave your religion just as a blade shaves the hair.
Prophet
said: “Envy and hatred are the razor. I do not say they shave hair, but rather they shave the religion.”
(Tirmidhi 2510)
