The story of Prophet Ayyub and the qualities that should be emulated

 

The story of Prophet Ayyub and the qualities that should be emulated

Prophet Ayyub is one of themnabiwhich Muslims must know. Prophet Ayub was one of the prophets who had extraordinary patience. For those of you who don't know the story of the prophet Ayyub , here is the complete story and the characteristics that Muslims should emulate.

The story of Prophet Ayyub

Inthe story of the prophetAyyub is told that he is someone who is given many favors by Allah SWT. Prophet Ayyub was blessed by Allah SWT, a healthy body with a beautiful face. In addition, the Prophet Ayyub was also given a gift in the form of good offspring and a faithful wife.

According to some scholars' opinions, the name of the wife of the Prophet Ayyub was Rahma bint Afraim bin Yusuf bin Ya'qub. In addition to these two gifts, Allah SWT also gives extraordinary gifts in terms of wealth. Because in his time, Prophet Ayyub was a very rich man. Not only money, Abi Ayyub also has wealth in the form of extensive land and buildings, especially in the Batsniyyah area, which is one of the regions of the land of Huran.

Prophet Ayyub also had a variety of livestock in such large numbers that no one could match him. Because given many gifts by Allah SWT, it makes him always grateful to Allah SWT.

Howevertestfor Prophet Ayyub came when he was 51 years old. The first test from Allah SWT came that Prophet Ayyub was suddenly affected by a disease that caused pus to come out of his skin, from head to toe.

The second test for Prophet Ayyub came again when 12 of his children died because the roof of his house collapsed. Not only that, another test came where all of Ayyub's livestock died from pests.

Traits that should be emulated

What should be imitated from the Prophet Ayyub? Quoted from the book Series Stories of the Prophets & Apostles of the Prophet Ayyub by Yuliana Kartikawati, (2018) one of the examples of Prophet Ayyub is his patience in facing tests from Allah SWT. It was explained that the Prophet Ayyub had been tested for 18 years but he never complained and remained grateful for the exams he was undergoing. Prophet Ayyub also continued to strive and continued to carry out worship without reducing the slightest. This is a must-have trait oremulatedby a Muslim even though he is being given an extraordinary test, he must still try, pray, and be grateful to Allah SWT.