Why does Allah make it difficult to earn a living? Someone once asked: "Why are such harsh foods prescribed, which make life difficult for people all the time? " Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) replied: "If people obtained their food easily, the rest of their time would be wasted in corruption. "The hidden mercy of hard work: this blessing of having to work keeps people busy and involved. A livelihood is actually a form of mercy for them. Otherwise, look at the rich today whose children are no longer busy making a living - they fall into corruption much faster. Those who are forced to work and take advantage of every opportunity to earn a living are protected. As Allah SWT says in the Qur'an: “It was not God who wronged them, but they who wronged themselves. " Surah At-Tuba 9:70 "And Allah would never have wronged them, but they wronged themselves. " They constantly wronged themselves by their actions. Learning from history should make one avoid these mistakes. Practical Islam - Said Samer Hakim.