Islam does not intend to put hardship on its believers, Islam is here to makes thing easy, not difficult. The Quran says:
"No hardship has been made for you in the religion"(QS 22: 78)
“Allah does not want to put on you any difficulty.."(QS 5:6)
"Truly with hardship comes ease" (QS 94: 6)
“Allah desires ease for you and not hardship."(QS 2:185)
If Allah SWT wanted ease for His servant, then why should we make things difficult for other people? The Prophet(pbuh) said: "Allah did not send me as someone causing hardship (for the people) or one who seeks out their mistakes, but Allah has sent me as a teacher and one who brings ease (to the people)." (hadith recorded by Muslim)
"The prophet (pbuh) allows them what is right and forbids them what is wrong and makes lawful for them the good things and prohibits for them the evil and relieves them of their burden and the shackles which were upon them." (QS 7:157)
The Prophet (pbuh) would order his Companions to be easy upon the people. He told Muadh ibn Jabal and Abu Musa al-Ashari when sending them to Yemen;
"Make things easy for the people, and do not make it difficult for them, and make them calm (with glad tidings) and do not repulse them (making them flee)." (hadith recorded by al-Bukhari)
Allah SWT is the all seer of his servants (QS 40:44) and Allah SWT will not burden a soul except within its own capacity (QS 2:286). Righteousness is refraining from inflicting harm and aggression towards others and ourselves. The Quran says: "Cooperate in righteousness and piety, but do not cooperate in sin and aggression." (QS 5:2)
Wallahu'alam
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