In this maiden episode we talk about the idea of suffering. We look critically at the Essay "Suffering as Surrender" by Shaykh Hamza Yusuf published in Renovatio, Journal of Zaytuna College ( Spring 2020, Vol 4, No.1 ).
References:
https://renovatio.zaytuna.edu/article/suffering-as-surrender
Śaĥīĥ Muslim
How wonderous is the affair of the believers: verily, all of their affair is good. And that is for no one except the believers. When they are given a blessing, they are grateful, and it [the blessing] was good for them. And if they are afflicted with anything harmful [calamities, diseases, loss of wealth], they show patience. And therefore, it was better for them.