Shaykh Muhammad bin Saalih al-‘Uthaymeen رحمه الله mentioned:
“Real gold will not be known from fake gold except when we melt it with fire, nor will we know the beautiful smell of Oud (scent stick) except when we burn it with the fire. Likewise the believer will not be known except by undergoing trials and tribulations. So upon you is to be patient O my brother, you may be harmed in regards to your religion, you may be mocked…. however be patient.”
[Tafseer Soorah al-Baqarah, 3/41, slightly abridged. Daar Ibn al-Jawzee 2nd edition]