Does your phone make you laugh and cry, or does Allah make you laugh and cry?

Does your phone make you laugh and cry, or does Allah make you laugh and cry as he says in Surah Najm:

‎وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَضْحَكَ وَأَبْكَىٰ ٤٣

‎Moreover, He is the One Who brings about joy and sadness.[1]

‎[1] lit., laughter and weeping.

Surah Najm 53:43

‎Let me share two Hadith that makes me cry and laugh at the same time:

‎Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet ﷺ said,

‎“The people will stand before the Lord of the worlds for the length of half of a day, which is like fifty thousand years. That day will be made easy for the believer like the sun lowering itself until it has set.”

‎Source: Musnad Abī Ya’lá 6025

‎Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet ﷺ said, “The Day of Resurrection for the believers will be like the length of time between noon and afternoon prayers.”

‎Source: al-Firdaws lil-Daylamī 8893

The Day of Resurrection will be a hard day, and the narrations of it do insight fear as the Prophet’s of Allah (may Allah be pleased with them) themselves will be concerned about their deeds. So how about us?!

But on the other hand, Allah gives us hope and mercy, and lets us know that for the believers, the difficulty will be minimal, in sha Allah.

Make sure it is Allah who makes you laugh and cry, and don’t turn your phone into a demi-god that gives you what you need when you need it.