If the Believers Were Always Victorious
Ibn Al-Qayyim, may Allāh have mercy on him, said:
If [the believers] were always given victory, overwhelming [their enemies], overcoming [them], there would come in among them those whose aim would not be the religion and following the Messenger [ﷺ].
Ighāthah Al-Lahfān. ʿĀlam Al-Fawāʾid, vol. 2, p. 937.
Title mine (Tr.)
Translated by Mikail ibn Mahboob Ariff