“And seek help through patience…” Chapter 2 Al Baqarah, verse 45.
This beginning of this verse indicates the importance of patience. Faith can be split into two categories. One is fulfilling the commands of Allah, the Exalted, and the second is avoiding the prohibitions of Allah, the Exalted. Both of these halves cannot be fulfilled successfully without patience. A separate podcast series titled patience has been produced which discusses this extremely vital characteristic in detail. It can be watched using the following link:
https://www.facebook.com/watch/108539593905598/214790969691217/
A free PDF eBook has also been produced which can be accessed using the following link:
https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:21fab04a-e9d1-4463-97a7-ea22a71cb9e3
But to sum up, as people are guaranteed to face times of ease and times of difficulties it is vital to adopt patience as it prevents one from crossing the limits and committing sins. In times of ease a person must be patient from abusing the blessings they possess and instead use them according to the pleasure of Allah, the Exalted. This is in fact true gratitude and leads to an increase in blessings. Chapter 14 Ibrahim, verse 7:
“And [remember] when your Lord proclaimed, ‘If you are grateful, I will surely increase you [in favor]…”
In times of difficulty a muslim should remember that no matter how they react to the situation they must experience it. They can either face it with anger and complaint which results in further problems or face it with patience and receive an uncountable reward. Chapter 39 Az Zumar, verse 10:
“…Indeed, the patient will be given their reward without account [i.e., limit].”
Either way a person must face the situation so they might as well receive this reward instead of the displeasure of Allah, the Exalted.
In addition, a muslim should firmly believe everything which Allah, the Exalted, chooses is best for them even if they do not understand the wisdoms behind the difficulties. One only needs to reflect on the many examples in their own life where they believed something was good but it end up being bad and vice versa. Chapter 2 Al Baqarah, verse 216:
“…But perhaps you hate a thing and it is good for you; and perhaps you love a thing and it is bad for you. And Allah knows, while you know not.”
In fact, the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, has advised that every situation is good for a believer as long as they react to it correctly. If they show patience in difficulty and gratitude in times of ease than they will gain blessings in every situation. This is confirmed in a Hadith found in Sahih Muslim, number 7500.
It is vital for a muslim to gain knowledge and act on this characteristic as it is a vital part of one’s faith.
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