How to Gain Patience in Islam
*THE BLESSING IN AFFLICTION*
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*SEEK HELP FROM ALLAH*
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You felt it's not easy to move on because:
▪️You lost a loved one?
▪️Your job?
▪️Your properties?
Or maybe, you feel you've lost everything!
No! Do not despair in the Mercy of Allah (ﷻ) for this is a chance to win His pleasure.
Allah says,
*وَلَنَبْلُوَنَّكُم بِشَىْءٍ مِّنَ ٱلْخَوْفِ وَٱلْجُوعِ وَنَقْصٍ مِّنَ ٱلْأَمْوَٰلِ وَٱلْأَنفُسِ وَٱلثَّمَرَٰتِۗ وَبَشِّرِ ٱلصَّٰبِرِين*
*And We will surely test you with something of fear and hunger and a loss of wealth and lives and fruits, but give good tidings to the patient*
(2:155)
Somewhere else,
*▪️أَحَسِبَ ٱلنَّاسُ أَن يُتْرَكُوٓا۟ أَن يَقُولُوٓا۟ ءَامَنَّا وَهُمْ لَا يُفْتَنُونَ*
*▪️وَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْۖ فَلَيَعْلَمَنَّ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِينَ صَدَقُوا۟ وَلَيَعْلَمَنَّ ٱلْكَٰذِبِينَ*
*Do the people think that they will be left to say, "We believe" and they will not be tried? But We have certainly tried those before them, and Allaah will surely make evident those who are truthful, and He will surely make evident the liars.*
(29:2-3)
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Many before you were tested. The Prophets of Allah (عليه السلام) were tested and were successful because of their patience.
💠 Ibrahim (عليه السلام) was thrown into the fire.
💠 Yunus (عليه السلام) was swallowed by a whale.
💠 Yaqub ( عليه السلام) lost his eyesight.
💠 Ayyub ( عليه السلام) was tested with his health.
💠 Muhammad (عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَامُ) was an orphan who also lost his children at their tender ages.
They were all successful because of their sincere trust in Allah (ﷻ) and patience.
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It was narrated from Mus'ab bin Sa'd (رضي الله عنه) that his father, Sa'd bin Abu Waqqas (رضي الله عنه), said:
"I said: "O Messenger of Allah, which people are most severely tested?' He said: _*"The Prophets, then the next best and the next best. A person is tested according to his religious commitment. If he is steadfast in his religious commitment, he will be tested more severely, and if he is frail in his religious commitment, his test will be according to his commitment. Trials will continue to afflict a person until they leave him walking on the earth with no sin on him.'"*_
(Sunan Ibn Majah 4023)
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The Patient and their Reward
In continuation of Ayah 155 (above) from Surah al-Baqarah, Allaah (ﷻ) says:
*▪️ٱلَّذِینَ إِذَاۤ أَصَـٰبَتۡهُم مُّصِیبَةࣱ قَالُوۤا۟ إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّاۤ إِلَیۡهِ رَ ٰجِعُونَ*
*▪️أُو۟لَـٰۤىِٕكَ عَلَیۡهِمۡ صَلَوَ ٰتࣱ مِّن رَّبِّهِمۡ وَرَحۡمَةࣱۖ وَأُو۟لَـٰۤىِٕكَ هُمُ ٱلۡمُهۡتَدُونَ*
*(Those) Who, when disaster strikes them, say, "Indeed we belong to Allaah, and indeed to Him we will return." Those are the ones upon whom are blessings from their Lord and mercy. And it is those who are the [rightly] guided.*
(2:156-157)
That is, when they are touched with afflictions, they do not speak ill of their Lord nor seek help from other than Him, their reward is blessing from their Lord, and He rewards them beyond what has been taken from them.
What to do in Periods of Afflictions
Allah (ﷻ) says,
*يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱسْتَعِينُوا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَٱلصَّلَوٰةِۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ مَعَ ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ*
*O you who have believed, seek help through patience and prayer. Indeed, Allah is with the patient.*
(2:153)
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And how Merciful is Allah (ﷻ), He promises not once but twice that:.
*▪️فَإِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا*
*▪️إِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا*
*For indeed, with hardship [will be] ease. Indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.*
(94:5-6)
With Allah, the soul finds comfort and the sweetness of eeman.
May Allah (ﷻ) grant us true patience.
*آمين*
