“What does patience mean? It means to be far-sighted enough to trust the end result of a process. It means to look at the thorn and see the rose, to look at the night and see the dawn.” -Rumi
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What does patience mean?
Posted in Quotes, Rumi, Sabr on October 11, 2011 | 2 Comments »
O Allaah, reward me for my affliction and compensate me with something better
Posted in Duas, Hadith, Sabr on May 26, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Al-Bukhaari (1496) and Muslim (1053) narrated that Abu Sa’eed al-Khudri (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “…whoever is patient Allaah will bestow patience upon him, and no one is ever given anything better and more generous than patience.” And Muslim (918) [...]
Posted in Quotes, Sabr on May 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
`Umar bin `Abd al-`Azeez said: “He who acts without knowledge causes more corruption than good, and he who does not consider his speech to be part of his actions sins repeatedly. Satisfaction is scarce, and the true believer should rely on patience. Allaah never bestowed a blessing upon one of His servants and then took [...]
Patience the foundation of all his affairs
Posted in Quotes, Sabr on May 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The one who makes gracious patience the foundation of all his affairs turns to every goodness, reaches every thing that he hopes for, and wins all that he seeks. [Imam al Haddad]
Ibtilaa’ : tests are a medicine
Posted in Hardship, Heart Soother, Ibn Qayyim al Jawziyyah, Quotes, Sabr on March 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Imam ibn Al Qayyim said: “The ibtilaa’ (testing) of the believer is like medicine for him. It cures him from illness. Had the illness remained it would destroy him or diminish his reward and level (in the hereafter). The tests and the trials extract these illnesses from him and prepare him for the perfect reward [...]
Magnitude of reward
Posted in Hadith, Hardship, Heart Soother, Sabr on March 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said: “The magnitude of the reward is proportional to the magnitude of the affliction. When Allaah سبحانه وتعالى loves some people, He tests them. He who is content (with Allaah’s decree) will receive the Pleasure (of Allaah سبحانه وتعالى); and he who is discontent will attain the wrath (of [...]
Double Calamity
Posted in Quotes, Quran, Reminders, Sabr, tagged calamity, Hardship, islam, sabr, salaf on March 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Some of the Salaf رحمهم الله said “If you are afflicted by a calamity and you are a patient, then your calamity is one. But if you are not patient, then your calamity is doubled – losing the reward and losing the beloved one, the Hereafter (Paradise).” This saying of some of the Salaf is [...]
Your boat in this ocean
Posted in Ali bin Abi Talib (r), Quotes, Sabr on March 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Oh my son! This world is like an ocean in which many a creation had drowned. Make, therefore, the fear of God your boat in this ocean; your faith the main hull of the boat; reliance on God as its sails; reason as its rower; knowledge as its captain; and patience as its anchor.” - [...]
