Patience in the face of harm is a necessity for the caller to Allah
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: Regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted,[An-Nisa 4:104], some students of knowledge, may Allah guide them, do not want to be harmed. When they are harmed, some of the students of knowledge complain. He says: Some students of knowledge, may Allah guide them, do not want to be harmed; when they are harmed, they complain and do not have patience, whether the harm comes from their relatives, those around them, or those who are near them. What is your advice to these people?
Answer:
They should fear Allah Mighty and Majestic and be patient in the face of harm, holding fast to their religion. This is the advice that Allah Glorified and Exalted is He commanded,[Al-'Asr 103:3].
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: Regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted,
If you should be suffering - so are they suffering as you are suffering, but you expect from Allah that which they expect not
إِن تَكُونُوا تَأْلَمُونَ فَإِنَّهُمْ يَأْلَمُونَ كَمَا تَأْلَمُونَ وَتَرْجُونَ مِنَ اللَّهِ مَا لَا يَرْجُونَAnswer:
They should fear Allah Mighty and Majestic and be patient in the face of harm, holding fast to their religion. This is the advice that Allah Glorified and Exalted is He commanded,
and advised each other to truth and advised each other to patience.
وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْحَقِّ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/1762] الصبر على الاذى ضرورة للداعية إلى الله - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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