Is struggling against the self considered a form of patience?
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The questioner:
Does adopting good character and struggling against the self in doing so earn the Muslim reward and place him in a high rank?
The Shaykh:
Adopting good character. Yes. Yes.
The questioner:
Does cultivating virtues and striving against the self in doing so earn the Muslim reward and count as patience?
The Shaykh:
Yes, if he struggles against his self. The types of jihad are: the first is jihad against the self, the second is jihad against Satan, the third is jihad against the disobedient by enjoining good and forbidding evil, and the fourth is jihad against the disbelievers. Yes.
Does adopting good character and struggling against the self in doing so earn the Muslim reward and place him in a high rank?
The Shaykh:
Adopting good character. Yes. Yes.
The questioner:
Does cultivating virtues and striving against the self in doing so earn the Muslim reward and count as patience?
The Shaykh:
Yes, if he struggles against his self. The types of jihad are: the first is jihad against the self, the second is jihad against Satan, the third is jihad against the disobedient by enjoining good and forbidding evil, and the fourth is jihad against the disbelievers. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل مجاهدة النفس تُعتبر من الصبر؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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