Which is greater in reward: patience with sins or patience with acts of obedience?
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The questioner:
We ask, Shaykh Salih, which is greater in reward: patience with sins or patience with acts of obedience?
The Shaykh:
Patience with what befalls the servant as a result of sins.
The questioner:
As a result of sins. Yes.
The Shaykh:
Yes, indeed. As long as it is from Allah, he does not despair or become angry, but he repents to Allah the Exalted, seeks His forgiveness, and feels remorse, and Allah accepts his repentance. This is because Allah intended to alert him with this calamity and intended to purify him through it, so it is good for him. Yes.
We ask, Shaykh Salih, which is greater in reward: patience with sins or patience with acts of obedience?
The Shaykh:
Patience with what befalls the servant as a result of sins.
The questioner:
As a result of sins. Yes.
The Shaykh:
Yes, indeed. As long as it is from Allah, he does not despair or become angry, but he repents to Allah the Exalted, seeks His forgiveness, and feels remorse, and Allah accepts his repentance. This is because Allah intended to alert him with this calamity and intended to purify him through it, so it is good for him. Yes.
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