The virtue of patience and the ruling on despair
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Question:
He has another question. He says: Honorable Shaykh, why was patience one of the pillars of faith? And what is the ruling on a person who loses his composure, Honorable Shaykh, in this life?
Answer:
Patience was the greatest of the pillars of faith because it prevents its owner, it prevents its owner from what contradicts worship and what contradicts righteous deeds. Patience is the safety valve for the one whom Allah (Mighty and Majestic) has guided to patience; he preserves his religion, as He (Mighty and Majestic) said:[Al-'Asr 103:1-3] And Allah (Mighty and Majestic) says: [Al-Baqarah 2:153] Yes.
He has another question. He says: Honorable Shaykh, why was patience one of the pillars of faith? And what is the ruling on a person who loses his composure, Honorable Shaykh, in this life?
Answer:
Patience was the greatest of the pillars of faith because it prevents its owner, it prevents its owner from what contradicts worship and what contradicts righteous deeds. Patience is the safety valve for the one whom Allah (Mighty and Majestic) has guided to patience; he preserves his religion, as He (Mighty and Majestic) said:
(1) By time, (2) Indeed, mankind is in loss, (3) Except for those who have believed and done righteous deeds and advised each other to truth and advised each other to patience.
وَالْعَصْرِ إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لَفِي خُسْرٍ إِلَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْحَقِّ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِO you who have believed, seek help through patience and prayer. Indeed, Allah is with the patient.
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اسْتَعِينُوا بِالصَّبْرِ وَالصَّلَاةِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَ الصَّابِرِينَ
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/118 — archive.org (5:08)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.