Striving Against the Self, Cultivating Virtues, and Entering into Patience
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Question:
Does cultivating virtues and striving against the self in doing so earn the Muslim reward and count as patience?
Answer:
Yes. If he strives against his self, there are types of striving. The first is striving against the self, the second is striving against Satan, the third is striving against the disobedient by enjoining good and forbidding evil, and the fourth is striving against the disbelievers. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Does cultivating virtues and striving against the self in doing so earn the Muslim reward and count as patience?
Answer:
Yes. If he strives against his self, there are types of striving. The first is striving against the self, the second is striving against Satan, the third is striving against the disobedient by enjoining good and forbidding evil, and the fourth is striving against the disbelievers. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Source
شرح كتاب فتح المجيد في شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب : من الإيمان بالله الصبر على أقدار الله — islamhouse.com (1:11:11)
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