The State of Patience.

The Shaykh : Patience is that one feels pain over the divine decree. He feels pain, but he is patient. He restrains his tongue, restrains his limbs, and restrains his heart, so that there is no resentment in his heart toward the decree, no forbidden speech on his tongue, and no forbidden action with his limbs. However, he is pained by what has befallen him. Like a man who is struck by the loss of wealth; he feels pain, but he has restrained his heart, tongue, and limbs. We say, what is his status? His status is the status of patience.