What is patience, what are its types, and how does a Muslim exercise patience in times of calamity and disaster?
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What is patience, what are its types, and how does a Muslim exercise patience in times of calamity and disaster?
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Answer: In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. Patience is a great station, which is why it is mentioned in the Qur'an in more than seventy places. The Commander of the Faithful, 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him), said, "Patience is to religion what the head is to the body; whoever has no patience has no religion." Therefore, the matter of patience is great, which is why it is repeated in the Qur'an. Allah (Mighty and Majestic) informed us that He is with the patient, with a special presence. Patience is restraining the self; in language, patience means restraining. (And restrain your self with those who call upon their Lord in the morning and the evening) means sit with them, sit with these people, and restrain your self to sit with them and be patient with them. In the Shari'ah, it is restraining the tongue from complaining, restraining the hand from slapping the cheeks and tearing the garments, and restraining the tongue from the pre-Islamic wailing. This is patience. Patience is required in the face of calamities and in enduring hardships. It is required in the face of calamities: (And give good tidings to the patient, who, when disaster strikes them, say, "Indeed, we belong to Allah, and indeed, to Him we will return"). It is also required in enduring the hardships of worship, such as standing in night prayer, fasting during the day, jihad in the cause of Allah, enjoining good and forbidding evil. (And enjoin upon each other truth, and enjoin upon each other patience). (O my son, establish prayer and enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong and be patient over what befalls you. Indeed, that is of the matters of determination). Patience is sought as an aid in enduring hardships along with prayer. Allah (Mighty and Majestic) said: (Seek help through patience and prayer. Indeed, Allah is with the patient). It has three types: patience in obedience to Allah, patience from the prohibitions of Allah, and patience with the painful decrees of Allah. These are the types of patience.
What is patience, what are its types, and how does a Muslim exercise patience in times of calamity and disaster?
Answer:
Answer: In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. Patience is a great station, which is why it is mentioned in the Qur'an in more than seventy places. The Commander of the Faithful, 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him), said, "Patience is to religion what the head is to the body; whoever has no patience has no religion." Therefore, the matter of patience is great, which is why it is repeated in the Qur'an. Allah (Mighty and Majestic) informed us that He is with the patient, with a special presence. Patience is restraining the self; in language, patience means restraining. (And restrain your self with those who call upon their Lord in the morning and the evening) means sit with them, sit with these people, and restrain your self to sit with them and be patient with them. In the Shari'ah, it is restraining the tongue from complaining, restraining the hand from slapping the cheeks and tearing the garments, and restraining the tongue from the pre-Islamic wailing. This is patience. Patience is required in the face of calamities and in enduring hardships. It is required in the face of calamities: (And give good tidings to the patient, who, when disaster strikes them, say, "Indeed, we belong to Allah, and indeed, to Him we will return"). It is also required in enduring the hardships of worship, such as standing in night prayer, fasting during the day, jihad in the cause of Allah, enjoining good and forbidding evil. (And enjoin upon each other truth, and enjoin upon each other patience). (O my son, establish prayer and enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong and be patient over what befalls you. Indeed, that is of the matters of determination). Patience is sought as an aid in enduring hardships along with prayer. Allah (Mighty and Majestic) said: (Seek help through patience and prayer. Indeed, Allah is with the patient). It has three types: patience in obedience to Allah, patience from the prohibitions of Allah, and patience with the painful decrees of Allah. These are the types of patience.
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