Chapter 16: Ahâdîth on gratitude It was reported that the Prophet (SAAS) stayed up all night, standing until his feet became swollen. When he was asked, “Why are you doing…
Chapter 14: Patience and loving Allâh Patience is one of the most important qualities demanded of those who claim to love Allâh, as the degree of patience determines those who…
Chapter 12: Patience at the time of bereavement The loss of a loved one is a time when a person may be overwhelmed with grief, and many customs surrounding bereavement…
Chapter 10: Ahâdîth about patience Umm Salamah said: I heard the Prophet (SAAS) saying, “There is no Muslim afflicted with calamity who says ‘To Allâh we belong and to Him…
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Chapter 5: The Patience of noble people and the patience of ignoble people Every person has to exercise patience in order to face difficulties, whether he does so willingly or…
Chapter 3: Five Categories of Patience Patience can also be divided into categories following the five categories of deeds, namely wâjib (obligatory), mandûb (encouraged), mahdhûr (forbidden), makrûh (disliked) and mubâh…
Different degrees of patience The kinds of patience which relate to resisting whims and desires can be graded according to how strong and effective they are. There are three degrees…
Different perspectives on patience Patience may be of two types, either physical or psychological, and both types may either be by choice, or without choice, as follows: 1. Physical patience…
Opposing Forces Psychologically speaking, every person has two forces at work within him or her. One is the “driving force”, which pushes him towards some actions, and the other is…
Author’s Prologue Praise be to Allâh, the Patient (as-Sabûr), the Thankful (ash-Shakûr), the Most High (al- ‘Aliyy), the Greatest (al-Kabîr), the All-Hearing (as-Samî’), the All-Seeing (al-Basîr), the All-Knowing (al-‘Alîm), the…
Sabr is an Arabic word which comes from a root meaning to detain, refrain and stop. There is an expression in Arabic, “so-and-so was killed sabran,” which means that he…
