Do Not Be Sad – Forbearance in Times of Distress

Do Not Be Sad – Forbearance in Times of Distress Is the Path to Both Success and Happiness.

And endure you patiently, your patience is not but from Allah.

(Quran 16:127)

So [for me] patience is most fitting. And it is Allah [Alone] Whose help can be sought against that which you assert.

(Qur ‘an 12:18)

So be patient, with a good patience.

(Quran 70:5)

Peace be upon you for that you persevered in patience!

(Quran 13:24)

And bear with patience whatever befalls you.

(Qur ‘an 31:17)

Endure and be more patient [than your enemy], and guard your territory by stationing army units permanently at the places from where the enemy can attack you…

(Qur’an 3:200)

‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said:

‘Through patience we have now achieved a good life.”

For the people of the Sunnah, there are three things that they resort to when faced with calamity:patience, supplication, and waiting with expectation for a good outcome.

A poet said:

“We have poured them a glass and they have similarly poured one for us (alluding to the blood enemies draw from each other in battle),

But in the face of death, we were the more patient.

In an authentic Hadith, the Prophet (Blessings and Peace of Allah be upon him) said:

“There is none who is more patient when he hears something offensive than Allah. They claim that He has a child and a wife, yet He gives them health and provision.”

The Prophet (Blessings and Peace of Allah be upon him) also said:

“May Allah have mercy on Moosa (Moses). He was tested with more than this (i.e. than what I have been tested with), and he was still patient.”

And he (Blessings and Peace of Allah be upon him) said:

“Whoever is patient, Allah will give him further strength to continue to be patient.”

A poet said:

“I have crawled my way to distinction, and those who have striven have reached it,

With the toil of labor, and the sparing of no small effort,

Many have tried to reach it, and most became bored or tired during their journey,

And they embrace distinction that remain true and are patient,

Do not consider distinction to be an apple that you eat,

You will not achieve distinction until you beat hardship with your patience.”

Higher goals are not achieved through dreaming or fantasizing;they can only be reached through dedication and commitment.

[SOURCE: Laa Tahzaan – Don’t Be Sad]