Patience is a virtue Allāh praises ṣabr in over 50 verses of the Qurān. Allāh says, “Allāh loves those who are patient.” Allāh says, “The believing men and women are those who are patient men and patient women.” Allāh says, “Allāh is with the ṣābirīn.” Allāh says, “Those people will be given the highest apartments in Jannah because they were patient.” Al-ghurfah are the highest levels of Jannah. Allāh says, “The angels will enter in upon you in Jannah and will tell you, Peace is on you today because you were patient. Because you had ṣabr, this is where you are right now.” Allāh says, “Allāh saved them because of their ṣabr.” Allāhs Punishment is lifted because of your patience, and Allāhs Reward is a sign and the highest levels of Jannah are a sign. In fact, this is one of the best rewards of patience. We said many, many times that every deed is given between 10 to 700 times reward. There are some exceptions. Fasting is one of them. There is no limit because fasting is the embodiment of patience, and Allāh says about patience, “Those who are patient will get their reward back without it being counted.” When Allāh does not count, can you imagine how much you are going to get? There are so many blessings as well. The ḥadīth qudsi in Tirmidhi: the Prophet said Allāh said, “When somebody is tested with his son or daughter dying…” The most painful death is not the death of a parent but the death of a child. You expect the death of a parent, but you dont expect the death of a child. The death of a child is the greatest calamity that can befall any parent. The ḥadīth qudsi said, “Whichever parent is tested by taking away his child and he remains patient at that, then that child shall intercede for him to go to Jannah.” Also in the ḥadīth in Tirmidhi, the Prophet said that Allāh said, “If I take away the two pearls from the believer (his eyes), and he becomes blind and remains patient at that, then I have no reward lesser for him than Jannah itself.” These are all showing the importance of ṣabr that Allāh is speaking. The rewards here for patience are nothing less than Jannah itself. Allāh tells the believers, “If you only have patience – you are scared about the enemies of Islam and are worried about them – and have taqwa in Allāh, I will send 5,000 angels to take care of them.” The bottom line: if you have ṣabr, nobody can destroy you. Allāh is going to be on your side. When you have ṣabr, you will get Allāhs Rewards, Allāhs Blessings, and Allāhs Help.
Posted on: Sun, 11 May 2014 20:28:24 +0000
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