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PATIENCE

Be patient with the calamities that befall you, while having faith that these calamities only happen by the decree of Allāh ﷻ, and due to the sins of mankind. As Allāh, the Exalted, said:

وَمَآ أَصَٰبَكُم مِّن مُّصِيبَةٍ فَبِمَا كَسَبَتْ أَيْدِيكُمْ وَيَعْفُوا۟ عَن كَثِيرٍ {٣٠}

And whatever of misfortune befalls you, it is because of what your hands have earned. And He pardons much.*

Included in belief in Allāh ﷻ is patience upon the decree of Allāh.

Patience is of three types:

patience upon the obedience of Allāh
such that you do not abandon it,
patience upon staying away from sins
such that you do not commit them,
and patience with the painful decree of Allāh ﷻ
such that you do not become angry.

Allāh, the Exalted, said:

وَبَشِّرِ ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ {١٥٥} ٱلَّذِينَ إِذَآ أَصَٰبَتْهُم مُّصِيبَةٌ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّآ إِلَيْهِ رَٰجِعُونَ {١٥٦} أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ عَلَيْهِمْ صَلَوَٰتٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِمْ وَرَحْمَةٌ وَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْمُهْتَدُونَ {١٥٧}

But give good tidings to the patient, who when aflicted with calamity, say: "Truly, to Allāh we belong and truly, to Him we shall return." Those are the ones upon whom are blessings from their Lord and mercy. And it is those who are the [rightly] guided. **

* Sūrah ash-Shūrā, 42:30
** Sūrah al-Baqarah, 2:155-157

Book: A Letter To The Incarcerated Muslim
By Shaykh AbduIlah ibn Jāru Allah
Translated by Rasheed Barbee
Authentic Statements Publications
P. 13, 14

BE GENTLE WITH ONE ANOTHER!

Al-Hasan (radiyAllāhu ‘anhu) would say to his colleagues, ‘

"Ahlu’l-Sunnah! Be gentle with each other, may Allāh have mercy upon you, for you are from the fewest of people!"*

* Lālikā’ī #19

Book: The Journey of the Strangers
By Ibn Rajab Al-Hanbalī & Imām Al-Ājurrī
Translated by Abū Rumaysah
Dar as-Sunnah Publishers
P. 75

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته *
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Ibn Al-Jawzī said:

“How to master what you memorize: The secret behind mastering what you memorize is lots of repetition, and people are different in that. With some (people) the information sticks with just a little amount of repetition and other need to repeat it many times. Therefore, a man should repeat his lessons in order to have it firmly established in his memory.

The Prophet ﷺ said: “Take good care of the Qur'ān, for it escapes the chests of men quicker than a precious camel from its leash.” I say, this hadīth is agreed upon, Bukhārē #5033 and Muslim #791 and 231 from Abō Hurayrah.”

[Al-Huzza ‘Alaa Hifz Al-‘Ilm Wa Dhikru Kibaar Al-Huffaaz, p.3]

THE SWEETNESS OF THE REWARD LESSENS THE BITTERNESS OF PATIENCE

One is faced with trials and difficulties in every moment of life, but having faith and certainty serves to comfort and console one of them. Strong faith, reliance upon Allāh, hope in the reward of Allāh and desire for His beneficence are the basic constituents that help bring this state about. The sweetness of the reward lessens the bitterness of patience.

Allāh, Exalted is He, says,

إِن تَكُونُوا۟ تَأْلَمُونَ فَإِنَّهُمْ يَأْلَمُونَ كَمَا تَأْلَمُونَ وَتَرْجُونَ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا يَرْجُونَ

"If you feel pain, they too are feeling it just as you are, but you hope for something from Allāh which they cannot hope for."

[Sūrah al-Nisā' (4):104]

Book: The Tree Of Faith
By Al-Allamah 'Abdur-Rahman al-Sa'di
Translated by Abū Rumaysah
P. 71

Come one, Come all

Tell a friend to tell friend to tell a friend.

LOSING SOMETHING BELOVED

If the believer loses his beloved, be it his family, son, property, close friend etc., he is comforted by the sweetness of faith. Faith is the best replacement that the believer has for anything he loses, and this is something clearly seen and experienced. In reality losing something beloved is counted amongst the calamities.

Book: The Tree Of Faith
By Al-Allamah 'Abdur-Rahman al-Sa'di
Translated by Abū Rumaysah
P. 71

THEY ARE AHLUL SUNNAH WAL JAMĀ'AH

They call to connecting with those who have cut you off, giving those who have withheld from you, and pardoning those who have oppressed you. They enjoin kindness to parents, keeping the ties of kinship, being kind to the neighbor, the orphan, the poor, and the traveler. They call to kindness to the slave. They prohibit pride, arrogance, and transgressing against the creation. Whether it be justly or unjustly.

Book: The Explanation of Al-'Aqīdah Al-Wāsitiyyah
By Imām 'Abdul 'Azīz Bin Bāz
Translated by Rasheed ibn Estes Barbee
Authentic Statements Publications
P. 212

UMM SALAMAH HIND BINT ABĪ UMAYYAH BIN AL-MUGHĪRAH

Umm Salamah said to Abū Salamah, “It has reached me that if a woman’s husband dies and he is from the inhabitants of Paradise and she does not remarry, Allāh will reunite them in Paradise. So come here; make a covenant that you will not marry after me, and I will make a covenant that I will not marry after you.” He said, “Will you obey me?” She replied, “Yes.” He said, “When I die, remarry. O Allāh, provide Umm Salamah with a man better than me after me, a man who will neither disgrace her nor harm her.” When Abū Salamah died, she said, “Who is better than Abū Salamah?!” After her mourning period, it was not long before the Prophet ﷺ proposed to her through her nephew.

Book: The Illustrious Women of Islām From The First Generation
Taken from: Siyar A'lam an-Nubalā'
By Imām adh-Dhahabī & Al-Isābah fi Tamyīz as-Sahābah by Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalānī
Translated by Rasheed Barbee
Authentic Statements Publications
P. 29

GOOD TREATMENT OF OTHERS

Good manners with the people are comprised in connecting with those who have severed their ties with you by greeting and honouring them, praying and seeking forgiveness for them, and praising and visiting them. They also involve giving to those who have refused to give their knowledge, help, or money to you, and pardoning those who have wronged you by harming your person, wealth, or honour.

Book: Gardens of Purification
By Shaykhul-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah
Translated and Published by
Dār as-Sunnah Publishers
P. 153