Patience

“…Only those who are patient shall receive their reward in full, without reckoning.” [Surah Az-Zumar:10]

Narrated Anas (radiAllahu’anhu; may Allah be pleased with him): The Prophet (ﷺ peace be upon him) said: “The real patience is at the first stroke of a calamity.” [Sahih Al-Bukhari – Book 23 Hadith 389]

It was narrated from Anas ibn Malik (radiAllahu’anhu; may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (ﷺ peace be upon him) said: “Great reward comes with great trials. When Allah loves a people, He tests them, and whoever accepts it attains His pleasure, whereas whoever shows discontent with it incurs His wrath.” [Narrated and classed as hasan by at-Tirmidhi (2396); classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in as-Silsilah as-Saheehah, no. 146]

Our Deen teaches us that all matters are in the hands of Allah. However, our faith can get shaken during times of trials and hardships. It is during those times that we should remind ourselves that through these tests a believer’s position and rank is raised in front of Allah, and that such a hardship may very well be a sign of Allah’s love for you due to the reward of being patient and attaining higher share of rewards.

We ask Allah to help us be from the patient and grateful in every circumstance (the saabireen and shaakireen), Ameen.