The virtues of Patience

Sheikh Abdul Aziz Ibn Baz  رَحِمَهُ ٱللَّٰهُ

:الصبر على المصائب قربة إلى الله -جل وعلا- الله يقول

Patience during trials and hardships is an act of devotion to Allah, the Most Glorious and Exalted. Allah says:

وَبَشِّرِ الصَّابِرِينَ

“And give good tidings to the patient.”

الَّذِينَ إِذَا أَصَابَتْهُمْ مُصِيبَةٌ قَالُوا إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ

“Those who, when disaster strikes them, say, ‘Indeed we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we will return.’”

أُوْلَئِكَ عَلَيْهِمْ صَلَوَاتٌ مِنْ رَبِّهِمْ وَرَحْمَةٌ وَأُوْلَئِكَ هُمُ الْمُهْتَدُونَ

“They are those upon whom are blessings from their Lord and mercy. And it is they who are rightly guided.”

[Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:155-157]

:ويقول سبحانه

Allah also says:

وَاصْبِرُوا إِنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَ الصَّابِرِينَ

“And be patient. Indeed, Allah is with the patient.”

[Surah Al-Anfal, 8:46]

:ويقول -جل وعلا

And He says:

إِنَّمَا يُوَفَّى الصَّابِرُونَ أَجْرَهُمْ بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ

“Indeed, the patient will be given their reward without account.”

[Surah Az-Zumar, 39:10]

:ويقول النبي ﷺ

And the Prophet (peace be upon him) said:

.عجبًا لأمر المؤمن، وإن أمره كله له خير؛ إن أصابته ضراء؛ صبر، فكان خيرًا له، وإن أصابته سراء؛ شكر، فكان خيرًا له

“Wondrous is the affair of the believer, for there is good for him in every matter. If something harmful befalls him, he is patient, and that is good for him. And if something good happens to him, he is grateful, and that is good for him.”

فإذا أصاب المرأة، أو الرجل هموم، أو غموم من دين، أو من عداوة أحد، أو من عدوة والديه، أو من جيرانه، وصبر، ولم يفعل إلا الخير؛ فله أجر عظيم، وهكذا إذا صبر على الأمراض، والأحزان من موت القريب، كل ذلك فيه الخير العظيم، والفضل الكبير، نعم

So if a woman or a man is afflicted with worries or grief from matters of religion, from hostility with someone, from enmity with their parents, or from their neighbors, and they are patient and do nothing but good, they will have a great reward. Similarly, if they endure illnesses or sorrows such as the death of a loved one with patience, all of this carries immense goodness and great virtue. Yes.