. I I J/ ·ੇ/ / I/ 0 / J I/ J I\ (cont.)

الصبر على المصائب والبلاء وردّ الأمر إلى الله (تابع)

The pious people respond by realizing that all these trials are from Allah and unto Allah is the final return. Allah says, .... .,.,., .... .,.,., .,. ,., .,.,J J ;;; J ,,,. Ur1/':;lj J'YH':i\ I Jj tf.Jlj J;_;:JI I :߂ K_J(Lj ,,. .f' ,,. / ,,,. ;;; ;;; 0 J ... JJ ,,. .J. J .,. ,,,. ,,.. ű -.... ,,,. ;:;J,., ࡠ ,., ""' / ,... Ji. ,,.. ,.. ;;; ,,,, ,,,, .i..U u1 l)Ju -:i ,_ .a:. r-+" .'..ol 1M1 N..:u 1 ৙ 4 ..,O1 fa.J ··¸IJ / ,,,. #- #- ,,.. ࢎ ....__, .. / ,.. / / ,,.. ,,.. ,.. ,,.. ,,.. ,,.. J ॢ ,,.. ,,.. ,,.. ... J. ,,.. ;;; Íjij P)j ৛) .ǘ ޾޿ :,,;1௦ Íji 1®' 0¹·) 41 L1j i \" v ,,. • U,,,. ࢏ i ࢐ ..- ,.. #- i ,,.. / ,,.. ,.. ,,. / "And certainly We shall test you with something of fear, hunger, loss of wealth, lives and fruits. But give glad tidings to those who are patientthose who when afflicted with calamity say, 'Truly, to Allah we belong and, truly, to Him we shall return.' They are those on whom are blessings from their Lord and they are those who receive His mercy. And it is they who are the guided ones" (al-Baqara 1 55-157). In reality, patience is required during both times of ease or plenty and times of hardship. In fact, many scholars say that patience during times of extreme hardship is much easier than patience during times of extreme ease. This is true because many times during extreme hardship there is not much one can do about the situation. The person simply must accept his fate. But during times of ease, the situation is completely different. When a person, for example, is given great wealth by Allah, the choice is open to him with virtually no constraints to spend that money in a proper way or to spend it in an improper way. A fourth type of patience is patience with respect to how one is treated by others. When dealing with others, one is not always treated in the proper or correct manner. This requires patience so that a person does not do something in response that may lead to greater harm. Allah has stated that humans are a trial for one another. However, He also advises that one have patience and forgiveness when dealing with each other. Allah says, Hadith #1 9: "Young man, I shall teach you some words ... " "And We have made some of you as a trial for others. Will you then be steadfast?" (al-Furqaan 20). Allah also says about people who have been wronged, "And, verily, whoever shows patience and forgives, that would truly be from the things recommended by Allah" (al-Shoora 43). This fourth type of patience is especially important when one is involved in calling others to Islam or ordering good and eradicating evil. Satan and all the enemies of Islam will not allow the process of calling to truth and righteousness to continue unhindered. Instead, they will seek to block this call by any means. Their goal is to make the person stop working for Islam and be content with a simple life of this world.1 For this reason, Allah advised the Prophet (peace be upon him) in the Quran, (. - ,., B ,., 0 .J. .J. .... ,., :J .. 1 1_:ࢌ .. --ৗ--Q" 1J.h 1 : ৘::1 1 1 .1• i """ W-- '" '" G r-cu;---- J y-.r ŵ ࢓ r Y J .f:-"4' J::;+' "Therefore, be patient [O Prophet] as were the messengers of strong will and resolve. And do not be in haste concerning them [the disbelievers]" (al-Ahqaaf 35). Luqmaan also advised his son, - Þ ֣j p1 if Z;\j -?J/:j^ ;:.tj Ú\ ޼t Ңæң·1 ,, ,, ,, J '!>,J / ,,. ..!.:.e,... ,,,. ֑;:1 r y :r: ޻ · 0 &.ӗr "O my son, establish the prayer, enjoin what is good and forbid evil, and bear with patience whatever befalls you. That is truly from the things recommended by Allah" (Luqmaan 17).2 1 Unfortunately, such opposition comes not only from non-Muslims, from whom it is expected, but even from other Muslims who do not wish to see a return to the Quran and sunnah. This makes the situation even more difficult. The situation has become so bad in some cases that the question is no longer whether a person is calling to Islam or not or if what he says is correct according to the Quran and sunnah. For some people nowadays, he must be calling to Islam, be correct according to the Quran and sunnah but, it is more important to them that he does it within the framework of a specific group, madhab or organization. Through this means, Satan has been able to divide those people who are calling to one and the same thing, yet Satan has convinced them that they are calling to different things.

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. I I J/ ·ੇ/ / I/ 0 / J I/ J I\ (cont.)

الصبر على المصائب والبلاء وردّ الأمر إلى الله (تابع)

The pious people respond by realizing that all these trials are from Allah and unto Allah is the final return. Allah says, .... .,.,., .... .,.,., .,. ,., .,.,J J ;;; J ,,,. Ur1/':;lj J'YH':i\ I Jj tf.Jlj J;_;:JI I :߂ K_J(Lj ,,. .f' ,,. / ,,,. ;;; ;;; 0 J ... JJ ,,. .J. J .,. ,,,. ,,.. ű -.... ,,,. ;:;J,., ࡠ ,., ""' / ,... Ji. ,,.. ,.. ;;; ,,,, ,,,, .i..U u1 l)Ju -:i ,_ .a:. r-+" .'..ol 1M1 N..:u 1 ৙ 4 ..,O1 fa.J ··¸IJ / ,,,. #- #- ,,.. ࢎ ....__, .. / ,.. / / ,,.. ,,.. ,.. ,,.. ,,.. ,,.. J ॢ ,,.. ,,.. ,,.. ... J. ,,.. ;;; Íjij P)j ৛) .ǘ ޾޿ :,,;1௦ Íji 1®' 0¹·) 41 L1j i \" v ,,. • U,,,. ࢏ i ࢐ ..- ,.. #- i ,,.. / ,,.. ,.. ,,. / "And certainly We shall test you with something of fear, hunger, loss of wealth, lives and fruits. But give glad tidings to those who are patientthose who when afflicted with calamity say, 'Truly, to Allah we belong and, truly, to Him we shall return.' They are those on whom are blessings from their Lord and they are those who receive His mercy. And it is they who are the guided ones" (al-Baqara 1 55-157). In reality, patience is required during both times of ease or plenty and times of hardship. In fact, many scholars say that patience during times of extreme hardship is much easier than patience during times of extreme ease. This is true because many times during extreme hardship there is not much one can do about the situation. The person simply must accept his fate. But during times of ease, the situation is completely different. When a person, for example, is given great wealth by Allah, the choice is open to him with virtually no constraints to spend that money in a proper way or to spend it in an improper way. A fourth type of patience is patience with respect to how one is treated by others. When dealing with others, one is not always treated in the proper or correct manner. This requires patience so that a person does not do something in response that may lead to greater harm. Allah has stated that humans are a trial for one another. However, He also advises that one have patience and forgiveness when dealing with each other. Allah says, Hadith #1 9: "Young man, I shall teach you some words ... " "And We have made some of you as a trial for others. Will you then be steadfast?" (al-Furqaan 20). Allah also says about people who have been wronged, "And, verily, whoever shows patience and forgives, that would truly be from the things recommended by Allah" (al-Shoora 43). This fourth type of patience is especially important when one is involved in calling others to Islam or ordering good and eradicating evil. Satan and all the enemies of Islam will not allow the process of calling to truth and righteousness to continue unhindered. Instead, they will seek to block this call by any means. Their goal is to make the person stop working for Islam and be content with a simple life of this world.1 For this reason, Allah advised the Prophet (peace be upon him) in the Quran, (. - ,., B ,., 0 .J. .J. .... ,., :J .. 1 1_:ࢌ .. --ৗ--Q" 1J.h 1 : ৘::1 1 1 .1• i """ W-- '" '" G r-cu;---- J y-.r ŵ ࢓ r Y J .f:-"4' J::;+' "Therefore, be patient [O Prophet] as were the messengers of strong will and resolve. And do not be in haste concerning them [the disbelievers]" (al-Ahqaaf 35). Luqmaan also advised his son, - Þ ֣j p1 if Z;\j -?J/:j^ ;:.tj Ú\ ޼t Ңæң·1 ,, ,, ,, J '!>,J / ,,. ..!.:.e,... ,,,. ֑;:1 r y :r: ޻ · 0 &.ӗr "O my son, establish the prayer, enjoin what is good and forbid evil, and bear with patience whatever befalls you. That is truly from the things recommended by Allah" (Luqmaan 17).2 1 Unfortunately, such opposition comes not only from non-Muslims, from whom it is expected, but even from other Muslims who do not wish to see a return to the Quran and sunnah. This makes the situation even more difficult. The situation has become so bad in some cases that the question is no longer whether a person is calling to Islam or not or if what he says is correct according to the Quran and sunnah. For some people nowadays, he must be calling to Islam, be correct according to the Quran and sunnah but, it is more important to them that he does it within the framework of a specific group, madhab or organization. Through this means, Satan has been able to divide those people who are calling to one and the same thing, yet Satan has convinced them that they are calling to different things.

hadith ethics hadith-collections sahih-collections

Keywords

jami al-ulum wal-hikam ibn rajab nawawi forty hadith hadith commentary islamic ethics hanbali hadith