And be patient,, and your patience is not but through Allah. But if you are patient – it is better for those who are patient. And if you punish, punish with an equivalent of that with which you were harmed.
In Surah An-Nahl there is a powerful verse where Allah tells the prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, on the virtues of being patient, merciful and on how to deal with anxiety. We will now cover certain Duas you can recite as a way to remember Allah in times where you feel tested. This is an easy but powerful method to change your way of thinking to help you get through the tough times. Think of adversity as an opportunity to rank higher in good deeds. Learn to get excited because you have been given an opportunity to exercise patience and sabr. It helps to realize when facing a difficult situation to not shy away.
Imam Ali (RA) also mentions how if you exhibit fretfulness, irritation, and despair in calamities, then your patience and your exertions are wasted. It’s important not to fool yourself between what we do and what we believe. They are good at preachings but bad at practice, therefore they always talk of lofty deeds but their actions belie their words” Sometimes the way we act in our daily lives are incongruent with our beliefs. They advise people with narration’s of events and facts but do not take any lesson from them. Calamities and adversities make them give up the distinguished characteristics of Muslims (patience, hope in future and work for improvement of circumstances). Imam Ali had said “Under the influence of inordinate cravings, they commit sins in quick succession and keep on postponing repentance. It’s a tough balance, but sometimes we just need to take a second to stop and reflect, and calibrate what the purpose of our life is and not get caught up with the trivialities. The challenge of this life is based on short-term gains and rewards.
This requires a different way of operating then we show through our actions. It comes putting belief in Allah.Ĭhanging Your Way Of Thinking About Sabr When it comes to Islam and our faith we believe this life is temporary. It comes from intensive labor day in and day out. But the big wins in life will not come from a click of a button like we are trained to expect. Amazon packages come in 1-2 days, we expect immediate feedback on our phones whenever we post a picture, comment, status, or video. Everything is becoming short circuited, our brains our being trained to expect things instantaneously.
We live in a world where this trait that is required now more than ever. Patience can be the deciding factor between achieving what you set out for or not. It is through patience you avoid hasty decisions that you will later regret causing things to be worse off. Having Sabr will be the root of your success in this world and the world after. The Truth About Sabr Sabr is a skill that needs to be practiced consistently in order to develop mastery in it. And the third one is superior to the first two kinds.” Imam Ali also reported, The Messenger of Allah (saws) as saying, “Sabr (precise meaning being “perseverance” or “persistence”) is of three kinds: Sabr at the time of affliction, Sabr in regard to obedience, and Sabr in regard to disobedience (of Allah). “One, who adopts patience, will never be deprived of success though it may take a long time to reach him” Imam Ali (RA). This article will help you fight against your emotions and how to exercise more control by enabling you to see the logical side as to why patience (sabr) is always the answer. It becomes difficult to tame your emotions when these things happen unexpectedly but if you are prepared to face them why would you be upset when it they actually happened? And imagine how great of a day you’d have if you expected things to go wrong but they didn’t. People always tell us the importance of sabr and that we need to more patient but how exactly do we do we go about doing that? In dealing with people, I’ve found the the best way to gain more patience is to consciously prep your mind every morning with the assumption that people will annoy you, interrupt you, and steal your time. We highly recommend reading the article, we also made this video to help with the pronunciation for this du’a.