Quranic Verses on Patience
Numerous verses in the Quran emphasize the theme of patience and its rewards. Here are some notable examples:
- Allah, the Exalted, says: (“And be patient, for indeed, Allah is with the patient.”)
- Allah, the Exalted, states: (“And if you are patient, it is best for the patient.”)
- Allah, the Exalted, mentions: (“And We made from among them leaders, guiding by Our command when they were patient and certain of Our signs.”)
- Allah, the Exalted, reminds: (“Indeed, many messengers were denied before you; they were patient against what they were denied and harmed until Our victory came to them. And there is no changing the words of Allah, and there has certainly come to you some news of the messengers.”)
- Allah, the Exalted, advises: (“Be patient, and your patience is not but through Allah. And do not grieve over them or be in distress from what they plot.”)
- Allah, the Exalted, instructs: (“O you who have believed, seek help through patience and prayer. Indeed, Allah is with the patient.”)
- Allah, the Exalted, warns: (“You will surely be tested in your possessions and in yourselves, and you will surely hear from those who were given the Scripture before you and from those who associate others with Allah, much abuse. But if you are patient and fear Allah, that is of the matters requiring determination.”)
- Allah, the Exalted, emphasizes: (“And those who fulfill their covenant when they promise and are patient in poverty and hardship and during battle, it is those who have been true, and it is those who are the righteous.”)
- Allah, the Exalted, affirms: (“And those who are patient, seeking the countenance of their Lord, establish prayer, and spend from what We have provided them, secretly and publicly, and repel evil with good. Those will have the good consequence of the home.”)
Quranic Verses on Relief
Many verses in the Quran address the concept of relief from hardship. Some significant verses include:
- Allah, the Exalted, states: (“Or do you think that you will enter Paradise while there has not yet come to you the like of that which was experienced by those who passed on before you? They were touched by poverty and hardship and were shaken until the Messenger and those who believed with him said: ‘When will the help of Allah come?’ Unquestionably, the help of Allah is near.”)
- Allah, the Exalted, assures: (“Indeed, with hardship comes ease; indeed, with hardship comes ease.”)
- Allah, the Exalted, notes: (“Say, ‘Allah will save you from it and from every distress, yet you turn to associating others with Him.'”)
- Allah, the Exalted, promises: (“Allah will make, after hardship, ease.”)
- Allah, the Exalted, asks: (“Is He not best who responds to the desperate one when he calls Him and removes evil and makes you successors upon the earth? Is there a deity with Allah? Little do you remember!”)
Prophetic Traditions on Patience
Numerous hadiths from the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) discuss patience and its virtues. Here are a few relevant examples:
- The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: (“We returned from the next year, and when two of us gathered under the tree where we pledged loyalty, it was a mercy from Allah. I asked Nafi: ‘What did they pledge for?’ He said: ‘Not for death, but for patience.'”)
- The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) stated: (“Whoever strives to be patient, Allah will support him, and no one has been granted a gift better and more encompassing than patience.”)
- The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) remarked: (“Whoever endures its pain, I will be an intercessor or a witness for him on the Day of Resurrection.”)
- The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) declared: (“Amazing is the affair of the believer; all his affairs are good, and this is only for the believer. If he experiences prosperity, he shows gratitude, and that is good for him; if hardship befalls him, he remains patient, and that is good for him.”)
- The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) taught: (“And know that victory comes with patience, and relief accompanies distress, and with hardship comes ease.”)
- The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) explained: (“When Allah loves a people, He tests them; whoever remains patient will receive his reward, and whoever shows discontent will face the consequences.”)