Patience
الصبرṢabr — the classical doctrine of enduring what is written.
Passages on patience, perseverance, and trusting the decree of Allah — drawn from the Stories of the Prophets and the inner chapters of the Iḥyāʾ.
940 matches across the library · 36 curated below
Imam al-Ghazali
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"is better than patience with them, and patience with them is better than patience with the fire."
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"Al-Shibli said, Patience in God, and was told no, Patience for God, and was told no, Patience"
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"It is said of the verse, Persevere, vie for endurance, maintain resilience, to mean persevere"
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"in three forms, patience in performing Allah's obligations, patience in refraining from prohibitions,"
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"Since patience is one of the pillars of maintaining repentance, it is necessary to explain patience,"
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"one must endure the bitterness of medicine to cure physical ailments, one must endure the struggle"
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"Therefore, fasting is considered half of patience, because complete patience involves resisting"
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"If one can endure it and refrain from retaliation, then enduring and patience are conditions of"
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"gentleness in what he forbids, and patience in what he commands, patience in what he forbids,"
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"One should be patient and persevere, for if a person becomes accustomed to forsaking resolve,"
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"eternity? If I cannot bear the pain of patience, how will I endure the pain of fire? And if I"
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"Inform the poor among you that those who endure with patience and seek reward will have three"
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"If they miss us, we will endure severe hunger for the night, hoping to remain patient without"
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"David prayed, My God, I have no patience for the heat of Your sun, so how can I have patience"
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"Some have said, He who shares does not endure, and it was said regarding patience, Beautiful"
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"of unlawful earnings, for we can endure hunger and hardship, but we cannot endure the fire."
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"For those who do, either their faith is strong enough to endure the bitterness of patience,"
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"to learn endurance. It is narrated that some have trained themselves in patience by hiring"
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"It is better to handle such situations with endurance and patience than by seeking status."
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"regarding the virtue of suppressing anger, forgiveness, patience, and endurance, aspiring"
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"The Book of Patience and Gratitude, the first half on patience, the length of familiarity"
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"in wealth, beauty in poverty, benevolence in power, endurance in companionship, patience"
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"is to ready oneself for patience. For this reason, Allah Almighty has combined patience"
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"your patience, meaning to eat, because it preserves patience and removes recklessness."
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"How will one endure it, if it happens when they cannot endure the thought of death and"
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"I have no endurance for the sound of Your mercy, so how can I endure the sound of Your"
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"When asked how he had patience for that, he said, I have heard that the wicked endure"
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"If they say, We shall certainly endure your harm, they must be in a state of patience"
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"The companions said they faced the trial of hardship with patience but did not endure"
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"and endure various tortures, patient for God's sake and seeking reward from him."
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"Now regarding the qualities that make life pleasant and should be considered in a woman for the marriage contract to endure and its purposes to be fulfilled,"
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"This is difficult at the beginning of spiritual struggle, but perseverance over time lightens its burden."
Ibn Kathir
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"remarked, a free man may endure the sword but shuns patience with injustice and prefers death"
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"you cause me to taste the distress of death twice? O mother, be patient, have patience,"
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"They prayed our Lord pour out patience upon us and make firm our steps and help us against the disbelieving people"
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"They prayed our Lord pour upon us patience make firm our steps and grant us victory over the disbelieving people"
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