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PATIENCE AND GRATEFULNESS

MERITS OF PATIENCE

Quran: God praised those who adopt patience and mentioned about patience more than several times in the Quran.
He kept most good deeds and merits linked with patience. God says: When they kept patience, I created leaders from amongst them who showed guidance according to My instruction - 32 : 24.
God says: Owing to the patience of Banu Israil, the words of your Lord were perfected well over them. God says: I will reward those for their good works who are patient. God say: They will be given double rewards for their patience. God says: The patient will be given rewards fully without accounts. God says: Fasting is only for Me and I will give its rewards. He kept connection with those having patience with Himself and promised that He is ; with the patient. God says: Take to patience, God is with the

patient - 2 : 249. God says: If you keep patience and fear God

your Lord will help you with five thousand well armed angels.
God says: There are blessings and mercy upon them from their Lord and they are those who are guided - 2 : 58.

Hadis: - The Prophet said: Patience is half of faith. He said:
The lowest measure of what you have been given is sure f ai th and firm determination of patience. He who has been given a portion of these two qualities has got no fear even if he prays little at night and fasts little during day time. If you can stand with firm foot with patience justas you are now and do not turn away from this way, it is dear to me. If anybody does divine service equal to all of you after turning away from patience, it will not be dear to me. I fear the world will be opened to you after me. You will then cherish hatrecffor one another and the dwellers of heaven will then be dissatisfied with you. He who keeps patience and expects reward, will get full reward. Then he recited this verse: What is near you will come to an end and what is near God will only remain. I will give full rewards to those who being patient do good works - 16 : 96.

It is reported from Hazrat Jaber that a man asked the Prophet about faith and he said: That is patience and forbearance. The Prophet said: Patience is a jewel among the jewels of Paradise.

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The Prophet was once asked: What is faith? He said: Patience.

This is just like his saying: Pilgrimage is Arafat. This means that

the great pillar of pilgrimage is to wait at Arafat. Similarly the

general pillar of faith is patience. The Prophet said: To say

against what passion dictates is the best act. God sent revelation

to David: Follow My conduct. One of my conduct is that I have

great patience. The Prophet once went to the Ansars and asked:

Are you believers? They remained silent. Hazrat Omar

submitted: O Messenger of God, we are believers. He asked:

What is the sign of your faith? They said: We are grateful both in