Chapter II: Patience and Gratefulness
Patience in sinful actions-To restrain oneself from sinful deeds means patience in sinful deeds. The necessity of such patience is beyond description. God prohibits sinful deeds in this verse : He prohibits you from obscene and abominable actions and rebellion- 16 : 90. The Prophet said : The refugee is one who gives up evil deeds and Mujahid is one who fights with his passion. Sin is committed if one acts according to the promptings of his passions. If habit is added to passion, two enemies of devil stand against the party of God. Under this circumstance, only inspiration of religion is not sufficient and not strong enough to control it, such as backbiting, telling falsehood, self- praise, to take pride etc.
The objects o* tnc second class arc things out of control of man. Though these subjects are not under control, yet a man can remove them. If anybody gives trouble to another by his words and deeds, patience is sometimes compulsory in such a case and not to take retaliation and sometimes it is regarded as additional virtuous act. A certain companion said : If anybody cannot have , patience at the trouble inflicted by another, he can't regard his faith as real faith. God says : We shall certainly have patience at what they trouble us with those who rely on God. Once the Prophet was distributing alms among the poor and the distressed. A certain desert Arab said to him at that time : By this distribution God, pleasure is not sought. When the Prophet was
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