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All praise is due to Allah, Who has guided us to the straightest path, Whom we
ask to provide us with relentless non wearisome determination, avert despair
from our hearts, and strengthen hope within our souls. Prayers and Peace of
Allah be upon our Prophet Muhammad, the one supported with the most evident
sign, and the brightest proof, and called to the true religion with the most
right argument and the most eloquent statement, and upon his family and
Companions. The glorious leaders, who opened the hearts with their wisdom, and
conquered the land with their arms.
Verily, Ramadan is the month of patience, and the school of patience. Fasting
itself habituates and trains people on patience. That is why it is related
from the Messenger of Allah, Prayers and Peace of Allah be upon him, that he
named Ramadan the month of patience. In another Hadith, he, Prayers and Peace
of Allah be upon him, said: "fasting constitutes half the patience." [Reported
by Al-Tirmizi]
‹‹الصوم نصف الصبر›› رواه الترمذي
Patience is of three kinds: patience on obedience of Allah, patience on (being
prevented) what is prohibited by Allah, and patience on (enduring) the trials
of Allah: all of which are combined in fasting. In it, there is patience on
the obedience of Allah, patience (on being prevented) from the desires
prohibited by Allah to the fasting person, and patience on the pain of hunger,
thirst and weakness of the body the fasting person suffers.
Furthermore, fasting extraordinarily multiplied in reward, for it is Allah
Almighty Who rewards the fasting person by Himself. It is proven in both
Sahihs on the authority of Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, from
the Messenger of Allah, Prayers and Peace of Allah be upon him, that he said:
"Every deed of the son of Adam is worth ten to seven hundred times in reward.
Allah, Glory and exaltation be to him, said: Except for fasting, it is for me,
for which I give rewards. He (the fasting person) abandons his (sexual)
desire, food, and drink for My sake." [Narrated by Muslim]
‹‹كل عمل ابن آدم يضاعف الحسنة عشر أمثالها إلى سبعمائة ضعف قال الله عز وجل
إلا الصوم فإنه لي وأنا أجزي به يدع شهوته وطعامه من أجلي›› رواه مسلم
In his comment on that Hadith, Ibn Rajab, may Allah have mercy upon him, said:
"According to that narration, fasting is then excluded from the deeds which
are multiplied (but with limited multiplication). All deeds multiplied ten
times, except for fasting, whose multiplication goes beyond this limit: Allah
Almighty multiplies it so many times immeasurably. That is because Allah
Almighty says: {Only those who are patient shall receive their reward in full,
without reckoning} [Surat Az-Zumar: 10]
{إِنَّمَا يُوَفَّى الصَّابِرُونَ أَجْرَهُم بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ} الزمر: 10
Transliteration: innama yuwaffa alssabiroona ajrahum bighayri hisab
It seems clear to us how important is the relation between fasting and
patience, and how fasting is a way to acquire the character of patience, which
Allah Almighty enjoined, raised in value, mentioned more often in His Holy
Book, praised those who abide by it, and promised them an abundant reward with
Him.
In confirmation of that, He Almighty said:
{And endure you patiently (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم), your patience is
not but from Allâh.} [Surat Al-Nahl: 127]
{وَاصْبِرْ وَمَا صَبْرُكَ إِلاَّ بِاللّهِ} النحل:127
Transliteration: Wasbir wama sabruka illa billah
{And verily, whosoever shows patience and forgives, that would truly be from
the things recommended by Allâh.} [Ash-Shura: 43]
{وَلَمَن صَبَرَ وَغَفَرَ إِنَّ ذَلِكَ لَمِنْ عَزْمِ الْأُمُورِ} الشورى:43
Transliteration: Walaman sabara waghafara inna thalika lamin 'azmi al'omoor
{O you who believe! Endure and be more patient (than your enemy)} [Surat Al-'Imran:
200]
{يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ اصْبِرُواْ وَصَابِرُواْ} آل عمران:200
Transliteration: Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoo isbiroo wasabiroo warabitoo
waittaqoo Allaha la'allakum tuflihoona
{but give glad tidings to As-Sâbirűn (the patient)} [Surat Al-Baqarah: 155]
{وَبَشِّرِ الصَّابِرِينَ} البقرة:155
Transliteration: wabashshiri alssabireena
The Messenger of Allah, Prayers and Peace of Allah be upon him, said: "He, who
seeks patience, Allah Almighty provides him with patience; and none is granted
a grant greater and more extensive than patience." [Reported by Al-Bukhari]
‹‹ومن يتصبر يصبره الله ، وما أعطي أحد عطاء خيرا وأوسع من الصبر›› رواه البخاري
'Umar Ibn Al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, the Emir of Believers,
said: "We found the best of our living through patience."
He further said: "We have obtained the best of our living through patience;
and were patience to be a man, it would have been a generous one."
'Ali Ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him, the Commander of Believers,
said: "No doubt, patience is a mount which never lapses."
Al-Hasan, may Allah have mercy upon him, said: "Patience is one of the
treasures of goodness that is given by Allah only to a servant who is generous
in His Sight."
Thus, the fasting person who seeks the reward (for his fasting) of Allah
learns many lessons in patience because of his fasting. During his fasting, he
abandons food, drink and (sexual) desire, thereby availing himself of a great
lesson in patience, as he gets accustomed to wean himself from its desires and
inclinations.
The fasting person who seeks the reward (for his fasting) of Allah is he who,
being harmed or insulted, would neither grow angry, nor requite the abuse with
the like of it, nor become disconcerted. As if saying to him who harms or
abuses him: "Do what you like to do, since I pledged my Lord, with my fasting,
to keep my tongue and organs (from obscenity): then, how should I break my
pledge and abuse you as you have abused me."
{"If you do stretch your hand against me to kill me, I shall never stretch my
hand against you to kill you : for I fear Allâh, the Lord of the 'Âlamîn
(mankind, jinn, and all that exists)."} [Surat Al-Ma'ida: 28]
{لَئِن بَسَطتَ إِلَيَّ يَدَكَ لِتَقْتُلَنِي مَا أَنَا بِبَاسِطٍ يَدِيَ إِلَيْكَ
لِأَقْتُلَكَ ۖ إِنِّي أَخَافُ اللَّـهَ رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ} المائدة: 28
Transliteration: Lain basatta ilayya yadaka litaqtulanee ma ana bibasitin
yadiya ilayka liaqtulaka innee akhafu Allaha rabba al'alameen
The fasting person who seeks the reward (for his fasting) of Allah is never
infuriated for the most trifling reasons. like those who do not get themselves
armed with patience, thinking fasting to be but a kind of punishment and
deprivation, thereupon they blow out and grow exasperated and nervous. On the
contrary, the fasting person who seeks the reward (for his fasting) of Allah
is always calmed, tranquil, and well pleased.
The fasting person who seeks the reward (for his fasting) of Allah always
averts the spirit of boredom, because his fasting is only for the Sake of
Allah, his patience is for the Sake of Allah, and his reward is incumbent upon
Allah.
Similarly, the fasting nation that seeks the reward of Allah learns discipline
and patience on order, and liberation from the captivity of habits.
It is obvious then how fasting is effective in the acquisition of the
character of patience, which, if one gets adorned with, he would be entitled
to prosper in his life, present much good to his ummah, and leave in it a
great trace. However, in the absence of patience, then how rapid he weakens
and becomes pointless!
Therefore, man, willingly or unwillingly, should be patient, for he is
inevitably exposed to many trials along his life, within himself by illness,
in his property by wasting, in his children by death, or in his public life
through wars, and their consequences of losing a lot of his usual needs. If he
does not habituate himself to patience to such sufferings, and dispense with
his familiar needs, surely, he would fall a victim of those incidents.
That is just the state of man with desires, which are made charming in his
eyes, induce him, and seem to him in every way. Unless he has a deterrent of
patience and faith, he would be on the verge of decline.
He, who stands up for the call to reform, and comes to grips with defense of
the truth, is in dire need for patience, and adapt with adversities, for he is
to face a very difficult pass which none could break in but he, who is endowed
with great endeavor. Surely, there are, from among the invalidators and
corruptors, transgressors, reckless fools and foul-tongued persons, let alone
these who are ready to strike with their hands, and seek after falsehood with
their feet. The more the Da'iyah (caller) to the truth and reform is patient
and ready to endure the loss of a beloved or the confrontation of an
adversity, the greater his endeavor is. The men of truth then should be
patient on calling the people, and patient in expectation of outcomes, for to
be hasty in getting the outcomes may lead to reverse results, whose harm is
more than advantage. If patience, therefore, is relied on in every affair, it
would help the Da'iyah (caller) go on work, and cause the springs of
determination and firmness to gush forth within him.
I mean the patience that is armed with the great hope, and confidence of Him
in Whose Hand is the dominion of all things; and not the patience of the
desperate who has no way but to be patient, nor of him who submits and
humiliates himself to others than his Lord Almighty.
Summing up, patience is one of the greatest moral characters, and the noblest
acts of worship. The best of patience, which has the most favorable
consequence, is the patience on compliance with the order of Allah Almighty,
and abstain from what Allah has forbidden. That is because with it, one
becomes sincere in his obedience to Allah, his faith valid, and his reward
due. The one with little patience on obedience has no portion in his piety,
nor a share in his righteousness.
It is of praiseworthy patience to persevere the failure to fulfill an expected
desire, or attain a hoped pleasure. Indeed, patience on it helps one forget
it; and it is unwise to show regret after despair.
It is of beautiful patience to persevere a scary terror or an expected
catastrophe feared to take place. One should not hasten to be worried about
that which has not come yet, for most worries are false, and most terrors are
repelled.
It is of good patience to persevere any adversity that has befallen you, for
by patience on that, the closed gates are open. {And those who, when they have
committed Fâhishah (illegal sexual intercourse) or wronged themselves with
evil, remember Allâh and ask forgiveness for their sins; - and none can
forgive sins but Allâh - and do not persist in what (wrong) they have done,
while they know.} [Surat Al-'Imran: 135]
{وَالَّذِينَ إِذَا فَعَلُوا فَاحِشَةً أَوْ ظَلَمُوا أَنفُسَهُمْ ذَكَرُوا
اللَّـهَ فَاسْتَغْفَرُوا لِذُنُوبِهِمْ وَمَن يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا
اللَّـهُ وَلَمْ يُصِرُّوا عَلَىٰ مَا فَعَلُوا وَهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ} آل عمران:
135
Transliteration: Waallatheena itha fa'aloo fahishatan aw thalamoo anfusahum
thakaroo Allaha faistaghfaroo lithunoobihim waman yaghfiru alththunooba illa
Allahu walam yusirroo 'ala ma fa'aloo wahum ya'lamoona
Disgraced be he, and disgraced be he, who Ramadan approaches him, and then his
sins have not been forgiven. Why? Because it is an opportunity, which may
never neither reoccur nor come upon him once again (during his lifetime).
The question which has occurred to my mind since I started writing those lines
is:
Who would repent in Ramadan?
When would he return to Allah, who has not returned in Ramadan? When? When?
O Muslims {And be not like her who undoes the thread which she has spun, after
it has become strong} [Surat Al-Nahl: 92]
{وَلَا تَكُونُوا كَالَّتِي نَقَضَتْ غَزْلَهَا مِن بَعْدِ قُوَّةٍ أَنكَاثًا}
النحل: 92
Transliteration: Wala takoonoo kaallatee naqadat ghazlaha min ba'di
quwwatin ankathan
A month having such characteristics and merits is worthy of causing people to
shed tears for leaving it, and fret in sigh for seeing it off.
Oh Ramadan be gentle, the tears of lovers are flowing, and their hearts are
about to burst, out of severe pain for leaving it! it may be that a pause for
farewell would extinguish the burning fire of yearning.
It may be that before departure***we would get all good we wish!
It may be that a broken would be mended, a repentant
released***a sinner accepted and a wretched become happy!
What has happened has happened, and the above written; and Allah Almighty is
Most High, and has the best knowledge; and to attribute knowledge to Allah is
safer. Prayers and Peace of Allah be upon Mohammad and upon his family and
companions.
Translated by Wathakker.net website
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