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Lesson 52
Mercy to Patience
Mercy
· Mercy is to be compassionate and
tender-hearted towards others.
· The Prophet (peace be upon him) was a model of mercy.
Modesty
·
It is a kind of behavior which
causes one to refrain from obscene words and deeds, as well as preventing
oneself from not
fulfilling the rights of others.
·
Modesty is part of faith and both
call to the good and ward off evil.
·
A fair example is the Prophet (peace
be upon him) who was more modest than the virgin in her room.
· Modesty does not mean restraining oneself from speaking the truth, learning, commanding the right and prohibiting the wrong.
Pardon
· Pardon is to give up one's right in
money and retaliation.
· Allah gives good tidings and praises those who pardon their fellow men.
Patience
· Patience is to make the self endure what it suffers from, and to tolerate misfortune with contentment and admission without annoyance or complaint. Patience can be in enduring affliction, doing pious deeds, and warding off sins.
·
Patience is found when the Muslim
continuously remembers that Allah's orders are effective, His judgment is just
and His ordinance executable,
whether the bondman be patient or not.
·
Being patient during times of
affliction expiates evil deeds.
·
A Muslim wards off sin and harm by
practicing patience and forgiveness.
·
Patience includes keeping secrets.
Evidence from Qur'an and Sunnah
Mercy:
Allah says:
(البلد: 17 - 18)
This means: “Then he became one
of those who believed, and recommended one another to perseverance and
patience, and (also) recommended one another to pity and compassion. They
are those on the Right Hand (the dwellers of Paradise).” (90, Al-Balad: 17 -
18)
The Messenger of Allah
(peace be upon him) said:
“The
believers in their mutual kindness, compassion and sympathy are like the
body. If one of the organs is afflicted, the whole body responds to it with
wakefulness and fever.” (Reported
by Muslim)
The Messenger of Allah
(peace be upon him) said:
“Allah bestows His
Mercy on the merciful among His slaves.”
(Reported by Al-Bukhari)
The Prophet (peace be
upon him) said:
“The
Compassionate One (i.e., Allah) has mercy on those who are merciful. If you
show mercy to those who are on the earth, He Who is in the heaven (i.e.
Allah) will show mercy to you.”
(Reported
by At-Tirmidhi)
The Prophet (peace be
upon him) said:
“That
who does not show mercy to others will not be shown mercy.”
(Reported by Al-Bukhari and Muslim)
The Prophet (peace be
upon him) said:
“Mercy
is taken away only from him who is miserable.”
(Reported by At-Tirmidhi)
Allah's Messenger
(peace be upon him) said:
“A
man was walking on his way when he became awfully thirsty. He found a well
and he got down into the well and drank from it. Then, he went away.
Suddenly, he saw a dog panting out of thirst. The man thought that the dog
was extremely thirsty as he was. Therefore, he descended into the well. He
filled up his scuff with water and held it in his mouth. He climbed up and
quenched the thirst of the dog. Allah held his action in high esteem and
forgave him. The Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) said: Shall we
be rewarded for showing kindness to animals also? He said: A reward is given
in connection with every living creature.”
(Reported by Al-Bukhari and Muslim)
The Messenger of Allah
(peace be upon him) said:
“A
woman was punished because of a cat which she had jailed until it died and
hence she entered the Hell. She did not allow it to eat or drink as it was
confined nor did she free it so that it might eat the insects of the
earth.” (Reported by Al-Bukhari)
The Messenger of Allah
(peace be upon him) said:
“I stand up to lead
the prayer with the intention of prolonging it. Then, I hear the cry of an
infant and I shorten the prayer lest I should make it burdensome for his
mother.”
(Reported by Al-Bukhari)
Modesty:
Allah says:
(النور:
30 - 31)
This
means: “Tell the believing men to lower their gaze (from looking at
forbidden things), and protect their private parts (from illegal sexual
acts, etc.). That is purer for them. Verily, Allah is All-Aware of what they
do. And tell the believing women to lower their gaze (from looking at
forbidden things), and protect their private parts (from illegal sexual
acts, etc.) and not to show off their adornment except only that which is
apparent (like palms of hands and faces, or outer dress like veil, gloves,
head-cover, apron, etc.).” (24, An-Nur: 30 - 31)
The Messenger of Allah
(peace be upon him) said:
“Faith
has sixty odd or seventy odd branches. The uppermost of all these is the
Testimony of Faith: ‘La ilaha illa Allah’ (there is no true god except
Allah) while the least of them is the removal of harmful objects from the
road. And modesty is a branch of faith.”
(Reported
by Muslim)
The Messenger of Allah
(peace be upon him) said:
“Modesty
does not bring anything except good.”
(Reported
by Muslim)
It was narrated:
“The
Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) was even more modest than a virgin
behind her veil.” (Reported by Al-Bukhari
and Muslim)
The Messenger of Allah
(peace be upon him) said:
“Every
one of my followers will be forgiven except those who display their
wrong-doings in the open.”
(Reported
by Al-Bukhari and Muslim)
The Messenger of Allah
(peace be upon him) passed by a man of the Ansar who was admonishing his
brother regarding modesty. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:
“Leave
him alone, for modesty is a part of faith.”
(Reported
by Al-Bukhari)
The Messenger of Allah
(peace be upon him) said:
“Among the
admonitions which have been survived after the previous prophets and
conveyed to people is: If you are not modest, you may do whatever you
like.”
(Reported by Al-Bukhari)
Pardon:
Allah says:
(الشورى: 40)
This
means: “The recompense for an evil is an evil like thereof, but whoever
forgives and makes reconciliation, his reward is due from Allah.” (42,
Ash-Shura: 40)
Allah says:
(الأعراف:
199)
This
means: “Show forgiveness, enjoin what is good, and turn away from the
foolish (i.e. don't punish them).” (7, Al-A`raf: 199)
Allah says:
(البقرة:
237)
This
means: “And to forego and give (her the full Mahr) is nearer to At-Taqwa
(piety, righteousness). And do not forget liberality between yourselves.”
(2, Al-Baqarah: 237)
The Messenger of Allah
(peace be upon him) said:
“Wealth
does not decrease by giving charity. Allah augments the honor of that who
forgives, and that who behaves modestly Allah will exalt him in ranks.”
(Reported by Muslim)
`A’ishah (may Allah
be pleased with her) narrated:
“Whenever
the Prophet (peace be upon him) was given a choice, he would choose the
easier course as long as it was not a sin. Yet, if it was sinful, he would
avoid it. Nor did he ever take revenge over anybody for his own sake.
However, when Allah's legal bindings were outraged, he would take revenge
for Allah's Sake.”
(Reported by Al-Bukhari and Muslim)
“O Allah! You are
Most Forgiving and You love forgiveness, so forgive me.”
(Reported by Ibn Majah)
Patience:
Allah says:
(آل عمران: 200)
This
means: “You who believe! Endure and be more patient (than your enemy), and
guard your territory by stationing army units permanently at the places from
where the enemy can attack you, and fear Allah, so that you may be
successful.” (3, Al-`Imran: 200)
Allah says:
(البقرة:
155 -157)
This means: “But give glad
tidings to As-Sabirun (the patient). Who, when afflicted with calamity, say:
Truly! To Allah we belong and truly, to Him we shall return. They are those
on whom are the Salawat (i.e. who are blessed and will be forgiven) from
their Lord, and (they are those who) receive His Mercy, and it is they who
are the guided ones.” (2, Al-Baqarah: 155 - 157)
Allah says:
(الزمر:
10)
This
means: “Only those who are patient shall receive their rewards in full,
without reckoning.” (39, Az-Zumar: 10)
There are many other
verses that urge people to be patient.
The Messenger of Allah
(peace be upon him) said:
“How
excellent is the case of a faithful servant! There is good for him in
everything and this is not the case with anyone except him. If prosperity
attends him, he expresses gratitude to Allah and that is good for him; and
if adversity befalls him, he endures it patiently and that is better for
him.”
The Messenger of Allah
(peace be upon him) said:
“And endurance is a glow.”
(Reported
by Muslim)
The Messenger of Allah
(peace be upon him) said:
“He
who refrains from begging, Allah safeguards him against want, and he who
seeks sufficiency, Allah will keep him in a state of sufficiency, and he who
shows patience, Allah will grant him power to be patient, and none is
blessed with an endowment better and greater than patience.”
Allah's Messenger
(peace be upon him) said:
“Anyone
whom Allah intends good for him is made to suffer from some affliction.”
(Reported by Al-Bukhari)
Allah's Messenger
(peace be upon him) said:
“Allah,
the Glorious and Exalted, says: When I afflict my servant in his two dear
things (i.e., his eyes), and he endures patiently, I shall compensate him
for them with Paradise.”
(Reported
by Al-Bukhari)
The Messenger of Allah
(peace be upon him) said:
“A Muslim male or
female continues to remain under trial with respect to his life, property,
and offspring till he or she faces Allah, the Exalted, in a state in which
all his or her sins have been expiated.”
(Reported by At-Tirmidhi)
Allah's Messenger
(peace be upon him) said:
“The greatness of
reward is accompanied by the greatness of distress. If Allah, the Exalted,
loves people, He afflicts them with trials. One who is content with that
(trial), all the consent is for him, and one who is annoyed with it, all the
wrath is for him.”
(Reported by At-Tirmidhi)