Translation: [ Believing in preordainment is one of the pillars of faith. This entails that the believer should believe that what has befallen him was not going to miss him and what has missed him was not going to befall him. He should believe that it is impossible to avoid what has been foreordained. No one can escape what has been destined for him.
Translation: This entails absolute contentment with what befalls one, and this belief helps the believer to be pleased with whatever befalls him, because he has a firm belief that what befell him is an act of God that no creature could evade.
Thus, believing in preordainment is a prerequisite for patience. The Prophets (peace be upon them) are the models in this matter and we are required to imitate them. The Noble Koran mentioned them with reverence for the noble characteristics that they had. Patience is one of these noble characteristics.
Translation: " And (remember) Ismae'el (Ishmael), and Idrees (Enoch) and Zol-Kifl (Isaiah), all were from among the people who showed patience * " (38: 44)
Translation: " And remember Our servant Job, when he invoked his Lord (saying): " Verily Satan has touched me with distress (by ruining my health) and torment (by ruining my wealth). * (Allah said to him): " Strike the ground with your foot. This is (a spring of) water to wash in, cool and a (refreshing) drink " * And We gave him (back) his family, and along with them the like thereof, as a Mercy from Us, and a Reminder for those who understand. * " And take in your hand a bundle of thin grass and strike therewith (your wife), and break not your oath. " Truly! We found him patient. How excellent (a)
Translation: servant! Verily, he was ever oft-returning in repentance (to Us)! * " (38 " 41-44)
Translation: " And, when he (his son, Ismae'el, (Ishmael)) was strong enough to strive with him (his father Abraham), he (Abraham) said: " O my son! I have seen in a dream that I am slaughtering you (offering you in sacrifice to Allah). So look what you think! " He said: " O my father! Do as what you are ordered, you shall find me one of those who show patience, Allah willing. * " (37: 102)
Translation: Allah will be with the people who show patience, supporting them. The Noble Koran says:
Translation: " And obey Allah and His Messenger, and do not dispute (with one another) lest you should lose courage and your strength should depart you, and be patient. Surely, Allah is with those who show patience. * " (8:46)
Translation: " Now Allah has lightened your (task), for He knows that there is weakness in you. So if there are of you a hundred steadfast people, they shall overcome two hundred, and if there are a thousand of you, they shall overcome two thousands after Allah's Leave. And Allah is with those who show patience. (8:66)
Translation: People who show patience are rewarded abundantly and without limit. Allah said:
Translation: " But those who had been given (religious) knowledge said: " Woe to you! The Reward of Allah (in the Hereafter) is better for those who believe and do righteous good deeds, and this none shall attain except those who are Al-sâbirûn (the patient in following the truth). " (Zumar 10).And
Translation: " Say (O Muhammad! To My servants): " O My slaves who believe (in the Oneness of Allah-Islamic Monotheism), be afraid of your Lord (Allah) and keep your duty to Him. Good is (the reward) for those who do good in this world, and Allah's earth is spacious (so if you cannot wor ship Allah at a place, then emigrate to another)! Only those who are patient shall receive their rewards in full, without reckoning. % 11 (39: 10)
Translation: Now, let us proceed to know what Imam Al-Nawawi compiled in this topic.]
Translation: " O 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: 200) And
Translation: “ And certainly, We shall test you with something of fear, hunger, loss of wealth, lives and fruits, but give glad tidings to those who show steadfastness. * " (2: 155) And
Translation: " Say (O Muhammad!) " O My slaves who believe (in the Oneness of Allah-Islamic Monotheism)! Be afraid of your Lord (Allah) and keep your duty to Him. Good is (the reward) for those who do good in this world, and Allah's earth is spacious (so if you cannot worship Allah at a place, then go to another! Only those who are patient shall receive their rewards in full, without reckoning. * " (39: 10) And
Translation: “ And surely, We shall try you until We test those who strive hard (for the Cause of Allah) and those who show steadfastness and We shall test your facts (i.e. the one who is a liar, and the one who is truthful). * " (47: 31)
Translation: The verses are related to patience and its supremacy in the Noble Koran, are too many to enumerate.
Translation: 26. Narrated Abu-Malek Al-Asha'ari: ' The Messenger of Allah said: " Al Wodoo ' (the ablution) equals one half of faith. Praising Allah fills the pan on the scale. Glorifying and praising Allah fill what is between the heaven and the earth. The prayer is light. Giving in charity is a sign of belief. Showing patience is brightness. And the Koran is an argument for you or against you. All people go out in the morning. Everybody sells himself: he either destroys it or saves it. " (At-Termizi).
Translation: 27. Narrated Abu-Sa'eed Al-Khudri: ' Some people of the Ansar asked for (something) from Allah's Messenger and he gave it to them. They again asked him for (something) and he again gave it to them. And then again they asked him. and he gave them again until all that he had was finished. And then he said: “ If I had anything, I would not keep it away from you. (Remember) Whoever abstains from asking others, Allah will make him contented, and whoever tries to make himself self-sufficient, Allah will make him self-sufficient. And whoever shows patient, Allah will make him patient. Nobody can be given a blessing better and greater than patience. " (Bukhari).
Translation: 28. Narrated Anas: ' When the illness of the Prophet was aggravated, he became unconscious, whereupon Fatima said: " Oh, how severely my father suffers! " He said: " Your father will have no more distress after today. " (Bukhari).
Translation: 29. Narrated Osama ibn Zayd (may Allah be pleased with them): The daughter of the Prophet ﷺ sent (a courier) to the Prophet requesting him to come as her child was dying (or was gasping), but the Prophet returned the messenger and told him to convey his greetings to her. He said: " Whatever Allah takes is for Him and whatever He gives is for Him, and everything with Him has a limited fixed term (in this world) and so she should be patient and hope for Allah's Reward. " She again sent for him, insisting that he should come. The Prophet got up and so did Sa'ad ibn Obada, Mo'az ibn Jabal, Obayy ibn Ka'ab, Zayd ibn Thabit, and some other men. The child was brought to Allah's Messenger while he was out of breath (the sub-narrator thinks that Osama added: ' He was gasping as if it was a leather water-skin. ") At that the eyes of the Prophet started shedding tears. Sa'ad said: " O Allah's Messenger what is this? " He replied: " It is mercy which Allah has lodged in the heart of His slaves, and Allah is Merciful only to those of His servants who are merciful (to others). " (Bukhari).
Translation: 30. Narrated Anas ibn Malek: ' The Prophet passed by a woman who was weeping beside a grave. He told her to fear Allah and to be patient. She did not recognize him and said to him: " Go away, for you have not been afflicted with a calamity like mine. ". When she was informed that he was the Prophet, she went to his house and there she did not find any guard. She said to him: " I did not recognize you. " He said: " Verily, patience should be shown at the first stroke of a calamity. " (Bukhari).
Translation: 31. Narrated Abu-Huraira: ' Allah's Messenger said: " Allah says, ' I have nothing to give but Paradise as a reward to my slave, a true believer of Islamic Monotheism who, if I cause his dear friend (or relative) to die, remains patient (and hopes for Allah's Reward). " (Bukhari).
Translation: 32. A'isha, the wife of the Prophet said: ' I asked Allah's Messenger about the plague. He told me that it was a punishment sent by Allah on whom he wished, and Allah had made it a source of mercy for the believers. For if one, at the time of its spreading, stays in (the afflicted) country patiently hoping for Allah's Reward, and believing that nothing will befall him except what Allah has preordained for him, he will get a reward similar to that of a martyr. " (Bukhari).
Translation: 33. Narrated Ata ibn Abi-Rabah: ' Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) said to me: " Shall I show you a woman of the people of paradise? " I said: " Yes. " He said: " This black lady came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: ' I get attacks of epilepsy and my body becomes uncovered. Please invoke Allah for me. ' The Prophet said (to her): ' If you wish, be patient and you will have (enter) Paradise, but if you wish, I will invoke Allah to cure you. She said: ' I will remain patient, ' and she added: ' but I become uncovered, so please invoke Allah for me that I not be uncovered. ' So he invoked Allah for her. " (Bukhari).
Translation: 34. Narrated Ibn Mas'oud: ' It seems as if I am looking at the Prophet ﷺ talking about one of the prophets whose people had beaten him and caused him to bleed. While he was cleaning the blood off his face he was saying: " O Allah! Forgive my people, for they have no knowledge. " (Bukhari).
Translation: 35. Narrated Abu-Sa'eed Al-Khudri and Abu-Huraira (may Allah be pleased with them): ' The Prophet said: " No fatigue, no disease, no sorrow, no sadness, no hurt, no distress befalls a Muslim, even if it were the prick he receives from a thorn, but that Allah expiates some of his sins for it. ” (Bukhari).
Translation: 36. Narrated Ibn Mas'oud: ' I visited Allah's Messenger while he was suffering from a high fever. I said: " O Allah's Messenger! You have a high fever. " He said: " Yes, I have as much fever as two men of you. " I said: " Is it because you will have a double reward? " He said: " Yes, it is so. No Muslim is afflicted with any harm, even if it is the prick of a thorn, but that Allah expiates his sins because of it, as a tree sheds its leaves. " (Bukhari).
Translation: 38. Narrated Anas ibn Malek ' The Prophet said: " None of you should wish for death when a calamity befalls him. If he were to do so, let him say: ' O Allah! Keep me alive as long as life is better for me, and let me die if death is better for me. " (Bukhari).
Translation: 39. Narrated Khabbab ibn Al-Aratt: ' We complained to Allah's Messenger of the persecution (inflicted on us by the infidels) while he was sitting in the shade of the Ka'aba leaning over his Bord (i.e. covering sheet). We said to him: " Would you seek help from Allah جَلَّ جَلَالُهُ for us? Would you pray to Allah for us? " He said: " Of the nations before you a (believing) man would be put in a ditch that was dug for him, and a saw would be put over his head and he would be cut into two pieces, and yet that (torture) would not make him give up his religion. His body would be combed with iron combs that would remove his flesh from the bones or nerves, yet that would not make him abandon his religion. By Allah, this religion (i.e. Islam) will prevail until a traveler from Sana'a (in Yemen) to Hadhramawt will fear none but Allah, or a wolf as regards his sheep, but you (people) are hasty. " (Bukhari).
Translation: 40. Narrated Abdullah: ' On the day (of the battle) of Honayn, Allah's Messenger favored some people in the distribution of booty (to the exclusion of others). He gave Al- Aqra'a ibn Habis one hundred camels and he gave Oyayna the same number. He gave to some of the eminent Arabs, giving them preference in this regard. Then a person came and said: " By Allah, in this division justice has not been observed, nor has Allah's Pleasure been aimed at. " I said (to him): " By Allah, I will inform (the Prophet) of what you have said. " I went and informed the Prophet. The Prophet said: “ If Allah and His Messenger did not act justly, who else would act justly. May Allah be Merciful to Moses, for he was harmed with more than this, yet he kept patient. " (Bukhari).
Translation: 41. Narrated Anas: ' The Messenger of Allah said: " If Allah willed good for His servant, He would punish him for his sins during the span of his life. And if he willed otherwise, He would withhold punishment until He afflicts it on him on the Day of Judgment. " (At-Termizi).
Translation: 42. Narrated Solayman ibn Sorad ' While I was sitting in the company of the Prophet two men were insulting each other and the face of one of them became red with anger, and his jugular vein swelled (i.e. he became furious). At that the Prophet said: " I know a word that if he said it, he would be relaxed. If he says A'uzu Billahi Minash-Shaitan (I seek refuge with Allah from Satan), his anger will be driven away. " Somebody said to him: " The Prophet has said that you should seek refuge with Allah from Satan. " The angry man said: " Am I mad? " " (Bukhari)
Translation: 43. Narrated Mo'az ibn Anas: ' The Prophet said: " He who suppressed his anger while he is able to affect it, Allah would call him before all creatures and let him choose whomever he would like of the damsels of Paradise. " (At-Termizi)
Translation: 44. Narrated Abu-Huraira: " The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “ Affliction still visits the believing man and woman in their sons and properties until they meet Allah sinless. " " (At-Termizi)
Translation: 45. Narrated Ibn Mas'oud: " The Prophet said: " Soon others will be preferred to you, and there will be things which you will not like. " The companions of the Prophet asked: " Allah's Messenger! What do you order us to do (in this case)? " He said: " (I order you) to give the rights you are required to give and to ask Allah for what is due to you. " (Bukhari)
Translation: 46. Narrated Osayd ibn Hodhayr: ' A man from Al-Ansar (the Supporters) said: “ O Allah's Messenger! Will you appoint me as you have appointed so and so? " The Prophet said: “ After me you will see others given preference to you. So, be patient until you meet me at Al-Hawdh (the Fountain given to the Prophet on the Day of Judgment i.e. Al- Kawthar). " (Bukhari)
Translation: 47. Narrated Abdullah ibn Abu-Awfa (may Allah be pleased with them): ' Once Allah's Messenger during some of his holy battles waited until the sun had declined and then he stood up among the people and said: " O people! Do not wish to face the enemy (in a battle) and ask Allah to save you from calamities, but if you should face the enemy and be patient and I let it be known to you that Paradise is under the shades of swords. " He then said: " O Allah! The Revealer of the (Holy) Book, the Mover of the clouds, and Defeater of Al- Ahzâb (i.e. the confederation of infidels), defeat them (the infidels) and bestow victory upon us. " " (Bukhari)..