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Dr. Abd al-Hay Youssef, dean of Ansar al-Nabi Academy, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, describes patience as one of the morals of the pure soul, and the clearest thing is in the worship of fasting because a person leaves what he loves himself, such as eating, drinking, and desires.
The episode (4/14/2023) of the “Sharia and Life in Ramadan” program shed light on patience in terms of its concept, types, and the way to achieve it, especially in the blessed month of Ramadan.
And Dr. Youssef defines patience as restraining oneself from what you hate about eating and drinking, and it came in more than 90 places in the Holy Qur’an, indicating that God Almighty commanded the Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, to be patient, as the Almighty said in Surat At-Tur, “And be patient for the judgment of your Lord.” He also commanded all believers to be patient, “God is with those who are patient,” as it came in Surat Al-Baqara, just as His Majesty commanded the believers to seek the help of patience.
And in the Sunnah of the Prophet, the Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, told people that patience is a light, and he commanded it when diseases and calamities descended, reminding that the Holy Prophet was patient in obedience to God Almighty, so he would rise at night until his feet were swollen, and fast in non-obligatory ones, and when he made the supplication, he was patient. Peace and blessings be upon him against the harm of the polytheists.
And Dr. Youssef indicates – in his speech to the episode of the “Sharia and Life in Ramadan” program – that patience is the path of the prophets, may prayers and peace be upon them, in their dealings with their Lord and in their call to people and in what they encounter of harm, and the Holy Qur’an indicated in several places that patience was in the hearts of the prophets and messengers The Prophet Moses, peace be upon him, teaches people patience in seeking knowledge, and this appears in Surat Al-Kahf when Al-Khidr said to him, “You will not be able to have patience with me.” Moses replied to him by saying, “You will find me, God willing, patient, and I will not disobey you in a matter.” The patience of Prophet Ayoub, peace be upon him.
Characteristics of beautiful patience
And he explains that patience is half of fasting, as the Holy Prophet said, because a person leaves what he loves himself, of food, drink, and desires, in order to worship God Almighty, indicating that patience is patience with God, as the Almighty said in Surat Al-Nahl, “And be patient, and your patience is only with God.” And patience for God, which means patience for God and seeking His face, glory be to Him, and the third is patience with God, which means that a person adheres to the law, so he loves God and hates God Almighty
Regarding the characteristics of beautiful patience, Dr. Youssef says that beautiful patience was mentioned in sites from the Holy Qur’an, including “so be patient with beautiful patience,” which means patience for painful destinies without complaint, stressing the need for people to follow the example of the Holy Prophet, the prophets, and the messengers who were patient with trials. that solve them.
On a private level, he advises husbands, for example, to be patient with each other, so the wife will be patient if she is afflicted with a miserly and unfit husband, and the man will be patient if he is afflicted with a wife of bad character and actions, and the two will be patient if they are afflicted with unfit children.
Regarding the means that help a person to be patient, the guest of the “Sharia and Life in Ramadan” program advises people to remember the blessings of God Almighty upon them, to think about a good outcome, and to read the biographies of the prophets and righteous servants of God to know the extent of their patience with the trials that befell them.
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