229 - الصَّبر

229. PATIENCE¹

1087 - فَضلُ الصَّبرِ

1087. The Virtue of Patience

(وَكَأيِّنْ مِنْ نَبِيٍّ قاتَلَ مَعَهُ رِبِّيُّونَ كَثِيْرٌ فَما وَهَنُوا لِما أصابَهُمْ فِي سَبِيْلِ اللَّهِ وَما ضَعُفُوا وَما اسْتَكانُوا واللَّهُ يُحِبُّ الصَّابِرِيْنَ).²

“How many a prophet there has been alongside whom a multitude of godly men fought. They did not falter for what befell them in the way of Allah, neither did they weaken, nor did they abase themselves; and Allah loves the persevering ones.”³

(وَأطِيْعُوا اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَلا تَنازَعُوا فَتَفْشَلُوا وَتَذْهَبَ رِيْحُكُمْ وَاصْبِرُوا إنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَ الصَّابِرِينَ).⁴

“And obey Allah and His apostle, and do not dispute, or you will lose heart and your power will be gone. And be patient; indeed Allah is with the patient.”⁵

3434.عيسى عليه السلام : إنّكُم لا تُدرِكُونَ ما تُحِبُّونَ إلّا بِصَبرِكُم على‏ ما تَكرَهُونَ .⁶

3434. Prophet Jesus (AS) said, ‘Verily you will never be able to attain that which you love until you are able to endure that which you despise.’⁷

3435.مسكّن الفؤاد - لَمّا سُئلَ عن رسول اللَّه صلى اللَّه عليه وآله ماالإيمانُ - : الصَّبرُ .⁸

3435. The Prophet (SAWA) was once asked what faith was, to which he replied, ‘Patience.’⁹

3436.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الصَّبرُ يُهَوِّنُ الفَجِيعَةَ.¹⁰

3436.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Patience makes light work of calamities.’¹¹

3437.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الصَّبرُ على البَلاءِ أفضَلُ مِن العافيَةِ في الرَّخاءِ .¹²

3437.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Patience in the face of tribulation is better than well-being in times of comfort.’¹³

3438.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : المؤمنُ يُطبَعُ عَلَى الصَّبرِ عَلَى النَّوائبِ .¹⁴

3438.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘The [true] believer is inherently patient against adversities.’¹⁵

3439.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : الصَّبرُ رَأسُ الإيمانِ .¹⁶

3439.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Patience is the peak of faith.’¹⁷

3440.الإمامُ الجوادُ عليه السلام : الصَّبرُ عَلَى المُصيبَةِ ، مُصيبَةٌ عَلَى الشامِتِ بها .¹⁸

3440.Imam al-Jawad (AS) said, ‘Patience in the face of a misfortune is itself a misfortune for the one who gloats over your bad luck.’¹⁹

1086 - مَقامُ الشِّيعَةِ فِي القِيامَةِ

1086. THE STATION OF THE SHIA ON THE DAY OF RESURRECTION

3432.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : تُوضَعُ يَومَ القِيامَةِ مَنابِرُ حَولَ العَرشِ لِشِيعَتِي وشِيعَةِ أهلِ بَيتِي المُخلِصِينَ في وَلايَتِنا ، ويقولُ اللَّهُ عَزَّوجلَّ : هَلُمُّوا يا عبادِي إلَيَّ لأَنشُرَنَّ علَيكُم كَرامَتي؛ فقد اُوذِيتُم في الدُّنيا .¹

3432.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘On the Day of Resurrection, pulpits will be set up around the Throne for my Shia and the Shia of my household, who are sincere in their adherence to our guardianship. Then Allah, Mighty and Exalted, will say, ‘Hurry to Me My servants that I may spread My Magnanimity over you, for you have been hurt in the world.’²

3433.الأمالي للطوسي : - وقد سَألَ رسولَ اللَّه صلى اللَّه عليه وآله ابنُ عبّاسٍ عن قولِ اللَّهِ عَزَّوجلَّ : (والسّابِقُونَ السابِقُونَ * أُولئكَ المُقَرَّبُونَ)³ - فقال : قالَ لي جَبرَئيلُ : ذاكَ عَلِيٌّ وشِيعَتُهُ ، هُمُ السابِقونَ إلَى الجَنَّةِ المُقَرَّبُونَ مِنَ اللَّهِ بكَرامَتِهِ لَهُم .⁴

3433. The Prophet (SAWA) was asked by Ibn Abbas about the verse of Allah in the Qur’an, “And the Foremost Ones are the foremost ones: they are the ones brought near to Allah”⁵ , to which he replied, ‘This refers to Ali and his Shia – they will be the foremost to enter Paradise, the ones brought near to Allah through His Magnanimity over them.’⁶