2- The Garden of Guidance
3- Allah Almighty said:
4- "O my dear son! Establish prayer, enjoin what is good, forbid what is evil, and be patient over whatever befalls you. Indeed, that is of the matters requiring firm resolve."
5- And on the authority of 'Ata' Ibn Abi Rabah, who said:
6- Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) said to me:
7- "Shall I not show you a woman from the people of Paradise?"
8- I said, "Yes, indeed!"
9- He said, "It is this black woman.
10- She came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and said,
11- 'I suffer from epileptic seizures and become uncovered,
12- so pray to Allah Almighty for me.'
13- He said, 'If you wish, be patient and you will have Paradise;
14- but if you wish, I will pray to Allah Almighty to cure you.'
15- She said, 'I will be patient.'
16- Then she said, 'Yet, I become uncovered,
17- so pray to Allah that I do not become uncovered.'
18- So he prayed for her."
17- Agreed upon.
A Point of Benefit:
One of the gnostics had a piece of parchment that he would take out from time to time and look at,
and written upon it was:
“So wait patiently (O Muhammad) for thy Lord's decree, for surely thou art in Our sight; and hymn the praise of thy Lord when thou uprisest,” (52:48)
And Mujahid (may Allah have mercy on him) said regarding the words of Allah Almighty:
﴾So patience is most fitting﴿,
he said: "It means patience without any anguish or complaint."