1
00:00:00,460 --> 00:00:03,459
The Garden of Guidance.

2
00:00:03,459 --> 00:00:08,029
Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said:

3
00:00:08,029 --> 00:00:15,029
“That which ye have wasteth away, and that which Allah hath remaineth. And verily We shall pay those who are steadfast a recompense in proportion to the best of what they used to do.” (16:96)

4
00:00:15,029 --> 00:00:24,030
“That which ye have wasteth away, and that which Allah hath remaineth. And verily We shall pay those who are steadfast a recompense in proportion to the best of what they used to do.” (16:96)

5
00:00:24,030 --> 00:00:28,739
And on the authority of 'Umar ibn Sa'd, from his father, who said:

6
00:00:28,739 --> 00:00:32,740
The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:

7
00:00:32,740 --> 00:00:37,799
"I marvel at Allah's decree, Mighty and Majestic, for the believer.

8
00:00:37,799 --> 00:00:41,799
If good befalls him, he praises his Lord and gives thanks;

9
00:00:41,799 --> 00:00:46,829
and if an affliction strikes him, he praises his Lord and remains patient.

10
00:00:46,829 --> 00:00:49,829
The believer is rewarded for everything,

11
00:00:49,829 --> 00:00:53,829
even for the morsel of food he raises to his wife's mouth."

12
00:00:53,829 --> 00:00:55,990
Narrated by Ahmad.

13
00:00:55,990 --> 00:00:59,460
Point of benefit:

14
00:00:59,460 --> 00:01:02,460
Abu Hatim, may Allah have mercy on him, said:

15
00:01:02,460 --> 00:01:05,459
"Patience is of three types:

16
00:01:05,459 --> 00:01:07,459
patience in refraining from acts of disobedience,

17
00:01:07,459 --> 00:01:09,459
patience in performing acts of obedience,

18
00:01:09,459 --> 00:01:13,530
and patience in the face of hardships and calamities.

19
00:01:13,530 --> 00:01:16,530
The best of these is patience in refraining from acts of disobedience.

20
00:01:16,530 --> 00:01:18,530
Thus, the prudent person manages his affairs

21
00:01:18,530 --> 00:01:23,530
by remaining steadfast in the three situations we have mentioned,

22
00:01:23,530 --> 00:01:27,530
by consistently maintaining patience according to the degrees we described earlier,

23
00:01:27,530 --> 00:01:32,530
until he thereby ascends to the level of contentment with Allah, the Sublime and Exalted,

24
00:01:32,530 --> 00:01:35,530
in times of both hardship and ease alike."