1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,940 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 2 00:00:03,640 --> 00:00:06,400 Echoes from the pulpit. 3 00:00:07,419 --> 00:00:08,720 Patience. 4 00:00:09,060 --> 00:00:11,500 A sermon by the honorable Sheikh, 5 00:00:11,500 --> 00:00:14,080 Khalid Ibn ‘Abdullah al-Hammudi, 6 00:00:14,080 --> 00:00:15,480 may Allah preserve him. 7 00:00:15,480 --> 00:00:18,539 Known for his virtue, 8 00:00:18,539 --> 00:00:22,140 and described by his goodness, generosity, and bounty. 9 00:00:22,699 --> 00:00:25,780 We bear witness that our master, our prophet, 10 00:00:25,780 --> 00:00:29,179 and our beloved, Muhammad, is the servant of Allah and His messenger, 11 00:00:29,719 --> 00:00:31,960 His chosen one, and His intimate friend. 12 00:00:32,439 --> 00:00:35,479 We bear witness that he is the Messenger of Allah, 13 00:00:35,479 --> 00:00:37,359 who never strayed, 14 00:00:37,359 --> 00:00:39,280 never faltered, 15 00:00:39,280 --> 00:00:41,200 never was humiliated, 16 00:00:41,200 --> 00:00:45,640 never grew weary, never transgressed, and never flagged. 17 00:00:45,640 --> 00:00:47,240 He never strayed, 18 00:00:47,240 --> 00:00:49,759 for wisdom guided him, 19 00:00:49,759 --> 00:00:52,679 and Allah supported and directed him. 20 00:00:52,679 --> 00:00:54,479 He never faltered, 21 00:00:54,479 --> 00:00:56,719 for Allah was his guide, 22 00:00:56,719 --> 00:01:00,079 and Jibril spoke to him and called upon him. 23 00:01:00,280 --> 00:01:02,079 He never was humiliated, 24 00:01:02,079 --> 00:01:06,359 for honor was his companion and victory his ally. 25 00:01:06,359 --> 00:01:08,159 He never transgressed, 26 00:01:08,159 --> 00:01:13,319 for he was a man of integrity, protection, and piety. 27 00:01:13,319 --> 00:01:16,280 He never grew weary or flagged, 28 00:01:16,280 --> 00:01:19,879 for he possessed a noble resolve. 29 00:01:19,879 --> 00:01:23,319 May the Lord send blessings upon you from His highness, 30 00:01:23,319 --> 00:01:26,840 as do the angels throughout all His heavens, 31 00:01:26,879 --> 00:01:30,200 and the believers, having answered His command, 32 00:01:30,200 --> 00:01:33,799 racing with longing to His call. 33 00:01:33,799 --> 00:01:37,200 Send blessings and peace upon him so that you may gain, 34 00:01:37,200 --> 00:01:41,359 tenfold, for your Lord is vast in His bounty. 35 00:01:41,359 --> 00:01:44,959 O Lord, send blessings upon him as long as the light shines, 36 00:01:44,959 --> 00:01:48,680 and nations rejoice in the overflow of his radiance. 37 00:01:48,680 --> 00:01:51,920 O Allah, send blessings, peace, and increase, 38 00:01:51,920 --> 00:01:56,239 upon Your servant, Your messenger, Your prophet, and Your beloved, Muhammad, 39 00:01:56,280 --> 00:01:58,560 and upon his family and his Companions, 40 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:02,439 and grant them abundant peace until the Day of Judgment. 41 00:02:02,439 --> 00:02:04,760 To proceed, O servants of Allah, 42 00:02:04,760 --> 00:02:07,680 I advise you and myself to fear Allah, 43 00:02:07,680 --> 00:02:11,800 for it is the command of Allah to us and to those before us. 44 00:02:11,800 --> 00:02:17,879 “Unto Allah belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth. And We charged those who received the Scripture before you, and (We charge) you, that ye keep your duty toward Allah. And if ye disbelieve, lo! unto Allah belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth, and Allah is ever Absolute, Owner of Praise.” (4:131) 45 00:02:17,879 --> 00:02:19,680 O Lord, O Lord, 46 00:02:19,680 --> 00:02:22,879 make us all among Your pious servants, 47 00:02:22,879 --> 00:02:24,639 and among Your successful party. 48 00:02:24,680 --> 00:02:26,120 O Allah, answer our prayer. 49 00:02:26,120 --> 00:02:28,080 O community of believers, 50 00:02:28,080 --> 00:02:30,830 we begin with that which is best, 51 00:02:30,830 --> 00:02:33,629 and the best of speech is the speech of Allah. 52 00:02:33,629 --> 00:02:36,389 Allah, the Exalted in His majesty, says, 53 00:02:36,389 --> 00:02:39,949 after seeking refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan: 54 00:02:39,949 --> 00:02:44,270 “Messengers indeed have been denied before thee, and they were patient under the denial and the persecution till Our succour reached them. There is none to alter the decisions of Allah. Already there hath reached thee (somewhat) of the tidings of the messengers (We sent before).” (6:34) 55 00:02:44,270 --> 00:02:48,349 “Messengers indeed have been denied before thee, and they were patient under the denial and the persecution till Our succour reached them. There is none to alter the decisions of Allah. Already there hath reached thee (somewhat) of the tidings of the messengers (We sent before).” (6:34) 56 00:02:48,349 --> 00:02:50,870 "...until Our victory came to them." 57 00:02:50,870 --> 00:02:53,909 “Messengers indeed have been denied before thee, and they were patient under the denial and the persecution till Our succour reached them. There is none to alter the decisions of Allah. Already there hath reached thee (somewhat) of the tidings of the messengers (We sent before).” (6:34) 58 00:02:54,110 --> 00:02:57,830 “Messengers indeed have been denied before thee, and they were patient under the denial and the persecution till Our succour reached them. There is none to alter the decisions of Allah. Already there hath reached thee (somewhat) of the tidings of the messengers (We sent before).” (6:34) 59 00:02:57,830 --> 00:03:00,949 The Sunnah of Allah, the Exalted, has always been 60 00:03:00,949 --> 00:03:04,349 that the prophets and those who follow their path 61 00:03:04,349 --> 00:03:06,990 are the most severely tested of people. 62 00:03:06,990 --> 00:03:10,590 Patience is the refuge of the prophets, 63 00:03:10,590 --> 00:03:12,629 and those who face trials, 64 00:03:12,629 --> 00:03:15,750 in every time and place. 65 00:03:15,750 --> 00:03:18,569 Our topic, O servants of Allah, 66 00:03:18,569 --> 00:03:20,650 is this act of worship, 67 00:03:20,810 --> 00:03:24,569 which has no limit or count before Allah. 68 00:03:24,569 --> 00:03:26,729 Our topic is patience, 69 00:03:26,729 --> 00:03:29,610 which is the restraining of the soul 70 00:03:29,610 --> 00:03:32,330 to what the Sharia requires, 71 00:03:32,330 --> 00:03:33,889 in our minds, 72 00:03:33,889 --> 00:03:35,569 our tongues, 73 00:03:35,569 --> 00:03:37,289 and our limbs. 74 00:03:37,289 --> 00:03:39,330 As for our minds, 75 00:03:39,330 --> 00:03:41,490 we are certain of their inadequacy 76 00:03:41,490 --> 00:03:45,050 to encompass the wisdom of Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, 77 00:03:45,050 --> 00:03:47,210 in what He has decreed and ordained. 78 00:03:47,210 --> 00:03:48,770 He, the Glorified, says: 79 00:03:48,810 --> 00:03:51,090 "But perhaps you hate a thing 80 00:03:51,090 --> 00:03:52,889 and it is good for you." 81 00:03:52,889 --> 00:03:55,289 “Warfare is ordained for you, though it is hateful unto you; but it may happen that ye hate a thing which is good for you, and it may happen that ye love a thing which is bad for you. Allah knoweth, ye know not.” (2:216) 82 00:03:55,289 --> 00:03:57,330 "...and it is evil for you." 83 00:03:57,330 --> 00:03:59,210 Allah knows, 84 00:03:59,210 --> 00:04:01,770 and you do not know. 85 00:04:01,770 --> 00:04:03,810 As for our tongues, 86 00:04:03,810 --> 00:04:05,689 we do not exceed 87 00:04:05,689 --> 00:04:07,569 what the Truth has informed us 88 00:04:07,569 --> 00:04:09,210 regarding His allies, 89 00:04:09,210 --> 00:04:11,889 who, when struck by calamity, say: 90 00:04:11,889 --> 00:04:15,129 “Who say, when a misfortune striketh them: Lo! we are Allah's and lo! unto Him we are returning.” (2:156) 91 00:04:15,129 --> 00:04:17,810 "Indeed we belong to Allah, 92 00:04:17,850 --> 00:04:20,449 and indeed to Him we will return." 93 00:04:20,449 --> 00:04:22,050 And regarding our limbs, 94 00:04:22,050 --> 00:04:24,689 we must hold fast to patience, 95 00:04:24,689 --> 00:04:26,930 and not display discontent. 96 00:04:26,930 --> 00:04:29,529 The Prophet, peace be upon him, said: 97 00:04:29,529 --> 00:04:31,050 "He is not one of us 98 00:04:31,050 --> 00:04:34,610 who strikes his cheeks, tears his clothes, 99 00:04:34,610 --> 00:04:37,290 and calls out with the call of the pre-Islamic era (Jahiliyyah)." 100 00:04:37,290 --> 00:04:39,850 Narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim. 101 00:04:39,850 --> 00:04:42,769 There is a question, O servants of Allah: 102 00:04:42,769 --> 00:04:45,569 Are we in need of patience? 103 00:04:45,569 --> 00:04:47,170 We say: Yes, 104 00:04:47,209 --> 00:04:49,410 because this world 105 00:04:49,410 --> 00:04:51,529 is a house of trials and worries, 106 00:04:51,529 --> 00:04:53,370 and anxieties and sorrows, 107 00:04:53,370 --> 00:04:54,850 that melt the heart 108 00:04:54,850 --> 00:04:56,569 and weaken the body. 109 00:04:56,569 --> 00:04:58,769 Ya'qub (Jacob), peace be upon him, 110 00:04:58,769 --> 00:05:00,290 lost his sight 111 00:05:00,290 --> 00:05:04,529 from the intensity of his weeping over the loss of Yusuf (Joseph), peace be upon him. 112 00:05:04,529 --> 00:05:07,250 He found no recourse but to complain to Allah, 113 00:05:07,250 --> 00:05:08,410 and patience 114 00:05:08,410 --> 00:05:11,050 was his refuge and shelter. 115 00:05:11,050 --> 00:05:12,730 "So patience is most fitting." 116 00:05:12,730 --> 00:05:16,290 “And they came with false blood on his shirt. He said: Nay, but your minds have beguiled you into something. (My course is) comely patience. And Allah it is Whose help is to be sought in that (predicament) which ye describe.” (12:18) 117 00:05:16,329 --> 00:05:17,449 I ask, 118 00:05:17,449 --> 00:05:20,730 ‘Ali Ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him: 119 00:05:20,730 --> 00:05:22,689 "O Commander of the Faithful, 120 00:05:22,689 --> 00:05:26,290 what is the mightiest of the armies of Allah, the Almighty and Majestic?" 121 00:05:26,290 --> 00:05:28,209 He replied: "The mountains, 122 00:05:28,209 --> 00:05:30,730 yet iron cuts the mountains, 123 00:05:30,730 --> 00:05:32,649 so iron is stronger. 124 00:05:32,649 --> 00:05:35,449 Fire melts iron, 125 00:05:35,449 --> 00:05:37,209 so fire is stronger. 126 00:05:37,209 --> 00:05:40,050 Water extinguishes fire, 127 00:05:40,050 --> 00:05:41,889 so water is stronger. 128 00:05:41,889 --> 00:05:44,209 Clouds carry water, 129 00:05:44,209 --> 00:05:46,129 so clouds are stronger. 130 00:05:46,170 --> 00:05:48,569 The wind toys with the clouds, 131 00:05:48,569 --> 00:05:50,209 so the wind is stronger. 132 00:05:50,209 --> 00:05:52,649 A human being shields himself from the wind 133 00:05:52,649 --> 00:05:54,490 with his garment and his hand, 134 00:05:54,490 --> 00:05:56,449 so the human is stronger. 135 00:05:56,449 --> 00:05:59,329 Sleep overcomes the human, 136 00:05:59,329 --> 00:06:01,009 so sleep is stronger. 137 00:06:01,009 --> 00:06:03,810 Worry overcomes sleep, 138 00:06:03,810 --> 00:06:05,689 so worry is stronger. 139 00:06:05,689 --> 00:06:10,050 Therefore, the mightiest of the armies of Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, 140 00:06:10,050 --> 00:06:11,209 is worry." 141 00:06:11,209 --> 00:06:12,529 Secondly, 142 00:06:12,529 --> 00:06:14,850 we are in need of patience 143 00:06:14,850 --> 00:06:18,060 because the will of Allah is inevitable. 144 00:06:18,060 --> 00:06:19,819 Whatever He wills comes to pass, 145 00:06:19,819 --> 00:06:21,779 whatever Allah wills happens, 146 00:06:21,779 --> 00:06:24,220 and whatever He does not will, does not happen. 147 00:06:24,220 --> 00:06:26,379 Who are you, O servant of Allah? 148 00:06:26,379 --> 00:06:29,540 Are you anything more than a speck in His universe? 149 00:06:29,540 --> 00:06:30,740 Who are you 150 00:06:30,740 --> 00:06:34,180 to object to the decree and command of Allah? 151 00:06:34,180 --> 00:06:36,180 So be content and be patient, 152 00:06:36,180 --> 00:06:38,740 and seek your reward from Allah. 153 00:06:38,740 --> 00:06:40,620 As for the types of patience, 154 00:06:40,620 --> 00:06:41,980 they are three. 155 00:06:41,980 --> 00:06:43,220 The first of them: 156 00:06:43,259 --> 00:06:45,220 Patience in obedience. 157 00:06:45,220 --> 00:06:48,220 Our connection with Allah, O servants of Allah, 158 00:06:48,220 --> 00:06:51,339 is not a connection of days and seasons, 159 00:06:51,339 --> 00:06:54,779 like those who do not know Allah except in Ramadan. 160 00:06:54,779 --> 00:06:56,980 When Ramadan ends, 161 00:06:56,980 --> 00:07:00,939 they return to the sins they were committing before. 162 00:07:00,939 --> 00:07:03,540 Our goal is to meet Allah 163 00:07:03,540 --> 00:07:06,339 upon the word: "There is no god but Allah, 164 00:07:06,339 --> 00:07:08,500 Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah." 165 00:07:08,500 --> 00:07:11,779 “And serve thy Lord till the Inevitable cometh unto thee.” (15:99) 166 00:07:11,819 --> 00:07:12,939 Meaning death. 167 00:07:12,939 --> 00:07:14,620 He, the Glorified, said: 168 00:07:14,620 --> 00:07:16,819 "Lord of the heavens and the earth 169 00:07:16,819 --> 00:07:18,500 and whatever is between them, 170 00:07:18,500 --> 00:07:21,459 so worship Him and have patience for His worship." 171 00:07:21,459 --> 00:07:24,019 “Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them! Therefor, worship thou Him and be thou steadfast in His service. Knowest thou one that can be named along with Him?” (19:65) 172 00:07:24,019 --> 00:07:29,339 The more a servant increases in patience in obedience, 173 00:07:29,339 --> 00:07:31,379 the more he increases in love for it, 174 00:07:31,379 --> 00:07:32,579 and longing for it. 175 00:07:32,579 --> 00:07:34,819 One of the righteous 176 00:07:34,819 --> 00:07:38,379 would have his bed spread for him after the Isha prayer, 177 00:07:38,379 --> 00:07:41,019 and he would place his hand upon it and say: 178 00:07:41,060 --> 00:07:43,339 "By Allah, you are soft, 179 00:07:43,339 --> 00:07:46,620 but the bed of Paradise is softer than you." 180 00:07:46,620 --> 00:07:48,540 Then he would stand to pray 181 00:07:48,540 --> 00:07:50,459 until the dawn broke. 182 00:07:50,459 --> 00:07:52,980 Even ‘Umar was asked, 183 00:07:52,980 --> 00:07:54,899 may Allah be pleased with ‘Umar, 184 00:07:54,899 --> 00:07:57,100 and with all the Companions, 185 00:07:57,100 --> 00:07:59,180 he was asked, may Allah be pleased with him: 186 00:07:59,180 --> 00:08:01,620 "What is the most beloved thing to your soul?" 187 00:08:01,620 --> 00:08:03,540 He replied: "Striking with the sword, 188 00:08:03,540 --> 00:08:05,740 and fasting in the summer." 189 00:08:05,740 --> 00:08:08,939 And the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 190 00:08:08,980 --> 00:08:11,019 says in the authentic hadith: 191 00:08:11,019 --> 00:08:12,740 "Shall I not guide you 192 00:08:12,740 --> 00:08:15,740 to that by which Allah wipes away sins 193 00:08:15,740 --> 00:08:17,899 and raises ranks? 194 00:08:17,899 --> 00:08:20,660 Performing wudu (ablution) thoroughly despite difficulties, 195 00:08:20,660 --> 00:08:23,259 taking many steps to the mosques, 196 00:08:23,259 --> 00:08:25,980 and waiting for the next prayer after the current one. 197 00:08:25,980 --> 00:08:29,980 That is the true ribat (steadfastness)." 198 00:08:29,980 --> 00:08:31,100 Secondly: 199 00:08:31,100 --> 00:08:33,139 Patience in refraining from disobedience. 200 00:08:33,139 --> 00:08:35,179 So protect yourself, O servant of Allah, 201 00:08:35,179 --> 00:08:37,620 protect yourself from everything that brings you near to sin. 202 00:08:38,620 --> 00:08:40,139 In your sight: 203 00:08:40,139 --> 00:08:41,899 "The eyes commit adultery, 204 00:08:41,899 --> 00:08:43,940 and their adultery is the gaze." 205 00:08:43,940 --> 00:08:45,500 And in your tongue: 206 00:08:45,500 --> 00:08:47,820 "Restrain this for yourself," 207 00:08:47,820 --> 00:08:49,820 and he pointed to his tongue. 208 00:08:49,820 --> 00:08:51,220 "O Mu'adh, 209 00:08:51,220 --> 00:08:54,659 And what will cast people into the Fire upon their faces 210 00:08:54,659 --> 00:08:57,419 but the harvest of their tongues? 211 00:08:57,419 --> 00:08:58,700 And regarding your stomach, 212 00:08:58,700 --> 00:09:00,700 let nothing unlawful enter it. 213 00:09:00,700 --> 00:09:03,299 The Prophet, peace be upon him, said: 214 00:09:03,299 --> 00:09:05,139 "Allah is Pure, 215 00:09:05,259 --> 00:09:08,340 and He accepts only that which is pure." 216 00:09:08,340 --> 00:09:09,700 And regarding your private parts, 217 00:09:09,700 --> 00:09:11,220 do not commit adultery. 218 00:09:11,220 --> 00:09:13,899 The Prophet, peace be upon him, said: 219 00:09:13,899 --> 00:09:16,379 "Whoever guarantees for me what is between his jaws 220 00:09:16,379 --> 00:09:18,179 and what is between his legs, 221 00:09:18,179 --> 00:09:20,950 I guarantee Paradise for him." 222 00:09:20,950 --> 00:09:22,429 Patience, too, 223 00:09:22,429 --> 00:09:24,029 is the third of these, 224 00:09:24,029 --> 00:09:25,429 specifically patience in the face of calamities. 225 00:09:25,429 --> 00:09:27,549 The Muslim, O servants of Allah, 226 00:09:27,549 --> 00:09:32,429 is certain of the preordainment of what Allah has written for His servants. 227 00:09:32,429 --> 00:09:35,070 The Prophet, peace be upon him, said: 228 00:09:35,070 --> 00:09:38,149 "Allah ordained the measures of all creation 229 00:09:38,149 --> 00:09:41,350 fifty thousand years before He created the heavens and the earth." 230 00:09:41,350 --> 00:09:43,549 Fifty thousand years. 231 00:09:43,549 --> 00:09:46,110 Consider Ayyub, peace be upon him; 232 00:09:46,110 --> 00:09:47,950 he was tested in his own person, 233 00:09:47,950 --> 00:09:49,909 his children, and his wealth. 234 00:09:49,909 --> 00:09:51,710 His wife asked him— 235 00:09:51,710 --> 00:09:53,909 that is, she asked him to pray to Allah to remove the affliction, 236 00:09:53,909 --> 00:09:55,470 even though he was a Prophet 237 00:09:55,470 --> 00:09:57,750 whose supplications were answered. 238 00:09:57,750 --> 00:09:59,269 He said to her: 239 00:09:59,269 --> 00:10:01,629 "How long did we live in well-being?" 240 00:10:01,629 --> 00:10:02,669 She replied: 241 00:10:02,669 --> 00:10:04,190 "Sixty years." 242 00:10:04,190 --> 00:10:05,590 He said to her: 243 00:10:05,590 --> 00:10:07,190 "I am ashamed 244 00:10:07,190 --> 00:10:09,309 to ask my Lord for relief 245 00:10:09,309 --> 00:10:11,389 when we have not yet endured in affliction 246 00:10:11,389 --> 00:10:13,629 as long as we enjoyed in well-being." 247 00:10:13,629 --> 00:10:15,789 For health, O servants of Allah, 248 00:10:15,789 --> 00:10:17,789 health lasts for years, 249 00:10:17,789 --> 00:10:19,830 while illness lasts for days. 250 00:10:19,830 --> 00:10:21,950 Well-being lasts for years, 251 00:10:21,950 --> 00:10:24,029 while affliction lasts for hours. 252 00:10:24,029 --> 00:10:25,750 All of it passes, 253 00:10:25,750 --> 00:10:28,149 and becomes a thing of the past. 254 00:10:28,149 --> 00:10:30,029 As the poet said: 255 00:10:30,029 --> 00:10:31,750 "O you who are burdened by worry, 256 00:10:31,750 --> 00:10:33,750 know that worry will be relieved. 257 00:10:33,789 --> 00:10:35,389 Rejoice in goodness, 258 00:10:35,389 --> 00:10:37,549 for the One who removes it is Allah. 259 00:10:37,549 --> 00:10:39,190 Many eyes have stayed awake, 260 00:10:39,190 --> 00:10:40,830 and many eyes have slept, 261 00:10:40,830 --> 00:10:43,710 over matters that may or may not come to pass. 262 00:10:43,710 --> 00:10:46,710 He who sufficed you against yesterday's worries 263 00:10:46,710 --> 00:10:49,870 will suffice you for what is to come tomorrow." 264 00:10:49,870 --> 00:10:52,470 O Allah, relieve the worries of the distressed, 265 00:10:52,470 --> 00:10:54,830 and ease the anguish of those in agony, 266 00:10:54,830 --> 00:10:57,629 and answer our prayers, O Lord of the worlds. 267 00:10:57,629 --> 00:10:59,070 O Allah, amen. 268 00:10:59,070 --> 00:11:01,750 May Allah bless me and you through the Great Qur'an, 269 00:11:01,750 --> 00:11:05,470 and benefit me and you with the verses and wise reminders it contains. 270 00:11:05,470 --> 00:11:09,389 I say what you hear, and I ask Allah for forgiveness for me and for you, so seek His forgiveness; 271 00:11:09,389 --> 00:11:13,539 indeed, He is the Forgiving, the Merciful. 272 00:11:13,539 --> 00:11:15,549 Praise be to Allah. 273 00:11:15,549 --> 00:11:17,950 Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. 274 00:11:17,950 --> 00:11:19,629 And the ultimate outcome belongs to the righteous. 275 00:11:19,629 --> 00:11:21,789 I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, 276 00:11:21,789 --> 00:11:23,590 the Judge of the Day of Judgment. 277 00:11:23,590 --> 00:11:27,870 And I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and messenger, the truthful and trustworthy. 278 00:11:27,870 --> 00:11:31,509 May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, his family, and all his Companions. 279 00:11:31,549 --> 00:11:34,330 And now, O servants of Allah, 280 00:11:34,330 --> 00:11:40,470 we must be certain that the ultimate outcome belongs to the patient and the righteous. 281 00:11:40,470 --> 00:11:43,679 Consider Yusuf, peace be upon him: 282 00:11:43,679 --> 00:11:47,240 his brothers conspired against him, yet he was patient. 283 00:11:47,240 --> 00:11:50,279 He was cast into a well, yet he was patient. 284 00:11:50,279 --> 00:11:54,200 He was sold as a slave, though he was a free man, yet he was patient. 285 00:11:54,200 --> 00:11:56,519 He worked as a servant in a palace, 286 00:11:56,519 --> 00:11:59,240 though he was of noble birth, yet he was patient. 287 00:11:59,240 --> 00:12:02,399 He was falsely accused of indecency, though he was chaste, 288 00:12:02,399 --> 00:12:05,639 yet he was patient; he was imprisoned, though he was innocent, 289 00:12:05,639 --> 00:12:06,720 and yet he was patient. 290 00:12:06,720 --> 00:12:10,759 Consequently, Allah raised him to a high station, 291 00:12:10,759 --> 00:12:16,639 placing the provisions and needs of the people under his care. 292 00:12:16,639 --> 00:12:20,120 Eventually, his brothers came to him, miserable and in need— 293 00:12:20,120 --> 00:12:22,320 the same ones who had said before: 294 00:12:22,320 --> 00:12:24,039 "Kill Yusuf, 295 00:12:24,039 --> 00:12:25,960 or cast him out into some land." 296 00:12:25,960 --> 00:12:28,320 They were the ones who said to him that day: 297 00:12:28,320 --> 00:12:30,159 "O Aziz, 298 00:12:30,200 --> 00:12:32,440 adversity has touched us and our family, 299 00:12:32,440 --> 00:12:35,200 and we have brought meager goods. 300 00:12:35,200 --> 00:12:38,519 So fulfill for us the measure and be charitable to us." 301 00:12:38,519 --> 00:12:41,360 “And when they came (again) before him (Joseph) they said: O ruler! Misfortune hath touched us and our folk, and we bring but poor merchandise, so fill for us the measure and be charitable unto us. Lo! Allah will requite the charitable,” (12:88) 302 00:12:41,360 --> 00:12:44,320 Know that there is no patience 303 00:12:44,320 --> 00:12:46,879 except through certainty in Allah, 304 00:12:46,879 --> 00:12:48,919 His wisdom, and His justice, 305 00:12:48,919 --> 00:12:50,679 and in the Last Day 306 00:12:50,679 --> 00:12:54,320 and the just reward and reckoning it holds. 307 00:12:54,320 --> 00:12:57,120 The Prophet, peace be upon him, said: 308 00:12:57,120 --> 00:12:59,159 "There is no believing servant 309 00:12:59,159 --> 00:13:01,159 who is struck by a calamity 310 00:13:01,159 --> 00:13:03,960 and says as Allah the Almighty commanded: 311 00:13:03,960 --> 00:13:05,799 'Indeed we belong to Allah, 312 00:13:05,799 --> 00:13:08,240 and indeed to Him we will return. 313 00:13:08,240 --> 00:13:10,879 O Allah, reward me in my calamity 314 00:13:10,879 --> 00:13:13,360 and replace it for me with something better,' 315 00:13:13,360 --> 00:13:16,000 but that Allah will do exactly that for him." 316 00:13:16,000 --> 00:13:18,720 Narrated by Ibn Majah with a sound chain of narration. 317 00:13:18,720 --> 00:13:20,919 Among the transmitted supplications is: 318 00:13:20,919 --> 00:13:24,039 "O Allah, I ask You for such certainty 319 00:13:24,039 --> 00:13:27,679 as will make the calamities of this world easy for me to bear." 320 00:13:27,720 --> 00:13:29,240 O servants of Allah, 321 00:13:29,240 --> 00:13:32,799 do not forget that piety 322 00:13:32,799 --> 00:13:36,240 stands only upon the pillar of patience. 323 00:13:36,240 --> 00:13:40,679 Patience is the most beautiful garment you can wear; 324 00:13:40,679 --> 00:13:41,879 so be patient, 325 00:13:41,879 --> 00:13:45,440 for the reward is only for those who endure through time. 326 00:13:45,440 --> 00:13:47,279 Indeed, victory comes with patience, 327 00:13:47,279 --> 00:13:49,440 relief comes with distress, 328 00:13:49,440 --> 00:13:51,519 and indeed, with hardship comes ease. 329 00:13:51,519 --> 00:13:54,960 Patience is a treasure among the treasures of goodness 330 00:13:54,960 --> 00:13:56,919 that Allah does not grant 331 00:13:56,919 --> 00:13:59,840 except to a servant who is noble in His sight. 332 00:13:59,840 --> 00:14:02,240 Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, said: 333 00:14:02,240 --> 00:14:05,000 "We found the best of our life through patience." 334 00:14:05,000 --> 00:14:07,960 The fruit of success, O servants of Allah, 335 00:14:07,960 --> 00:14:09,919 the fruit of success 336 00:14:09,919 --> 00:14:12,480 comes from long-suffering patience. 337 00:14:12,480 --> 00:14:15,000 So be patient, and encourage patience, 338 00:14:15,000 --> 00:14:17,200 and remain steadfast, and fear Allah, 339 00:14:17,200 --> 00:14:19,080 that you may succeed. 340 00:14:19,080 --> 00:14:21,919 O Allah, grant us patience, O Ever-Living, O Sustainer. 341 00:14:21,919 --> 00:14:24,200 O Allah, make us among the patient. 342 00:14:24,200 --> 00:14:26,720 O Allah, Possessor of Majesty and Honor, 343 00:14:26,720 --> 00:14:28,600 relieve the worries of the distressed, 344 00:14:28,600 --> 00:14:30,639 and ease the anguish of those in agony, 345 00:14:30,639 --> 00:14:32,840 and settle the debts of the indebted, 346 00:14:32,840 --> 00:14:35,320 and heal our sick and the sick of the Muslims, 347 00:14:35,320 --> 00:14:38,000 and have mercy on our dead and the dead of the Muslims, 348 00:14:38,000 --> 00:14:40,440 by Your mercy, O Most Merciful of the merciful. 349 00:14:40,440 --> 00:14:43,480 O Allah, we ask You for Your pleasure and Paradise, 350 00:14:43,480 --> 00:14:46,320 and we seek refuge in You from Your wrath and the Fire. 351 00:14:46,320 --> 00:14:48,720 O Allah, grant us security in our homelands, 352 00:14:48,720 --> 00:14:51,559 and rectify our leaders and those in authority over us. 353 00:14:51,559 --> 00:14:53,919 O Allah, grant victory to our soldiers on the borders, 354 00:14:53,960 --> 00:14:57,000 and grant victory to our oppressed brothers everywhere, 355 00:14:57,000 --> 00:15:00,919 and rectify the conditions of our Muslim brothers everywhere, 356 00:15:00,919 --> 00:15:03,279 by Your mercy, O Most Merciful of the merciful. 357 00:15:03,279 --> 00:15:06,120 “Glorified be thy Lord, the Lord of Majesty, from that which they attribute (unto Him)” (37:180) 358 00:15:06,120 --> 00:15:07,799 And peace be upon the messengers, 359 00:15:07,799 --> 00:15:09,799 and praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds.