Excellence of Patience & Gratefulness by Ibn Al-Qayyim

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Excellence patience Gratefulness
IBN AL-QAYYIM
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Excellence of patience & Gratefulness
Excellence
patience Gratefulness
IUN AL QAYIM
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'Messenger of Allah, which amenity will we be asked about "
black things: dates and water."
The Prophet replied and said further:
'Well, that will certainly happen.' ' 1
In a report of Abu Hurayrah it appears like this:
"It is only two black substances, and the enemy is in from
our swords are on our shoulders."
The Prophet said: "It will happen.22
This statement of the Prophet, Allah's blessing and peace be un "it is going to happen", may be referring to the comfort and an will come and you will enjoy. It may also be a reference to the that the question about this is going to be asked, even if it is only and water, because they are also the bounty of Allah.
This is supported by the report which says that the Companions Messenger of Allah, blessing and peace be upon him, dates a drank cold water and then Prophet said:
"It is a bounty about which you are going to be asked on Judgement."3
The question will be about giving thanks for it and fulfilling its
1 Tirmidhi (3356),, Ibn Majah (4158), Ahmad (1: 164)
2 Tirmidhi (3357)
3 Muslim (5313), Tirmidhi (2369)
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BY
IMAM ABU ABDULLAH MUHAMMAD IBN ABU BAKR WELL
KNOWN AS
"IBN QAYYIM AL-JAWZIYYAH"
TRANSLATED BY
Abdul Ali Hamid
CHAPTER NINE- DIFFERENT LEVELS OF PATIENCE.
CHAPTER TEN - DIVISION OF PATIENCE INTO PRAISEWORTHY AND BLAMEWORTHY..71 BLAMEWORTHY PATIENCE...
THE PRAISEWORTHY PATIENCE...
CHAPTER ELEVEN - THE DIFFERENCES IN THE PATIENCE OF THE HONOURABLE AND IGNOBLE PEOPLE..
CHAPTER TWELVE-MEANS THAT HELP IN EXERCISING PATIENCE.
THE MEANS OF STRENGTHENING THE MEANS OF THE RELIGION..
CHAPTER THIRTEEN-EXPLANATION OF THE FACT THAT HUMAN BEING CAN UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE DISPENSE WITH
PATIENCE.
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THINGS THAT ARE NOT ACCORDING THE
DESIRE..
THINGS THAT ARE BEYOND THE POWER OF A
Table of Contents
EDITOR'S NOTE.
INTRODUCTION......
MAN...
THINGS THAT COME UNDER MAN'S
CHOICE..
THE COMPOSITION OF THE FAITH.
CHAPTER FOURTEEN - THE MOST DIFFICULT TYPE OF PATIENCE FOR THE PEOPLE.
CHAPTER ONE-THE MEANING OF THE WORD SABR IN THE DICTIONARY AND ITS DERIVATION AND CONJUGATION...
CHAPTER FIFTEEN - PATIENCE (SABR) IN THE VERSES OF THE HOLY QUR'AN.......118 CHAPTER SIXTEEN - PATIENCE IN THE NARRATIONS OF THE SUNNAH...
CHAPTER TWO-THE REAL ESSENCE OF SABR AND SCHOLARS VIEWS CONCERNING IT.23 CHAPTER THREE-NAMES OF SABR, IN RELATION TO ITS OBJECT... CHAPTER FOUR- DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SABR, TASABBUR, ISTIBAR, AND MUSABARAH...
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN - THE SAYINGS OF THE COMPANIONS AND THEIR FOLLOWERS ABOUT PATIENCE.....
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN-ACTIONS CONNECTED WITH AFFLICTION LIKE CRYING, WAILING, TEARING THE CLOTHES, ACTIONS OF PRE-ISLAMIC PERIOD AND THE LIKE..
CHAPTER FIVE-THE CATEGORIES OF PATIENCE ACCORDING TO ITS CONDITIONS.......35 CHAPTER SIX-THE CATEGORIES OF PATIENCE ACCORDING TO A PERSON'S STRENGTH, WEAKNESS, ABILITY OR INABILITY TO COMBAT THE FORCES OF DESIRE.......................38 CHAPTER SEVEN- THE CATEGORIES OF PATIENCE WITH REGARD TO ITS OBJECT........45 CHAPTER EIGHT- DIVISION OF PATIENCE AS REGARDS THEIR STATUS..
I CRYING AND WAILING OVER A DEAD PERSON:
WAILING AND LAMENTA
IS THE DEAD PUNISHED BECAUSE OF WAILING?.. CHAPTER NINETEEN - PATIENCE
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Excellence of patience & Gratefulness
This book is written to highlight the necessity and the pressing need to pursue these two qualities and to illustrate that happiness in this world and the Hereafter is dependent on them. It is intended to be a comprehensive, extensive and useful book. It contains a great amount of useful information, which is worthy of being held firmly and clung to vigorously. It is pleasing to the reader, plain to him who reads it thoroughly, engaging to the distressed, stimulating for the neglectful one, and encouraging for the one who is ready to work, It also contains points of benefit from the exegesis of the Quran and the traditions of the Prophet (may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) duly referred to their Sources, reports from pious predecessors with referenes, juristic issues supported by evidence, indications to the spiritual path.All these will be obovious to the one who contemplates over it and is endowed with a sound intellect.
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