Patience and Perseverance By AL-HAFIZ IBN ABI AL-DUNYA

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AR AS SEAMAN CLASSIC COLLECTION
Patience and Perseverance
Al-Hafiz ibn Abi Al-Dunya (d281 H)
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CONTENT
THE AUTHOR
Al-Hafiz Abu Bakr Ibn Abi Dunya
THE TEXT:
Patience and Perseverance
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PICTURES OF THE ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT
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INDEX OF ARABIC TERMS
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NOTES
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THE AUTHOR
Hafiz Abu Bakr Ibn Abi Dunya
May Allah have mercy upon
His Name and Lineage:
him
He is 'Abdullah Ibn Muhammad Ibn 'Ubayd Ibn Sufyan Ibn Qays, Al-Ummawi, Abu Bakr Ibn Abi Dunya, al-Qurayshi al- Baghdadi.
His Educational Background:
He was born in a pious and scholarly household in 208 AH. His father, Muḥammad Ibn 'Ubayd, was a scholar and a narrator of hadith, so his path to knowledge began early in life around the age of ten when he commenced sitting in circles of knowledge. He became a renowned traditionalist (muhaddith) and a jurist (fagih) in the Hanbali school; obtaining a wide range of knowledge in other fields too, including Arabic language and history.
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PATIENCE AND PERSEVERANCE
"He who brings a good deed will receive ten like it.""
[Al-An'am (6): 160]
So I asked: 'O Lord, grant increase to my nation, so Allah, blessed is His Name, revealed:
مَثَلُ الَّذِينَ يُنفِقُونَ أَمْوَالَهُمْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ كَمَثَلِ حَبَّةٍ أنبَتَتْ سَبْعَ سَنَابِلَ فِي كُلِّ سُنْبُلَةٍ مِائَةُ حَبَّةٍ
"The example of those who spend their wealth in the way of Allah is that of a grain that sprouts into seven ears, each ear bearing one hundred grains." [al-Baqarah (2): 261]
So I asked: 'O Lord, grant increase to my nation, so Allah, the Most High, revealed:
إِنَّمَا يُوَقَى الصَّبِرُونَ أَجْرَهُم بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ )
"Indeed, those who are patient will be paid in full their reward without any reckoning."
[Zumar (39): 10139
40. Abū Mūsā al-Ash'ari (radiy Allahu 'anhu) narrated that the Messenger of Allah () said: "Patience is contentment (rida)."
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41. Zafir Ibn Sulayman narrated that Luqman al-Hakim (may Allah have mercy upon him) said: "The reality of certainty (yaqin)
"A number of versions of this narration are found in Al-Tabarani in his Mujam al-Awsat, 6/10, Ibn Hibban in his Sabab, #4648 and others.
Al-Daylami in his Al-Firdaws, #3843; Tarikh al-Dimisha, 25/247. It is graded as weak by al-Albani in his Da'ifab al-Jami', #3533.
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THE TEXT
With the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Most Merciful
1. 'Ata' Ibn Abi Yazid al-Jund'i narrated on the authority of Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (radiyAllahu 'anhu) that the Messenger of Allah ()said: "He who is patient (yasbir), Allah will make patience [easy] (yusabbir) for him, and none is granted [a gift] better and broader than patience (sabr)."
2. The Companion of the Messenger of Allah (), Abū Tha'labah al-Khashni (radiyAllahu 'anhu) narrated that the Messen- ger of Allah () said: "Indeed, ahead of you are days of patience (ayyam al-sabr), such that having patience (sabr) therein will be like holding onto a burning ember (jamr). Those who work [righteous- ness] in those days will receive the reward similar to fifty people
'As part of a lengthier narration found in Al-Bukhārī, #1469, Muslim, #1053 and Ahmad in his Musnad, #11091.
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THE TEXT
With the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Most Merciful
1. 'Ata' Ibn Abi Yazid al-Jund'i narrated on the authority of Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (radiyAllahu 'anhu) that the Messenger of Allah ()said: "He who is patient (yasbir), Allah will make patience [easy] (yusabbir) for him, and none is granted [a gift] better and broader than patience (sabr)."
2. The Companion of the Messenger of Allah (), Abū Tha'labah al-Khashni (radiyAllahu 'anhu) narrated that the Messen- ger of Allah () said: "Indeed, ahead of you are days of patience (ayyam al-sabr), such that having patience (sabr) therein will be like holding onto a burning ember (jamr). Those who work [righteous- ness] in those days will receive the reward similar to fifty people
'As part of a lengthier narration found in Al-Bukhārī, #1469, Muslim, #1053 and Ahmad in his Musnad, #11091.
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برادری عربیت اجرت عالمہ لدرس في مرضه
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Patience and Perseverance