Poem: Three Types Of Patience. Apply Them To Thrive In Both Worlds.

💐 In The Name Of Allah The Most Gracious The Most Merciful

💌 Three types of patience are required to succeed in life: 

Patience in serving Allah and doing what He likes,

Patience in avoiding sins and leaving vile desires,

And patience when trials fall, during challenging times.

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Be patient for Allah in obeying His Commands,

Patient when praying, patient when reading the Qur'an,

When saying Du'a and Adhkaar whenever you can, 

In Da'wah, and when teaching others about Islam.

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Be patient wearing hijaab/niqaab and modest clothes, 

Patient in studying Islam and Arabic words,

When you greet with the Salaam only to get ignored, 

And when you advise Muslims just to receive insults.

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Be patient in shunning what Allah has forbidden,

From gossiping and lying to music addiction,

From ribaa/interest to stealing and deceiving, 

And doing good deeds for riyaa or recognition.

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Be patient as well in fleeing the paths to zina, 

In fighting the urge to expose yourself to fitna.

Patiently forget those who distance you from Allah 

And substitute temptation with longing for Jannah.

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Be patient when tests befall one after another, 

When Allah wants to check if you truly know Sabr.

Be patient when hurt, when affairs are not in order, 

When disappointed by loved ones and mocked by haters.

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Be patient when you encounter financial crisis, 

When someone's joys or blessings make you somewhat jealous,

When days go by too quickly and you increase in stress, 

And when thinking of earth's current state makes you upset.

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To be patient doesn't mean pretending you're alright 

And forcing a fake smile while you feel bad from inside, 

But true patience inspires you to have hope day and night, 

Trusting in Allah's Power to help and make things right.

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Be patient. It takes time for seeds to grow into trees,

And for dawn to appear when evening thunderstorms cease.

Be patient; Allah loves us. After hardship comes ease.

Await Jannah's entry when we're cleansed of our misdeeds.

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📖 Sa’d ibn Abi Waqqas RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: I said, “O Messenger of Allah, which of the people are most severely tested?” The Messenger of Allah SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "They are the prophets, then the next best (in terms of righteousness), then the next best. A man is put to trial according to his Deen/religion. If he is firm in his religion, his trials will be more severe. If he is weak in his religion, he is put to trial according to his strength in religion. The servant will continue to be put to trial until he is left walking upon the earth without any sin."

Source: Sunan At-Tirmidhi 2398

Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Albani

📖 Mus’ad ibn Sa’eed RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said: "The servant will continue to encounter trials until he is left walking upon the earth without any sin."

Source: Sunan At-Tirmidhi 2398

Grade: Sahih

📖 Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Some people from the Ansaar asked the Messenger of Allah SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam and he gave them. Then they asked for charity again and he SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam gave them. Then they asked again and he SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam gave them until all that he had was gone. The Prophet SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "If I had anything, I would not withhold it. Whoever refrains from asking others, then Allah will make him content. Whoever would be independent, then Allah will make him independent. Whoever would be patient, then Allah will make him patient. There is no gift that is better and more comprehensive than patience."

Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 6105

Sahih Muslim 1053

Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (Authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim

Poem: What You Can Do, As A Muslim, When Depressed

💐 In The Name Of Allah The Most Gracious The Most Merciful

💌 Do you go through moments when you cry "for no reason",

Or at one point diagnosed yourself with depression 

So you stand out or at least you do well at something?

This is what it's like to be depressed, as a Muslim:

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On certain days you seem strong, because you have no choice 

But to appear that way so opponents won't destroy 

Your trust in Allah, your self-esteem and inner voice.

Often you smile despite feeling sad, lost or annoyed.

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If walls could speak, they'd let others know how much you weep,

How your prayer mat and books you read get soaked with tears 

Sometimes, when you're up at night crying while most would sleep.

Rarest times when you find delight are more real in dreams.

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You experience sorrow like every other human, 

Yet you deny sadness when it attracts derision.

Overwhelmed with frequent stress and high expectations, 

Your nafs often whispers "Die now, or keep suffering".

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But you're a Muslim. Thus when suicidal thoughts creep in, 

You recall: Allah's Love outweighs all of your problems, 

Tough circumstances are meant to wash away your sins,

And challenges, like this world, are not everlasting.

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Maybe when you feel empty, that's your heart complaining 

About how much it misses Qur'an recitations, 

Solace in crying to Allah, calmness in praying, 

And fulfillment in knowledge so your faith is strengthened.

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The farther people stray from their main purpose in life, 

The more they're prone to heartbreaks and feeling bad inside.

Be kind to your soul. Through evil deeds don't keep it tired.

Connect with Allah. Accept: Joy is in Paradise.

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📖 Ibn Abbas RadhiAllahu 'anhuma narrated: The Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam would say at a time of distress, "There is no god but Allah, the All-Knowing, the Forbearing. There is no god but Allah, Lord of the Great Throne. There is no god but Allah, Lord of the heavens, the earth, and the Noble Throne."

Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 6990

Sahih Muslim 2730

Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (Authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim

📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "The Hour (the Day of Judgment) will not be established until a man passes by the grave of another man and he says: 'Would that I were in his place!'"

Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 6698

Sahih Muslim 157

Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (Authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim

📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Nothing afflicts a Muslim of hardship, nor illness, nor anxiety, nor sorrow, nor harm, nor distress, not even the pricking of a thorn, but that Allah will expiate his sins by it."

Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 5318

Sahih Muslim 2573

Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (Authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim

📖 Aisha RadhiAllahu 'anha narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "If the sins of a servant are numerous and he does not have good deeds to compensate, Allah will afflict him with sadness as an expiation for him."

Source: Musnad Ahmed 24708

Grade: Hasan (Fair) according to Al-Suyuti