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Importance of Sabr March 23, 2007
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Al-Targhib wa al-Tarhib, vol. 4, p. 140
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Quran 39:10 · Az-Zumar
▶ 5:03
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith no. 2803
▶ 15:41
Quran 4:128 · An-Nisa
▶ 16:55
Quran 20:76 · Ta-Ha
▶ 18:15
Quran 12:90 · Yusuf
▶ 20:21
Quran 42:37 · Ash-Shura
▶ 22:46
Muwatta Imam Malik, Hadith no. 1891
▶ 24:02
Quran 20:76 · Ta-Ha
▶ 36:01
At-Targhib wa al-Tarhib, vol. 4, p. 140
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Introducing sabr and its central importance in Islam
“The theme for the present talk is sabr, patience”
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Verse promises the patient unlimited reward
“There is a verse in the Quran: patient people get unlimited reward”
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Freedom creates unavoidable competition and challenge
“Why is sabr so important to achieve success in this world?”
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Success only comes to the patient
“There is a hadith: an-nasr ma'a sabr”
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Sabr is the art of problem management
“So, what to do? We cannot remove this situation”
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Nature's law: manage problems, don't try to eliminate them
“The world around us is a demonstration of this law of nature”
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Flowing stream models patience by avoiding obstacles
“See the stream, the flowing water”
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Rose plant models peaceful coexistence with thorns
“There is another illustration in nature — see the rose plant”
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Rose and thorn coexist peacefully in nature
“See the rose plant, a unique demonstration”
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Purifying the soul means becoming a positive thinker
“I would like to quote two verses from the Quran”
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Quran verse: the angry who forgive
“There is a verse in the Quran”
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Cow analogy for converting negative into positive
“See the cow, a divine industry”
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Prophet's advice to an angry man: don't be angry
“A person came to the Prophet of Islam and said...”
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Discovering truth awakens the mind toward paradise
“A man who will find entry into paradise — it's a long, long process”
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Sabr is the active culture of the prophets
“Sabr is a shield — as the hadith says, al-sabru mahibbul mu'min”
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Sabr is a shield, not cowardice
“Sabr is a shield, sabr is not a passive attitude”
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Modern lavish hospitality is an unnecessary innovation
“Muslims think hospitality to friends is an Islamic duty, but isn't it a distraction?”
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Full case against modern extravagant hospitality customs
“Muslims think that extending hospitality to friends and relatives is their Islamic duty...”
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Even unintended waste still counts as sin
“I thought sin is directly related with something not allowable...”
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How patience shields you from anger's fallout
“How does sabr act as a shield?”
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Sincerity is the secular name for taqwa
“Sincerity is a very, very important quality”
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Why people struggle to stay patient
“People are generally impatient — what stops them from patience?”
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Patience is literally the price of paradise
“Only patient people will be rewarded paradise”
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