Hadith 229

stress, and with the difficulty there is ease’’. [74]
And from him, from Abu Abdullah-asws having said: ‘The patience is the head of Eman’’. [75]
And from him-asws having said: ‘The patience is from the Eman at the status of the head from the body. When the head is gone, the body goes. Like that, when the patience goes, the Eman goes’’. [76]
And from him, from Hafs Bin Giyas who said, ‘Abu Abdullah-asws said to me: ‘O Hajs! The one who is patient, the patience is little, and the one who panics, the panic is little’. Then he-asws said: ‘Upon you is to be with the patience in entirety of your affairs, for Allah-azwj Blessed and Exalted Sent Muhammad-saww and Commanded him-saww with the patience and the kindness. He-saww Said: ‘And be patient upon what they are saying and avoid them with a beautiful avoidance [73: 10] And leave Me and the beliers, [73: 11]. And Allah-azwj Blessed and Exalted: Repel (evil) by that which is best, so if there is enmity between you and him, he would be like your intimate friend [41: 34] And none would receive it except those who are patient, and none would receive it except one with a mighty share [41: 35]. He-saww was patient until they talked badly with the grievous matters and accused him-saww’ – the complete Hadeeth’’. [77]
And from him, said, ‘Amir Al-Momineen-asws said: ‘The sustenance is allocated with the foolishness, and the deprivation is allocated with the intellect, and the afflictions have been allocated with the certainty and the patience’’. [78]
And from him, from Mihran who said, ‘I wrote to Abu Al-Hassan-asws complaining to him of the debts and the changed situation. He‑asws wrote to me: ‘Be patient, you will be Recompensed, for you, if you are not patient, will not be Recompensed, and the Decree of Allah-azwj Mighty and Majestic cannot be repelled’’. [79]
And from him, ‘Amir Al-Momineen-asws said: ‘The patience is of two (types of) patience – patience upon the calamity is excellent, beautiful, and better than that is the patience at what Allah-azwj has Prohibited upon you’’ – the Hadeeth’’. [80]
And Al-Baqir-asws said: ‘When the expiry presented to my-asws father Ali-asws Bin Al-Husayn-asws, he-asws hugged me-asws to his-asws chest, then said: ‘Yes, my-asws son-asws! I-asws bequeath you-asws with what my-asws father-asws had bequeathed when the expiry had presented him-asws, and with what he-asws mentioned that his-asws father-asws had bequeathed with. Yes, my-asws son-asws! Be patient upon the truth and even if it was bitter’’. [81]
From Abu Ja’far-asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah-saww said: ‘Strange of the Momin that Allah-azwj Mighty and Majestic does not Fulfill any request for him except it was better for him if he were to be Tried, he is patient and that he should give the thanks’’. [82]
And it was said to Abu Abdullah-asws, ‘Who is the most prestigious of the people to Allah-azwj? ’
He-asws said: ‘One, when he is Given, he thanks, and when he is Tried, he is patient’’. [83]