Congratulations To those Who are Patient
By Hisham Abu Yusuf | 2026-10-07T17:41:03.073984+00:00 | Topic: Patience | Masjid: Hisham Abu Yusuf
Summary
Congratulations To Those Who Are Patient
- Understanding the virtue of Sabr (patience) in Islam.
- Connecting Sabr to Allah's divine attribute, Al-Lateef (The Subtle, The Kind).
- Allah's promise of reward and congratulations to those who are patient.
The Inevitable Divine Tests
- Allah tests His servants with various forms of hardship.
- These tests include fear, hunger, and loss of wealth, lives, and sustenance.
- Trials are an integral part of a believer's journey, designed to purify and strengthen faith.
The Hallmark of the Patient
- The distinguishing characteristic of the patient is their response to calamity.
- They declare: 'Indeed, we belong to Allah, and to Him we shall return.'
- This declaration signifies acceptance of Allah's decree and reliance on Him.
- It is a powerful affirmation of faith and submission during hardship.
Turning to Allah: Ya Lateef!
- When faced with trials, the patient turn to Allah with specific invocations.
- Invoking 'Ya Lateef' (Oh The Subtle, The Kind) acknowledges Allah's gentle care.
- It expresses hope that Allah will reveal the hidden good and ease in the situation.
- This supplication is a direct plea for divine subtlety and kindness in our affairs.
Digging for the Hidden Diamond
- Life's challenges can be seen as a wrapped 'present' from Allah.
- The 'diamond' represents the hidden wisdom, reward, or growth within the trial.
- Patience is the continuous, persistent effort of 'digging' through the difficulty.
- Trusting that with perseverance, the valuable lesson or reward will eventually be found.
Congratulations To Those Who Are Patient
Al-Lateef teaches you sabr. Allah says in the Qur'an:
وَلَنَبْلُوَنَّكُم بِشَىْءٍۢ مِّنَ ٱلْخَوْفِ وَٱلْجُوعِ وَنَقْصٍۢ مِّنَ ٱلْأَمْوَٰلِ وَٱلْأَنفُسِ وَٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ ۗ وَبَشِّرِ ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ ٱلَّذِينَ إِذَآ أَصَٰبَتْهُم مُّصِيبَةٌۭ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّآ إِلَيْهِ رَٰجِعُونَ
We will definitely test you with fear and with hunger, and you will lose wealth, sustenance, food. But congratulations to those who are patient — those who, when a calamity strikes them, said: we belong to Allah, and we are going back to Him.
Those who return to calamity by saying:
يَا لَطِيفُ
"Oh Allah, I don't know what's inside this present. And when am I going to find the diamond? But I'm going to keep digging day after day until I find it."