بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Imām Ibn al-Qayyim said: “Patience” (al-Sabr) linguistically means: restraint and holding back. From this comes (the expression) “so-and-so was killed sabran” when he was held and restrained. From this is His saying, The Most High: ﴿ وَاصْبِرْ نَفْسَكَ مَعَ الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ رَبَّهُم بِالْغَدَاةِ وَالْعَشِيِّ يُرِيدُونَ وَجْهَهُ ﴾ “And keep yourself patientContinue reading “The definition and types of Sabr – ibn al-Qayyim/Ibn Taymiyyah”
