النص العربي
قُلْ آمَنْتُ بِاللَّهِ ثُمَّ اسْتَقِمْ
الترجمة الإنجليزية
Say: 'I believe in Allah,' then be steadfast.
— Sufyān ibn ‘Abdullāh (RA) (Muslim)
الشرح
Istiqāmah (steadfastness) — sticking to the religion after entering it. Easier said than done; the key is consistency, not perfection.
شرح موسّع
Sufyān asked for a definitive teaching he would never need to ask anyone else after — and received the entire summary of the religion in two words: believe, then be steadfast. Imān is the entry; istiqāmah is the journey.
Ibn Rajab notes that perfect istiqāmah is impossible (only the Prophet ﷺ achieved it fully) — but striving for it is required. The closer one approaches, the more Allah completes the deficiency through tawbah and istighfār. Allah commanded the Prophet ﷺ himself to be steadfast (Hūd 11:112) — described as the verse that ‘aged’ him.
من كلام أهل العلم
"Istiqāmah is not to associate anything with Allah."
"Istiqāmah is to remain firm on the command and prohibition, and not to be slippery like a fox."
"Allah did not say ‘then perfect it’ — He said ‘then be steadfast.’ Steadfastness is the realistic command for the slipping human."
الفقه والأحكام
- •Istiqāmah on the obligatory is required; on the recommended is loved.
- •The Sunnah way to deal with shortfall in istiqāmah is istighfār (sayyid al-istighfār is the greatest form).
- •Consistency in small acts is more beloved to Allah than sporadic large acts (Bukhari & Muslim).
الصلة بآيات القرآن
مفردات عربية مفتاحية
I believed
be steadfast
تأمل اليوم
What small daily commitment can you maintain — even on tired days?
أبرز الفوائد
- 1Imān without istiqāmah is fragile.
- 2Small consistent acts beat large sporadic ones.
أخطاء شائعة وتنبيهات
- ⚠Istiqāmah is not perfectionism — pursuing perfection often leads to despair and abandonment.
- ⚠Beware the cycle: extreme zeal → burnout → abandonment. Steady moderation outlasts every burst of enthusiasm.
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