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What is the reward for patience in hardship?

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Imam Ibn al-Qayyim· محمد بن أبي بكر ابن قيم الجوزيةClassical Scholar

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Madarij as-Salikin 2/152-160 & ʿUddat as-Sabirin

Ibn al-Qayyim explained that sabr is half of iman. Allah promised the patient: "Indeed the patient will be given their reward without account" (al-Zumar 39:10), three things in succession (salawat, mercy, and guidance — al-Baqarah 2:157), and His company: "Indeed Allah is with the patient" (al-Baqarah 2:153). Patience has three categories: patience upon obedience, patience away from disobedience, and patience with what is decreed — the highest being the third.

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Sabr earns reward without measure, Allah's company, mercy and guidance — and is of three types.

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