Having Patience in Times of Trials – Ustādh Abdul Hakeem Mitchell

Having Patience in Times of Trials, a lecture by Ustādh Abdul Hakeem Mitchell (hafidhahullāh), from the words of Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah (raḥimahullāh)

Patience is a means of attaining good in this life and the Hereafter
Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah (raḥimahullāh) mentioned that patience is upon three affairs: patience upon the obedience of Allāh, patience in staying away from disobedience, and patience upon calamities
Benefits from the speech of Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah on the affairs that aid the servant in remaining patient
A lot of the affairs he refers to relate to pardoning and forgiving one another, because one of the hardest forms of patience is being patient with the creation; the soul leans towards seeking vengeance, so the person must remain patient with harm and not go beyond bounds in seeking vengeance
Nothing occurs except that Allāh has willed it: this protects a person from depression and anxiety
How to recognise whether a difficult affair is a blessing or a calamity for you
The virtue of forgiving and pardoning the harms of others, as mentioned in the Qurʾān
Pardoning and having good relations with others brings goodness and peace to the hearts, much more than seeking vengeance would
The one who is patient, pardons and does not seek vengeance for himself increases in honour: inwardly in humility and outwardly in standing
When a person pardons the people, Allāh will pardon him, because the recompense is based upon the form of the action itself; Shaykh al-Islām said this benefit alone is sufficient for a person to forgive and pardon others
Being focused on vengeance preoccupies the heart and wastes time, causing more harm than the calamity itself
The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ never sought vengeance for himself, although he was harmed severely because of his religion, and he is the example for us to follow