{"id":11694,"date":"2021-09-04T09:58:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-04T09:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onepathnetwork.com\/?p=11694"},"modified":"2022-07-25T05:12:49","modified_gmt":"2022-07-25T05:12:49","slug":"the-amazing-rewards-of-patience-and-gratitude","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onepathnetwork.com\/au\/spirituality\/the-amazing-rewards-of-patience-and-gratitude\/","title":{"rendered":"The amazing rewards of patience and gratitude"},"content":{"rendered":"<amp-jwplayer layout=\"flex-item\" height=\"600\" data-player-id=\"bKajWAhe\" width=\"700\" data-media-id=\"g0xrdctQ\" class=\"wp-block-amp-amp-jwplayer\"><\/amp-jwplayer>\n\n\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The true nature of gratitude.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this timely reminder following the blessed pilgrimage of Hajj, brother Hassan Shibly shares some reflections on the virtues of gratitude and <a href=\"https:\/\/onepathnetwork.com\/au\/the-virtue-of-patience\/\">patience<\/a>, as well as their mighty rewards from Allah \ufdfb.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Surat az-Zumar, Allah \ufdfb says:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u0625\u0650\u0646\u0651\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0627 \u064a\u064f\u0648\u064e\u0641\u0651\u064e\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0635\u0651\u064e\u0627\u0628\u0650\u0631\u064f\u0648\u0646\u064e \u0623\u064e\u062c\u0652\u0631\u064e\u0647\u064f\u0645 \u0628\u0650\u063a\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0631\u0650 \u062d\u0650\u0633\u064e\u0627\u0628\u064d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIndeed, the patient will be given their reward without account.&#8221; <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/quran.com\/39:10\"><em>Qur\u2019an 39:10<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The virtue of patience is oft-repeated throughout the <a href=\"https:\/\/onepathnetwork.com\/au\/category\/quran\/\">Qur\u2019an<\/a>, and is very often coupled with gratitude, where Allah points to His blessings as signs for those who are patient and grateful<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u0625\u0650\u0646\u0651\u064e \u0641\u0650\u064a \u0630\u064e\u0670\u0644\u0650\u0643\u064e \u0644\u064e\u0622\u064a\u064e\u0627\u062a\u064d \u0644\u0651\u0650\u0643\u064f\u0644\u0651\u0650 \u0635\u064e\u0628\u0651\u064e\u0627\u0631\u064d \u0634\u064e\u0643\u064f\u0648\u0631\u064d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Indeed in that are signs for everyone patient and grateful.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>Qur&#8217;an <a href=\"https:\/\/quran.com\/14:5\">14:5<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/quran.com\/31:31\">31:31<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/quran.com\/34:19\">34:19<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/quran.com\/42:33\">42:33<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the core aspects of both of these virtues is that for them to be truly practiced, they must be applied both in times of ease and in times of hardship. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This principle was alluded to in the hadith of the Prophet \ufdfa when he said, <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u0625\u0650\u0646\u0651\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0635\u0651\u064e\u0628\u0652\u0631\u064f \u0639\u0650\u0646\u0652\u062f\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0635\u0651\u064e\u062f\u0652\u0645\u064e\u0629\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u064f\u0648\u0644\u064e\u0649<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cVerily, the real patience is at the first stroke of a calamity.\u201d <em><a href=\"https:\/\/sunnah.com\/bukhari:1302\">Al-Bukhari<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This shows that patience and gratitude are not only practiced when it\u2019s easy. For one to be truly patient and grateful, they must embody these virtues even in the most difficult of times.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In his reminder, brother Hassan Shibly describes the different ways in which gratitude can be expressed, in both good times and bad.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe&#8217;re grateful to Allah in good times by using his blessings to serve Him and serve His creation get closer to Him,\u201d he said. \u201cWe&#8217;re grateful to Allah through hard times by being patient and by recognizing that you know what, it could be much worse, and trusting in His plan and having complete reliance on Him. That&#8217;s how believers get the love of Allah.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We ask Allah to make us of those who are patient and grateful, both in the good times and the bad.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The true nature of gratitude. In this timely reminder following the blessed pilgrimage of Hajj, brother Hassan Shibly shares some reflections on the virtues of gratitude and patience, as well as their mighty rewards from Allah \ufdfb. In Surat az-Zumar, Allah \ufdfb says: \u0625\u0650\u0646\u0651\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0627 \u064a\u064f\u0648\u064e\u0641\u0651\u064e\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0635\u0651\u064e\u0627\u0628\u0650\u0631\u064f\u0648\u0646\u064e \u0623\u064e\u062c\u0652\u0631\u064e\u0647\u064f\u0645 \u0628\u0650\u063a\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0631\u0650 \u062d\u0650\u0633\u064e\u0627\u0628\u064d \u201cIndeed, the patient will be given [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11695,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"googlesitekit_rrm_CAow4-bBDA:productID":"","content-type":"","newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","filesize_raw":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_cover_media_provider":"image","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_cover_video_id":0,"apple_news_cover_video_url":"","apple_news_cover_embedwebvideo_url":"","apple_news_is_hidden":"","apple_news_is_paid":"","apple_news_is_preview":"","apple_news_is_sponsored":"","apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"middle","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":["https:\/\/news-api.apple.com\/sections\/f1402f44-8994-4c23-83de-48d0d766f08f"],"apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[77],"series":[],"speaker":[],"coauthors":[140],"class_list":["post-11694","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-spirituality","tag-latest","post_format-post-format-video","entry"],"acf":[],"apple_news_notices":[],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/onepathnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/arafat-dua.jpg","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/onepathnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Mums-on-the-RunV3.jpg?fit=2160%2C2160&ssl=1","download_link":"","player_link":"","audio_player":false,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":[],"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/onepathnetwork.com\/au\/feed\/podcast\/mums-on-the-run","embedCode":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"BbGPMkvqmR\"><a href=\"https:\/\/onepathnetwork.com\/au\/spirituality\/the-amazing-rewards-of-patience-and-gratitude\/\">The amazing rewards of patience and gratitude<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/onepathnetwork.com\/au\/spirituality\/the-amazing-rewards-of-patience-and-gratitude\/embed\/#?secret=BbGPMkvqmR\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" title=\"&#8220;The amazing rewards of patience and gratitude&#8221; &#8212; OnePath Network\" data-secret=\"BbGPMkvqmR\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! 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