Al-Sabr wa al-Thawab 'Alayh li-Ibn Abi d-Dunya — 'Seize the Opportunity of Patience, as Though You Have Reached Its Prescribed Term'

Al-Sabr wa al-Thawab 'Alayh li-Ibn Abi d-Dunya

Volume 1 · Page 66'Seize the Opportunity of Patience, as Though You Have Reached Its Prescribed Term'

Arabic (Source)

قَالَ خَلَفٌ: وَسَمِعْتُ أَبَا سُلَيْمَانَ دَاوُدَ الْجَوَارِبِيَّ يَقُولُ يَوْمًا، وَأَقْبَلَ عَلَيَّ، فَقَالَ: يَا أَبَا إِسْمَاعِيلَ، قُلْ لِأَصْحَابِكَ أَهْلِ الْبَلَاءِ: «اغْتَنِمُوا الصَّبْرَ فَكَأَنَّكُمْ قَدْ بَلَغْتُمْ مُدَّتَهُ»