BISMILLAH
HIR RAHMAN NIR RAHEEM
In the
Name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful
All praise is for Allah. Salawaat / Blessings and Salaam /
Peace on Muhammad, his Family, and his Companions.
Allahumma
Salli Ala Muhammadin Wa Ala Alay Muhammadin Kama Sallaita Ala Ibraheema
Wa Ala Alay Ibraheema Innaka Hameedum Majeed
Allahumma
Barik Ala Muhammadin Wa Ala Alay Muhammadin Kama Barakta Ala Ibraheema
Wa Ala Alay Ibraheema Innaka Hameedum Majeed
99 – AS SABOOR – THE PATIENT
Allah is As Saboor. As Saboor
means The Patient. The first lesson in spiritual enlightenment is to learn
patience. This has been revealed in the Quraan
in countless places. Let us look at an example from the Quraan:
67 (Khidhr) said: "You will not be able to have patience with
me!
[Quraan: Al Kahf, Chapter 18]
This incidence took place, when Prophet Musa (Alahis Salaam) met
Hadhrat Khidhr (Alaihis Salaam). Even after having spoken to Allah, Musa (Alaihis Salaam) was still in need of a lesson in
patience. If Hadhrat Musa (Alaihis Salaam), even with the honour of being
Allah’s Messenger, needed a lesson in patience, then we, the ordinary people,
are in an even greater need of learning patience.
In nature, Allah has given us
another example. We have all heard the expression that: A dog is a man’s best friend. If we do not feed the dog for a day
or more, the dog will still respect its master. The dog will not bite its
master because of starvation. The dog will not turn against its master. If we
admonish the dog for a wrong action, the dog will still respect its master. It
will not bark at the master.
If we are deprived of a single
meal, we turn against our Master who is our Rabb
(Lord). We become impatient. We can learn a lesson from the dog. If a dog is
faithful to its master, then what is wrong with the human beings that we become
unfaithful to our Master?
The first lesson we all need to
learn is Patience – Sabr! Why?
Because Allah is As Saboor – The
Patient One and we also have to emulate the quality of being patient.
There are many instances in which
patience is required. We need to be patient when we are hungry. We need to be
patient when we are in pain. We need to be patient when we are ill. We need to
be patient when we suffer a loss. Whatever the reason for distress, we need to
be patient. Patience is a noble quality.
45 Seek help in patience and prayer; and truly it is hard except for the humble-minded, 46 Who know that they will have to meet their Rabb (Lord), and that to Him they are returning.
[Quraan: Al Baqara, Chapter 2]
From the above reference, in
verse 45 we learn that patience can only be achieved by humbling ourselves. And
the verse that follows clearly states that: Who
know that they will have to meet their Rabb and to Him they are returning. This
is what we are trying to achieve with this book, we know we have to meet our Rabb and we have to return to Him.
There are two ways of returning
to our Rabb. One way is through death
when we leave the world physically. The other way is to die before death. That
is to kill the worldly desires.
Abu
Bakr came from his house at As-Sunh on a horse. He dismounted and entered the
masjid, but did not speak to the people till he entered at Aisha’s and went
straight to Allah's Rasool who was covered with Hibra cloth. He then uncovered
the Prophet's face and bowed over him and kissed him and wept, saying,
"Let my father and mother be sacrificed for you. By Allah, Allah will
never cause you to die twice. As for the death which was written for you, has
come upon you."
[Sahih Al Bukhari]
There is something very interesting in the
above Hadees.
The last two sentences are very important. By Allah, Allah
will never cause you to die twice. As for the death which
was written for you, has come upon you.
The last two sentences are very important. By Allah, Allah
will never cause you to die twice. As for the death which
was written for you, has come upon you.
…never cause you to die twice. Why did Hadhrat
Abu Bakr As-Siddiq ؓ say
those words? What he meant was that no person can experience death twice.
What he indicated was that Allah’s Rasool, Muhammad ﷺ
had already given up worldly desires while he was walking
on this earth in a physical form. What he indicated was that
Prophet Muhammad ﷺ had already experienced death
before death came. What Abu Bakr As-Siddiq ؓ indicated
was that Muhammad ﷺ, the Beloved of Allah, had already
met Allah while he was still walking on this earth. Nobody
can meet Allah before death, unless of course we die (or kill
our worldly desires) before death comes to us. Only then
can we meet Allah while we are still walking on this earth.
The last sentence in the above Hadees clarifies the normal
death, which is decreed by Allah even while we were in our
mother’s womb. To clarify the two deaths, the first death is
to die before dying, that is when we leave alone the worldly
desires and we are not attracted to them while we live
amongst the people of earth. The second death is where
we physically depart from the earthly community and live
with the community of Burzakh, the spirit world.
How do we achieve the death before death?
By practicing and achieving patience.
When we have patience!
Then we are not bothered by hunger.
Then we are not bothered by insults.
Then we are not bothered by possessions.
Then we are effectively dead to this world of illusions and
we are alive in Allah.
That is when Shaytaan can no longer influence us.
Hadhrat Adam (Alaihis Salaam) was driven out of heaven
for one mistake and he had to learn to be patient for 330
years.
Then, and only then, was Prophet Adam (Alaihis
Salaam) admitted back to heaven into the presence of Allah.
The average human life span is much shorter in the present age.
Even then we are impatient. Therefore we should start with the lesson on patience and work our way back to Allah. That is, let us start by learning the most difficult lesson in patience first and work our way back to Allah.
Let us die before death comes to us.
Let us kill our desires for this world of illusions.
When we achieve that, we can return to Allah even while we walk on this earth in a physical form.
[Quraan: Al Baqara, Chapter 2]
The difference between Sabr ص ب ر Patience and Saboor ص ب و ر Patient is just one letter Waw و.
[Quraan: Ta Haa, Chapter 20]
AS SABOOR THE PATIENT
What he indicated was that Allah’s Rasool, Muhammad ﷺ
had already given up worldly desires while he was walking
on this earth in a physical form. What he indicated was that
Prophet Muhammad ﷺ had already experienced death
before death came. What Abu Bakr As-Siddiq ؓ indicated
was that Muhammad ﷺ, the Beloved of Allah, had already
met Allah while he was still walking on this earth. Nobody
can meet Allah before death, unless of course we die (or kill
our worldly desires) before death comes to us. Only then
can we meet Allah while we are still walking on this earth.
The last sentence in the above Hadees clarifies the normal
death, which is decreed by Allah even while we were in our
mother’s womb. To clarify the two deaths, the first death is
to die before dying, that is when we leave alone the worldly
desires and we are not attracted to them while we live
amongst the people of earth. The second death is where
we physically depart from the earthly community and live
with the community of Burzakh, the spirit world.
How do we achieve the death before death?
By practicing and achieving patience.
When we have patience!
Then we are not bothered by hunger.
Then we are not bothered by insults.
Then we are not bothered by possessions.
Then we are effectively dead to this world of illusions and
we are alive in Allah.
That is when Shaytaan can no longer influence us.
Hadhrat Adam (Alaihis Salaam) was driven out of heaven
for one mistake and he had to learn to be patient for 330
years.
Then, and only then, was Prophet Adam (Alaihis
Salaam) admitted back to heaven into the presence of Allah.
The average human life span is much shorter in the present age.
Even then we are impatient. Therefore we should start with the lesson on patience and work our way back to Allah. That is, let us start by learning the most difficult lesson in patience first and work our way back to Allah.
Let us die before death comes to us.
Let us kill our desires for this world of illusions.
When we achieve that, we can return to Allah even while we walk on this earth in a physical form.
…Inna Lillahi Wa Inna ilaihi Rajioon.
156…We are from Allah and we shall return to Him.
[Quraan: Al Baqara, Chapter 2]
Therefore to practice patience,
to become patient we need to have and show lots of love and kindness towards
Allah’s creatures and creation. Allah
treats every human being whether Muslim or non-Muslim equally. Therefore we
must learn from that.
What is Sabr?
Sabr is whatever happens in the Sadr ص chest to keep it within ourselves ب and be thankful to our Rabb ر in all conditions. When we add love and kindness و to Sabr then maybe we can reflect some of the qualities of As Saboor.
Since we started this article by mentioning one of Allah’s Messengers, namely, Musa (Alaihis Salaam), then let us finish with another reference pertaining to Prophet Musa (Alaihis Salaam) which is quite apt: 
25 He said:
“My Rabb (Lord)! Expand my chest,”
26 “Ease my task for me;”
27 “And remove the impediment from my speech.”
28 “So they may understand what I say.”
[Quraan: Ta Haa, Chapter 20]
I also ask Allah, my Rabb to expand my chest, ease my task
for me and remove the impediment from my writing and speech so that the readers
and the listeners may understand. Aameen.
May Allah give us all patience in each and every condition. Aameen.
MEDITATION
The person who reads Ya Sabooru 101 times everyday,
will be saved from every hardship and Allah will hold back the tongues of the enemies and the envious people, Inshaa Allah.
If a troubled person reads Ya Sabooru 1111 times, Allah will relieve that person and give him / her peace of mind, Inshaa Allah.
Furthermore, meditation on Ya Sabooru will make the person patient in times of difficulty.
Any task that is taken on by the one who meditates on Ya Sabooru, Allah will ensure that the person completes that task successfully, Inshaa Allah.
Remember to recite any Darood / Salawaat of your choice 11 times before and after the above Zikr and send the Hadiya (reward) for the Darood / Salawaat to Allah’s Rasool, our
will be saved from every hardship and Allah will hold back the tongues of the enemies and the envious people, Inshaa Allah.
If a troubled person reads Ya Sabooru 1111 times, Allah will relieve that person and give him / her peace of mind, Inshaa Allah.
Furthermore, meditation on Ya Sabooru will make the person patient in times of difficulty.
Any task that is taken on by the one who meditates on Ya Sabooru, Allah will ensure that the person completes that task successfully, Inshaa Allah.
Remember to recite any Darood / Salawaat of your choice 11 times before and after the above Zikr and send the Hadiya (reward) for the Darood / Salawaat to Allah’s Rasool, our
