Impatience does not remove the difficulty
Shaykh Salih Fawzan said: The keys to happiness
are three, as mentioned by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahab. 1. When the person
is tested he is patient 2. When he is blessed he is grateful 3. When he sins he
seeks forgiveness
When the person is tested he is patient with the
decree of Allah. He does not become
despondent or angry. He knows that whatever befalls him is due to his sins.
وَمَا
أَصَابَكُم مِّن مُّصِيبَةٍ فَبِمَا كَسَبَتْ أَيْدِيكُمْ وَيَعْفُو عَن كَثِيرٍ
(30)
And whatever of misfortune befalls you, it is because of what your hands have earned. And He pardons much. (Soorah Ahsh-Shûraa 42:30)
Therefore
he takes himself to account and rectifies his actions and as a result his
calamity becomes a benefit for him and a wake-up call.
This
is in contrast to the person who when tested becomes despondent and angry. His
impatience does not save him from the calamity nor does it allow him to reap
the reward of patience. Thus he loses on both fronts.
أسباب السعادة
https://www.alfawzan.af.org.sa/en/node/14350
Translated by Rasheed ibn Estes Barbee حفظه الله
