Kind of patience

أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم

Assalamoalaekum السلام عليكم

I am sharing an ayah here that inspired me today. If it is of any benefit then all praise to Allah. All the shortcomings are due to me. Oh Allah give us right kind of patience. Oh Allah guide us. Ameen.

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إِنْ كَادَ لَيُضِلُّنَا عَنْ آلِهَتِنَا لَوْلَا أَنْ صَبَرْنَا عَلَيْهَا ۚ وَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ حِينَ يَرَوْنَ الْعَذَابَ مَنْ أَضَلُّ سَبِيلًا

He would have almost led us astray from our gods had we not adhered to them patiently! And they will know, when they see the punishment, who is straying farther off from the path.
(Surah Al-Furqan,25:42)

إِن He would have almost  -  كَادَ He would have almost  -  لَيُضِلُّنَا [surely] misled us  -  عَنْ from  -  ءَالِهَتِنَا our gods  -  لَوْلَآ if not  -  أَن that  -  صَبَرْنَا we had been steadfast  -  عَلَيْهَا to them.\"  -  وَسَوْفَ And soon  -  يَعْلَمُونَ will know  -  حِينَ when  -  يَرَوْنَ they will see  -  ٱلْعَذَابَ the punishment,  -  مَنْ who  -  أَضَلُّ (is) more astray  -  سَبِيلًا (from the) way.  - 
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This ayah is about disbelievers who used to think that Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم would mislead them from their gods.

The point that inspired me in this ayah is that they said " لو لا ان صبرنا عليها had we not adhered to them patiently".

I always associated patience with goodness. But this ayah made me think again. These people who mocked Messenger ( peace be on him ) also used to think they were being patient in worshipping their gods. SubhanAllah. And they also had this fear that somebody would mislead them. And that was the reason they didn't want to hear what our beloved Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم had to tell them.

Today I also don't want to hear to everybody because I fear that they would mislead me. And I also think I am patiently adhering to my God.

Then what is the difference between me and them? First of all I can't even think to mock Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم

But There is one more difference which Allah سبحان و تعالى has told in next ayah is that they used to take their desires as their gods.

When i don't want to listen to everybody, I need to make sure that I am not taking my desires as my God.

Oh Allah save us from taking our desires as our God. Ameen. Oh Allah guide us and make us firm. Oh Allah give us patience in worshipping You alone. Ameen.