Patience
Be mindful of Allah, and you will find Him in front of you. Recognize and acknowledge Allah in times of ease and prosperity, and He will remember you in times of adversity. And know that what has passed you by [and you have failed to attain] was not going to befall you and what has befallen you was not going to pass you by. And know that victory comes with patience, relief with affliction, and hardship with ease.
(Another narration of above hadith): I said, “O Messenger of Allah, tell me something about al-Islam which I can ask of no one but you.” He ﷺ said, “Say I believe in Allah — and then be steadfast”. Muslim
Allah said: “If I afflict My servant in his two dear eyes and he remains patient, he will be compensated for them with Paradise”. Bukhari HADITH QUDSI
Allah Almighty says: “I have nothing to give to My faithful servant except Paradise if I cause his dear friend to die and he remains patient”. Bukhari HADITH QUDSI
The real patience is at the first stroke of a calamity. Bukhari
Whoever attempts to be patient will be granted patience by Allah. Bukhari
Allah Almighty says: “O son of Adam, if you are patient and restrained at the first moment of trauma, I would not be pleased with any reward for you less than Paradise.” Ibn Majah HADITH QUDSI
When the child of a servant dies, Allah says to the angels: “Have you taken the life of My servant’s child?” They say, “Yes.” Allah says: “Have you taken the fruit of his heart?” They say, “Yes.”
Allah says: “What has My servant said?” They say: “He has praised You and said to Allah we belong and to Allah we return.” Allah says: “Build a house for My servant in Paradise and name it the House of Praise.” Tirmidhi HADITH QUDSI
The servant will continue to have his supplications answered as long as he does not ask for sin or cut family ties, and he is not impatient. They said, “O Messenger of Allah, what is its impatience?” The Prophet ﷺ said, “He says, ‘I have supplicated again and again, but I have not seen an answer’. He becomes frustrated with that and gives up supplicating.” Bukhari
How wonderful is the case of a believer! There is good for him in whatever happen to him – and none, apart from him, enjoys this blessing. If he receives some bounty, he is grateful to Allah and this bounty brings good to him. And if some adversity befalls him, he is patient and this affliction, too, brings good to him. Muslim
Seeking Knowledge
The seeking of knowledge is obligatory for every Muslim. Tirmidhi
Acquire knowledge and impart it to the people. Tirmidhi
When the human being dies, his deeds end except for three: ongoing charity, beneficial knowledge, or a righteous child who prays for him. Muslim
The believer is never satisfied from learning good until he arrives in Paradise. Tirmidhi
Whoever seeks knowledge that should be sought for the sake of Allah Almighty, but only to gain some worldly benefit, he will never know the fragrance of Paradise on the Day of Resurrection. Abu Dawud
The son of Adam will not be dismissed from his Lord on the Day of Resurrection until he is questioned about five issues. His life and how he lived it, his youth and how he used it, his wealth and how he earned it and he spent it, and how he acted on his knowledge. Tirmidhi
The feet of a servant will not move on the Day of Resurrection until he is asked about his lifetime and how he used it, his knowledge and how he acted upon it, his wealth and from where he acquired it and how he spent it, and his body and how he exhausted it. Tirmidhi
Whoever speaks on the Quran without knowledge, let him take his seat in Hellfire. Tirmidhi
O Allah, benefit me with what you have taught me, teach me what will benefit me, and increase my knowledge. Tirmidhi
O Allah, I seek refuge in you from knowledge that does not benefit, from a heart that is not reverent, from a soul that is not content, and from a supplication that is not answered. Muslim
Verily, the only cure for ignorance is to ask questions. Abu Dawud
Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to those who follow him, without detracting from their rewards at all. Whoever calls to misguidance will have sin upon him similar to those who follow him, without detracting from their sins at all. Muslim
Verily, the angels lower their wings for the seeker of knowledge. The inhabitants of the heavens and earth, even the fish in the depths of the water, seek forgiveness for the scholar. The virtue of the scholar over the worshiper is like the superiority of the moon over the stars.
The scholars are the inheritors of the Prophets. They do not leave behind gold or silver coins, but rather they leave behind knowledge. Whoever has taken hold of it has been given an abundant share. Abu Dawud
Whoever travels a path in search of knowledge, Allah will make easy for him a path to Paradise. People do not gather in the houses of Allah reciting the book of Allah and studying it together, but that tranquility will descend upon them, mercy will cover them, angels will surround them, and Allah will mention them to those near him. Muslim
The worst of men in the eye of Allah on the Day of Resurrection will be the scholar who does not derive benefit from his knowledge. Tirmidhi
The scholars are the successors of the prophets. Verily, the prophets do not pass on gold and silver coins, but rather they only impart knowledge. Bazaar
The scholars are the heirs of the prophets and knowledge is the inheritance of the prophets, so whoever acquires it has gained a great a share. Tirmidhi