“Crying out and complaining to Allâh does not mean that a person has no patience. In the Qur’ân, we find Ya‘qûb (عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَامُ) saying: “My course is comely patience (sabrun jamîl)” (Yûsuf 12:83), but his love and longing for his lost son Yûsuf made him say: “How great is my grief for Yûsuf” (Yûsuf 12:83). Sabrun jamîl refers to patience with no complaint to other people. Complaining to Allâh does not cancel out patience, as Ya‘qûb said: “I only complain of my distraction and anguish to Allâh” (Yûsuf 12:86).”
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Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya was a distinguished medieval Islamic scholar, jurist, and theologian. Born on January 28, 1292, and deceased on September 15, 1350, he made substantial contributions to various fields of Islamic knowledge. His works on fiqh, hadith, and tasawwuf have had a lasting impact on Islamic thought and practice. more
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