Success Comes with Patience

The Prophet of Islam said, "Know that success comes with patience." (Musnad Ahmad, Hadith No. 2803) Haste is the opposite of patience. Hasty action is without planning, but the patient action is planned action. Whereas the only action that succeeds is that which is done with careful planning. It takes planning and perseverance to succeed in this world. 30. Refraining from Confrontation The Prophet of Islam said that it is not right for a believer to humiliate himself. He was asked why would a person humiliate himself? He replied that it is when he is ready to face a calamity which he does not have the strength to deal with. (Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Hadith No. 2254) This hadith gives a wise principle of life. That is, man's actions must always be result-oriented. If he confronts such a force that he does not have the strength to deal with, he will suffer from humiliation and failure. It is by no means right to engage in an action that increases the destruction of oneself. 31. Look at the One Below You The Prophet of Islam has enjoined his followers not to look to those above themselves but look to those below themselves in material matters. In this way, they will not degrade the blessings of God upon them. (Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Hadith No. 2513) The system of this world is made by God in such a way that there are always ups and downs. Some are ahead, and some are behind. The advantage of this condition is that an environment of competition is always maintained. It is because of this challenge and competition that progress and development take place in life. On this basis, it happens that someone is ahead of someone and behind another. A man should always look at the one below him. The advantage