Sabr / Patience and Perseverance (صَبْر)

Definition

Sabr (صَبْر) — "patience, steadfastness, endurance" — is one of the most frequently commanded virtues in the Qur'an, appearing over ninety times in various forms. It encompasses three dimensions: patience in obedience to Allah (sabr 'ala ta'ah), patience in abstaining from sin (sabr 'an al-ma'siyah), and patience in the face of trials and afflictions (sabr 'ala al-musibah). Qaradawi treats sabr as both a spiritual discipline and a social necessity: the Muslim must be patient not only in personal hardship but in the long struggle for justice and the dawah. The Qur'an pairs patience with prayer: "Seek help through patience and prayer" (Q 2:45), and declares that Allah is with the patient (Q 2:153). ^[raw/extracted/approach

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