ONE AYAT A DAY
وَاسْتَعِيْنُوْا بِالصَّبْرِ وَالصَّلٰوةِ ۗ وَاِنَّهَا لَكَبِيْرَةٌ اِلَّا عَلَى الْخٰشِعِيْنَۙ
Wasta‘īnū biṣ-ṣabri waṣ-ṣalāh(ti), wa innahā lakabīratun illā ‘alal-khāsyi‘īn(a).
And seek help through patience and prayer; and indeed, it is difficult except for the humbly submissive [to Allāh]
The Support that comes with Patience and PrayerAllah commanded His servants to use patience and prayer to acquire the good of this life and the Hereafter. Muqatil bin Hayan said that this Ayah means, "Utilize patience and the obligatory prayer in seeking the Hereafter. As for patience (here), they say that it means fasting." There are similar texts reported from Mujahid. Al-Qurtubi and other scholars commented, "This is why Ramadan is called the month of patience," as is mentioned in the Hadith literature. It was also said that `patience' in the Ayah means, refraining from evil, and this is why `patience' was mentioned along with practicing acts of worship, especially and foremost, the prayer. Also, Ibn Abi Hatim narrated that `Umar bin Al-Khattab said, "There are two types of patience: good patience when the disaster strikes, and a better patience while avoiding the prohibitions of Allah." Ibn Abi Hatim said that Al-Hasan Al-Basri was reported to have said similarly. Allah then said, والصَّلَوةِ(And As-Salah (the prayer).) The prayer is one of the best means of assistance for firmly adhering to Allah's orders, just as Allah said; اتْلُ مَا أُوْحِىَ إِلَيْكَ مِنَ الْكِتَـبِ وَأَقِمِ الصَّلَوةَ إِنَّ الصَّلَوةَ تَنْهَى عَنِ الْفَحْشَآءِ وَالْمُنْكَرِ وَلَذِكْرُ اللَّهِ أَكْبَرُ(Recite (O Muhammad ) what has been revealed to you of the Book (the Qur'an), and perform As-Salah. Ve…