Sheikh Uthman Hadi - The Role of Patience | A Journey to the Divine - Ep. 9

Episode Date: February 27, 2026

As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh. All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds, and peace and blessings be upon our beloved Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ), his family, and companions. Today, I would like to discuss a vital aspect of our spiritual journey during the blessed month of Ramadan: the role of patience, or "Sabr." Ramadan is not only a time for fasting but also a profound opportunity to cultivate patience in various aspects of our lives.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sheikh-uthman-hadi--6689369/support.https://sheikhuthmanhadi.beam.lyhttps://open.spotify.com/user/315hadqmwxllibu6ubi5us2cbn2y?si=572b4d8898284e9ehttps://open.spotify.com/show/3MQHfrpjj3XXcqoPbN5Dl8?si=v6YQ42kpSx-VONBFhT3CzA

Bismillah, Rihman and Rahim Alhammeda Rhabelah and Salam and al-Rasolah and on the Aalaii and Aishae

and Aishae Aishae and your brothers and sisters Hanzhulah We are on episode 9 of our series now. It's very beautiful how fast this series

is going but it's also you know, it also makes you reflect and I'm saying this for myself I hope it makes all of us reflect but it's making me reflect on how can I get better? And mainly, how can I have patience in this month, as it is a month of patience as well? Just something else I want to talk about, my dear brothers and sisters.

Before that, I ask Allah upon our whole dada to accept our fast from us, to figure as far as sins are our shortcomings, and grace, special mercy, only in this life and meaning the next. My dear brothers and sisters, I pray that everyone had another beautiful day of fasting. We are now on night 10, I believe, night 10, inshallah. So ensure that now we've hit the end of the first quarter. quarter for our nights wise. So ensure, my dear brothers and sisters, that you are trying to worship a law more, trying to better your connection. We only have about 20 days left. So,

my brothers and sisters, remember that this Ramadan is very special for us because we have the opportunity to worship and pray and still better ourselves when many others don't. And we ask Allah, Allah, Suu'u, Tallah to have mercy upon those who didn't get a chance to see this Ramadan. I mean, my dear brothers and sisters, it is very important to it. It is very important to to discuss the very vital and important aspect and fundamental aspects of our faith. And that is to have patience, right? And the role of patience and what patience does in our lives and sabr, which as we know, the month of Ramadan is not just a time for fasting, but rather it's actually a time for,

it's a profound opportunity for us to cultivate patience in various aspects of our lives. You know, sabr or patience in Islam is a virtue that encompasses self-control, and perseverance in the face of challenges, right? So even though you may be going through an adversity, maybe going through a challenge, having patience is very important. And just like we spoke about on Friday night, we spoke about tests and how these tests

help shape our character. But if you don't have good patience, then you won't be able to exemplify that. And you look at the people around the world who are facing our brothers and sisters around the world facing and suffering hardship. We ask Allah, Sufana, who had to ease it for them all, I mean, we get them all victory.

but for them facing, they have patience in those tests, in those things that they're going through. For us, you know, we stub our toes and now we decide, why don't we just tear the whole house down? It's not how that works, right? You have to have patience in every aspect of life. And even the small things, as, you know, the month of Ramadan is a time in which it teaches us obedience of Allah, and Hispana-Hu-Tal, and patience, right? Patience and fasting as well. Because when you're fasting, fasting is supposed to be a means of self-restraint and self-control.

self-restraint from your desires, right? The things you want to do. And it's also supposed to be a means of patience, of gaining patience, cultivating true patience. And the reasoning behind that is something I want to mention. If you look at the way in which our day flows, right? The day for us starts when we wake up. You wake up, you pray, you know, you wake up in the month and Ramadan,

you have Sahur, and then after that, you know, you pray. and some people go to sleep, some people start work, whatever it may be. But then you come back again and you connect for the first prayer of the day. And then the second prayer of the day. And then the third prayer of the day. Right. So now you're at Asa time. Right.

And then now you connect for the fourth prayer of the day, which is Maghrib. The reasoning why you do this, and it's very important to look at this. Because if we, sometimes we say this to ourselves and a long time ago and, you know, past life, I used to say this where I cannot wait until a mugger time comes up so I can break my fast. And then after that, I'll be good. And you know, some people, and this concludes myself, sometimes when we don't have food, when we are hungry, we get a little irritable, right? We're upset.

And sometimes that rubs off on others. And honestly, my brothers and sisters, another point I want to mention here, including to this point, is that it's also a sunnah of the Prophet of Allah, Hara'u'll bea Hewasatlam, to not let your mood change others, right? And not to portray your mood upon others. If you're feeling sad, don't make others feel sad. If you're feeling upset, don't make others feel upset, right? If you're feeling happy, then yes, that one's fine, right?

There are certain moves you don't want to portrayal other people. But if someone is feeling sad and you're feeling happy, bring sadness to them. I mean, bring happiness to them. So I was thinking the other way. Bring happiness to them. I didn't mean sadness. Just to let you guys know, I don't want any of you guys to be sad. I'm happy.

I want you all to be happy, okay? So just remember that if you truly, are feeling a certain way, don't bring your mood to other people, don't portray it on other people, don't bring it out on other people. You know, if you're feeling hungry, it doesn't mean that you just turn into a bear because you're so hungry for some food. And this is exactly why the month of Ramadan enhances our tukua and our God consciousness. And it's supposed to, we're supposed to be conscious of Allah, Sufana-hoi-Tal, and conscious of those around us and conscious of the world around us and the things that people are going through. This is exactly why when it comes to fasting, fasting teaches us to be mindful. mindful of Allah supanahua-a-a-a-a in all aspects of life and by exercising patience,

we develop a greater awareness of our actions and intentions leading to increased tukwa, which is why the month of Ramadan, like I said, before, is a time in which you call upon Allah supanahua-a-a-a-and-h-h-h answers your prayers. But also don't forget that what have we also been taught in this month as well, is just taught overall when you make your a, to have patience. The month of Ramadan is a time in which you want to gain patience. There is a time in which just Allah suhāāsa'u'u'u'a answers du'a's. But guess what? There are also times in which he's going to extend the period for du'a.

Why? Maybe it wasn't meant for that period, that period of time. Because if you got that job or if you got that car, if you got that certain thing right at that point in time, then maybe that would have led to your downfall. Maybe that would have led to something else. And you're going into sin, or maybe you're going away from Allah supranahua'u'a'uita'a.

Or maybe you doing something that wasn't pleasing to Allah. So instead, he holds it and you withdrawals it from you, and then when it's the right time, he'll give it to you. Because if Allah, Supanahua'u'a'a is going to give you something, then he's going to give it to you through your duai, your continuous asking, which is why one of the things, my brothers and sisters, this month of Ramadan as well, is to have patience in our duas. Don't forget, Allah, Sufanahu, Allah hears every single one of our duas.

But like I said, Allah subana hua'u't a hua ta'a has the capabilities to know what's going to happen in the future, right? He doesn't have to use technology to predict, I think, that this is going to happen if X, Y, and Z goes right, and then his plan goes wrong. Oh, I was wrong on that. No. Allah, Sufano, His Allah is the best of planners.

He is the knower of all. So he knows what's going to happen, when it's going to happen. And this is exactly why I want to mention the name of Allah, which you should remember throughout the Ramadan and throughout our lives, period. And that is al-Bar. Allah, Sufano-ho-ta-ta-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a is the source of all goodness. If you truly want goodness in your life, if you truly want chaiar, then you have to remember to resort to him.

And if you want to truly gain closeness to Allah, Sufana'u'u'u'a'a, remember one of the most loved attributes to Allah, and that's patience. Allah, subhahua'u'a loves patience. He loves those who are patience. And when we are patient, my dear brothers and sisters, it helps us cultivate gratitude, which is another topic that we've talked about so far, I believe, if not mistaken, talked about gratitude as well. But when we experience that hunger and thirst, we also become more appreciative of the blessings

that we often take for granted. And that gratitude fosters a sense of humility and compassion for those who are less fortunate. And being patient in the adversity of a test is very hard as well, like I mentioned in the beginning. Sometimes the test isn't always going to be something grandiose, like, oh, I lost my home, or oh, I lost my car, or I lost my job, or I lost my family. Sometimes it can just be your food. Sometimes it can be something that's not there at the right available moment.

And sometimes we get a little snappy and we get a little upset with the decree of Allah, with the color of Allah, right? Because Allah, is the one who destined that it was going to happen. Allah knew it was going to happen. We didn't. We have to trust that. And we have to be among those who when this certain occurrence happens,

we have to resort back to the source of all goodness, al-Bar, right? And we know that Allah, Allah, Sufana-hu-Tal, is going to bring us goodness, and he's going to bring us victory, whatever it may be that we're going through. Which is why, my dear brothers and sisters, when it comes to giving in charity like we spoke about in yesterday's episode or last night,

we spoke about charity in Zaka. Because this act of giving requires patience, especially when you feel as though it is a pinch of our own financial constraints. Right. Now we feel as though we're losing wealth. This is exactly why I said in the authentic hadith yesterday that giving your wealth is not actually a loss, but rather it's an increase in what in spiritual, in patience, and it's actually an elevation in the rank in the sight of Allah, Sufana, Hewetada.

And every single time you give only for Allah, so Allah's sake with a pure nia, with a sincere intention, only for the sake of Allah, you get rewarded for that, every person that benefits from that. What if, and I just want you to think of this, what if you gave $100 to a family, they fed they were fed they ate some food then you know they had their kids had kids and then after that they continue on going because this family was going to die out of starvation and you continued on

helping and helping and what if just by you giving that $100 that little $100 it doesn't seem like it's as if it's much it doesn't seem like you know like maybe I need to give a little less what if just by giving that little amount of money that family was able to survive they were able to thrive they were able to do more with their life, they were able to reconnect with Allah. And what if they were even able to create other generations along the way that would, inshallah, benefit from what you gave? My brothers and sisters, don't think short term of,

oh, I'm only going to give this money, I'm going to lose it, and that's going to be all. Think in the hereafter. Don't think in this life. The money and the charity that you give funds you're hereafter. It doesn't fund this life. It funds you're hereafter. Because the rewards that you get,

are way better and far more, far better than any reward and any amount of money you can get here. My brothers and sisters, ensure that you are also trying to set realistic goals for your patience. And I know we do this as well, but we set unrealistic goals. We say, you know what, month of Ramadan, I'm going to be patient, and now I'm going to just be patient for the rest of my life. And I'm never going to not be, you know, ungrateful or I'm not patient, any of these things. several listed goals my dear brothers and sisters establish spiritual goals

for the beautiful Bussamatha Ramadan such as completing a certain number of Quran, right? Because even then you have to have patience. Sometimes we want to become an imam super duper fast or a hips really fast but we have to go through and carefully learn the Quran and it's time consuming. It takes

time and it's going to take years sometimes. So remember my dear brothers and sisters absolutely it's very difficult to have patience. Absolutely. It's very difficult. But ensure that this Matar Ramadan, you are training yourself to have patience. Patience, my brothers and sisters, is a cornerstone of our spiritual journey during the Matur Ramadan. And it is through patience that we can fully embrace the blessings of this beautiful and blessed Matur Ramadan, deepen our connection with Allah and grow in our Eman and grow in our faith.

When we navigate the challenges of fasting and worship, we have to remember the words of Allah supanahua-ta-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a- and the teachings of our beloved Prophet, Allah, that patience is one of the most beloved acts to Allah, Supanahua-a-u-a-a-a-a-a-loves. We ask Allah-Supana-Hu-u-Ta-a-a-a-a-to-a-lis to grant us the strength to practice patience, to enhance our Ibadah and emerge from Ramadan as better individuals and carry that throughout the rest of the year. I mean, Dizakmul-Ha-Kaird for joining my brothers and sisters. Like I said before, increase in acts of Ibadah.

We have already finished the first quarter when it comes to the nighttime, the daytime maybe still eight or nine days, sorry. But remember my brothers and sisters, the beautiful and blessed matre, Ramadan, goes by like this. But just remember, if you truly want to utilize this month, do not waste any in every,

do not waste any moment that you have. Use every moment as a means of growing closer to Allah, Sufanahu, Tala. We ask Allah, Sufana, Hehāsa'u'll bless us all. Asanaamu alaaikum and alaqmatelahi

and barakatu, my dear brothers and sisters.