English Translation of Al-Quran
[38].Surah Suad
Ayat 44. “(O Ayub AS (Job) break not your oath and take in your hand a bundle of thin grass and strike therewith (your wife). Truly! Allah found him patient. How excellent (a) servant! Verily, he was ever oft-returning in repentance (to Allah)!
Tafseer of Surah Suad Ayat 44. “In his worst distress Job (Ayub AS) was patient and constant in faith, but apparently his wife was not. According to the book of Job (2:9-10), “Then said his wife unto him, dost thou still retain the integrity? Curse God, and die. But he said unto her, though she speaks as one of the foolish women speak. What? Shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.” He must have said in his haste to the woman that he would beat her: he is asked now to correct her with only a wisp of grass, to show that he was gentle and humble as well as patient and constant. Cf. 38:30 above, where similar words are spoken of Solomon. Patience and constancy are also a form of service, if our attitude is due to an active faith in Allah, and not mere passivity. So, Milton in his Sonnet: “They also serve who only stand and wait.”
English Translation of Hadith
Hazrat Ibn Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: Messenger of Allah ﷺ [SAWW](PBUH) said to Ashaj Abdul-Qais (May Allah be pleased with him), “You possess two qualities that Allah loves. These are clemency and tolerance.”
[Muslim Book 01, Chapter 07, Hadith # 024]
Lesson: as mentioned above in Surah As-Suad Ayat 44. Truly! Allah found him patient. How excellent (a) servant! Verily, he was ever oft-returning in repentance (to Allah)!
“This Hadith teaches us to adopt a patient, mild and discreet attitude towards others. Moreover, there is a provision for praising somebody in his presence, provided there is no likelihood of his being conceited. The Hadith also provides inspiration for the cultivation of good habits.
