“… Not a leaf does fall,
but by His Knowledge.” [6:59]
He is al-Fattah – The Opener.
He creates a way when there seems to be no way and opens a door when there seems to be no key. He is the Judge Who decides what is best, and guides you when confusion overtakes you. Whenever you reach your dead end, don’t stand there wondering what’s happened, instead call out to the only One who can create a path from absolutely nowhere: ‘Ya Fattah, iftah ‘alayya!’ (O Opener of ways, open up my way).He is al-Fattah, and as He opens up the skies upon the dead earth, and breaks away the darkness with the dawn, so too can He open up upon your dead heart, open your eyes to solutions, remove your obstacles, and grant you a way out.
He is al-‘Aziz – The Honourable and AlMighty.
No amount of transgression can tarnish His ‘izzah (glory) and no amount of disobedience can lower His Might. He is al-‘Aziz. To Him belongs ultimate ‘izzah and as such, He grants it only to those of His slaves who seek it through Him Alone, who do not seek it in other than Him, and are thus saved from the dark depths of hypocrisy.“… And all honour, power and glory belong to Allah, His Messenger, and to the believers, but the hypocrites do not know.” [al-Munafiqun: 8]
He is al-Sabur – the Patient.
Every day we transgress His limits, we fall short of His Rights, and we forget Him. But in patience He remains and forbearance does He show, for He is al-Sabur. Don’t you see how they ascribe partners and a son to Him, how they blaspheme against Him, how they deny His very Existence, but still He keeps them alive, still He provides for them, still He gives them Signs and gives them more time.
He is al-Mu’akhir – the Delayer.
He delays certain things out of Mercy for us, but out of ignorance we become impatient. Instead of having a good opinion of Him, a deeper certainty in His Power, and more trust in His Ways, we instead become anxious, resentful, and unhappy. Our Iman (faith) then takes a dip because we’ve failed to understand. But He is al-Mu’akhir. He delays out of goodness. Does He not delay punishing the creation for their sins, so that they can come to repent?
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Jazak Allah khaire.
Assalamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh
Where did Allah or His Messenger call Allah as-Sabur?
Wa `alaykumusalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh
According to some scholars, it is included in the 99 Names of Allah, and other scholars have said it is not part of the 99 Names. The difference I believe is in their acceptance/rejection of certain narrations in al-Tirmidhi, Ibn Hibban’s book, and al-Bayhaqi where the name is mentioned (note that al-Sabur is not mentioned in the Qur’an but the attribute is mentioned), wallahu a’lam. Below is a brief answer from a lajnah explaining this:
فالصبور اسم من أسماء الله تعالى، وقد ورد في أسمائه التسعة والتسعين في رواية الترمذي والبيهقي وابن حبان ومعناه كما قال النووي في شرحه على صحيح مسلم قال: قال القاضي: والصبور من أسماء الله تعالى، وهو الذي لا يعاجل العصاة بالانتقام وهو بمعنى الحليم في أسمائه سبحانه وتعالى، والحليم هو الصفوح مع القدرة على الانتقام.
وكذلك قال ابن حجر في الفتح، وقال المناوي في فيض القدير: والصبور الذي لا يستعجل في مؤاخذة العصاة أو الذي لا تحمله العجلة على المنازعة إلى الفعل قبل أوانه.
والله أعلم.
Subhan’Allah a beautiful reminder