And SubhanaAllah, after all these
Imam (as) continues and says, “So
things were destroyed Prophet Job
be patience that is empty of
(as) said, “I have only come into this
complaining to anyone else but
world naked and naked I shall
Allah (swt) and seek Allah and ask
return. (meaning naked of all these Allah that He guides whoever wills
things) So thank you O Lord for
(whoever wills to be guided), and to
your Justice.” So here is a man who make your matter easy for the best
had many blessings and it was all
your Lord look at this enemy of
yours and this enemy of ours, he
will die and be killed in order to
lead the people astray from
guidance and he is working from
every path night and day, in secret
and public to lead the people
of the world and the hereafter.”
astray. So do we the people who
want to guide the people to the
This was part of Imam Ahmad's
and thankful for these acts of
response when he was talking about truth have more of a right to die in
Justice, not saying it was not fair or
Iblis and saving your family from the guiding the people to truth? We
being angry or wondering why Allah
hellfire, because he (as) said look at should not leave any way to guide
taken away, yet he remained patient
(swt) would do these things to him.
Imam Ahmad Al Hassan (as) said
these words from Job was a victory
in the path of the human being
your enemy. Here gives you some
the people to the truth.”
insight into Job and how he was
patient and able to deal with the
There is no question that we all
trials, because he did what the Ahlul
towards perfection. We know the
Bayt (as) and Imam Ahmad Al
story from the bible that after he
Hassan (as) taught and he looked at
was thankful and continued praising
his enemy of truth, the shaytan.
Allah, Allah (swt) rewarded him and
Imam Ahmad Al Hassan (as) said the
gave him more children which were
shaytan says, “Then I shall come to
better, a better property and a
better livestock.
Prophet Job (as) was known for
patience and some call him the
“Prophet of patience” and he
reflected the Holy Name of
Patience in the earth.
There is a hadith from the Ahlul
Bayt (as) that says, “If there is a
them between their hands and
from behind them and from their
right and from their left and You
shall not find most of them
face tests and great hardships and
we know from Imam (as) that each
one of us have sixty shaytans that
are attached to us, why is this? Iblis
does not have to focus on those
who have turned their back on Allah
(swt) completely, nor those who
recgognize the Oneness of Allah
(swt) but refuse His Caliphs and
Messengers, rather the attack of
Iblis is focused heavily on those who
thankful.” And the thankfulness was recognize Allah's proof in the land
the whole aspect between Job and
and submit to him (as), as this is
Allah (swt), and this was what Iblis
what Iblis hates most and what he
was trying to attack.
refused when the angels (as)
prostrated to Adam (as) by
Imam Ahmad Al Hassan (as) said,
male or female who is patient upon
“Shall we not pay attention that it
the harm of their husband and
is not enough for Iblis to come from
wife, then they will be united with
one direction, for he does not leave
Job (as) in Paradise.” Why? Because
them and come away, no. He
they are patient and Imam Ahmad Al
comes from another angle and
Hassan (as) says, “Patience from
from behind them and from their
faith is like the head from the
right and their left.” Imam (as)
body,” meaning if the body is faith,
continues strongly and says, “By
then the head of faith is patience.
Command of Allah (swt).
And mention, [O Muhammad]
when your Lord said to the angels,
“Indeed I will make upon the earth
a successive authority.” They said,
“Will You place upon it one who
causes corruption therein and sheds
blood, while we declare Your praise