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al-Sabr ‘Ala al-Balaa' - You should be patient in times of hardship. Allah says,

“And we are going to test you with fear, hunger, and lack of wealth and family, or by a loss of family, or loss of crops and business. The good news is for those who are patient, those who whenever they are faced with a calamity, they say “inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi raji’oun.”” al-Qur’an, Surah al-Baqarah, 2: 155-156

and Allah says,

“Bear, then, with patience, all that they say, and celebrate the praises of your Lord, before the rising of the sun and before (its) setting.” al-Qur’an, Surah Qaaf, 50: 39

And,

“It is not al-Birr that you turn your faces towards east and (or) west; but al-Birr is (the quality of) the one who believes in Allah, the Last Day, the Angels, the Book, the Prophets and gives his wealth, in spite of love for it, to the kinsfolk, to the orphans, and to al-Masaakeen (the poor), and to the wayfarer, and to those who ask, and to set slaves free, performs As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat), and gives the Zakat, and who fulfil their covenant when they make it, and who are As-Sabireen (the patient ones, etc.) in extreme poverty and ailment (disease) and at the time of fighting (during the battles). Such are the people of the truth and they are al-Muttaqoon.” al-Qur’an, Surah al-Baqarah, 2:177



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  3. You must know not to be miserly.
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2. Sincerity

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3. Relying on Allah

You must depend upon and keep trust in Allah alone.

4. Sustenance

You must believe that provision or sustenance is from Allah alone

5. Life Span

You must believe that the time of death or lifespan is determined by Allah.

6. Repentance

You must make repentance to Allah.

7. Fear from Allah

You must fear Allah alone and must not fear anything besides Him nor fear the consequences of obeying and worshipping Allah exclusively.

8. Hope

You must appeal to Allah and keep hope.

9. Leaving doubtful matters

You should leave the doubtful matters and have piety. Wara’ is to avoid doing a permissible thing because of a doubt you have about it being a sin.

10. Modesty

You must be modest before Allah.

11. Steadfastness during tests

You should be patient in times of hardship.

12. Steadfastness during sickness

You should be patient during illness.