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Sahih al-Bukhari 4653 (Book 65, Hadith 175) #4436
Patience and Perseverance in War

SUMMARY: Allah reduced the number of enemies that Muslims should withstand in order to make it easier for them, but this also caused their patience and perseverance to decrease.

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: When the Verse:--'If there are twenty steadfast amongst you (Muslims), they will overcome two hundred (non-Muslims)'. was revealed, it became hard on the Muslims when it became compulsory that one Muslim ought not to flee (in war) before ten (non-Muslims). So (Allah) lightened the order by revealing: '(But) now Allah has lightened your (task) for He knows that there is weakness in you. So if there are of you one-hundred steadfast, they will overcome (two-hundred (non-Muslims)'. (8:66) So when Allah reduced the number of enemies which Muslims should withstand, their patience and perseverance against the enemy decreased as much as their task was lightened for them.
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ السُّلَمِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، أَخْبَرَنَا جَرِيرُ بْنُ حَازِمٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي الزُّبَيْرُ بْنُ خِرِّيتٍ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ ‏{‏إِنْ يَكُنْ مِنْكُمْ عِشْرُونَ صَابِرُونَ يَغْلِبُوا مِائَتَيْنِ‏}‏ شَقَّ ذَلِكَ عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِينَ حِينَ فُرِضَ عَلَيْهِمْ أَنْ لاَ يَفِرَّ وَاحِدٌ مِنْ عَشَرَةٍ، فَجَاءَ التَّخْفِيفُ فَقَالَ رالآنَ خَفَّفَ اللَّهُ عَنْكُمْ وَعَلِمَ أَنَّ فِيكُمْ ضُعْفًا فَإِنْ يَكُنْ مِنْكُمْ مِائَةٌ صَابِرَةٌ يَغْلِبُوا مِائَتَيْنِ‏}‏‏.‏ قَالَ فَلَمَّا خَفَّفَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ مِنَ الْعِدَّةِ نَقَصَ مِنَ الصَّبْرِ بِقَدْرِ مَا خُفِّفَ عَنْهُمْ‏.‏

TOPICS
war  *  patience  *  perseverance  *  task  *  qital  *  muqimin  *  yusra  *  dhulm

QUICK LESSONS:
Have patience and persevere through difficult tasks or situations even if you are tempted to take shortcuts or look for an easy way out .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of patience and perseverance during war. It was narrated by Ibn 'Abbas, who was a companion of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. In this hadith, Allah revealed a verse which stated that if there were twenty steadfast Muslims they would be able to overcome two hundred non-Muslims. However, this became hard on the Muslims so Allah lightened the task by reducing the number of enemies they should withstand. Although this made it easier for them, it also decreased their patience and perseverance against the enemy as much as their task was lightened for them. This teaches us that although we may be tempted to take shortcuts or look for an easy way out when faced with difficult tasks or situations, we must remember that true success comes from having patience and persevering through our challenges no matter how hard they may seem at first.

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