sayingPatienceSaying 258
O Kumayl! Direct your people to go out in the day to achieve noble traits and to go out in the night to meet the needs of those who might be sleeping, for I swear by the One Whose hearing extends to all voices, if someone pleases another's heart, Allah will create a special thing out of this pleasing so that whenever any hardship befalls him, it will come running like flowing water and drive away…
MEANING
Imam Ali (a.s.) points to a truth worth sitting with: o kumayl! direct your people to go out in the day to achieve noble traits and to go out in the night to meet the needs of those who might be sleeping, for i swear by the one whose hearing extends to all voices, if someone pleases another's heart, allah will create a special thing out of this pleasing so that whenever any hardship befalls him, it will come running like flowing water and drive away….
TAKE THIS INTO YOUR DAY
Sit with one difficulty today without rushing to escape it.
SOURCE
Saying 258Peak of Eloquence / Nahjul-Balagha (Tahrike Tarsile Qur'an ed.)
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