Imam Ghazali (RA) wrote memorable words for humanity to lead a successful and satisfied life. He says, “Every person needs to show patience throughout his life. Because everyone has to face two types of situations in life. Either situations and events occur according to his will and desires, which makes him happy, or they occur against his will and desires, which makes him sorrowful.”
Need of patience in prosperity:
When the God has awarded a person everything according to his will, e-g health, wealth, children, status, knowledge, fame, then he has to be very patient. The reason for this is that if such a person does not fully control his desires and continues to follow them without any restrictions, his soul will lead him to astray. Imam Ghazali (RA) wrote that the Companions (RA) of Prophet (P.B.U.H) said, “When we were afflicted with the trial of poverty and hardship, we were patient, but when we were afflicted with the trial of abundance and prosperity, we could not be patient.”
Patience in prosperity means that a person should not fall in love with the world that has been given to him, but rather remember that whatever Allah Almighty has given me is a trust from Allah Almighty that will soon be taken away from me. Therefore, as long as I have these blessings, I should be grateful for them, and when they are taken away, I should not be too sad. And if this person forgets gratitude and patience and starts following the desires of his soul, he will be called heedless.
