patience masha allah

In the Name of Allaah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
Taken from the book called "Patiene and Gratitude" by Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah on pgs. 5 & 6

   Patience, or patient perservance, is obligatory, according to the consensus of the scholars, and it is half of faith (eemaan), the other half of hwich is gratitude (shukr).  Patience is mentioned in the Qur'aan around ninety times.  The relation of patience to eemaan is like the relation of the head to the body, and theo ne who has no patience has no eemaan.  Allaah has commanded patience for the Believers in the following aayah.
"O you who believe! seek help with patient perservance (sabr) and prayer...' [Surah al-Baqarah 2:153]
   Patience has also been made a condition for a person's entering Paradise and being saved from Hellfire; on the Day of Judgment Allaah will say:
"I have rewarded them this day for their patience and constancy (patience): they are the ones that have achieved Bliss..." [Surah al-Mu'minun 23:111]
   And Allaah commended the patient (those who ahve patience)
when He said:
"...(it is righteousness...) to be firm and patient, in pain or suffering and adversity, and throughout all periods o panic.  Such are the people of truth, the God-Fearing."    [Surah al-Baqarah 2:177]

and

"...Allaah loves those who are firm and steadfast."  [al-'Imran 3:146]

   Allaah has told us that He is with those who have patience; this is a special "companionship" (ma'iyyah) which means that He is protecting and supporting them, which is over and above the ordinary "companionship" which applies to believers and disbelievers alike whereby Allaah has knowledge to them and is watching over them.  Allaah has told us:
"...And be patient and perserving: for Allaah is with those who patiently persevere." [al-Anfal 8:47]

   The Prophet (sallAllaahu alaihi wa sallam) told us that patience is all good and full of goodness, and said that "There is no gift better than patience."  'Umar ibn al-Khattab (radyAllaahu anhu) said:  "The best days of our lives were ours by virtue of patience."

Allah (swt) says in Suratul Baqarah, verse 153: O you who believe, seek help in patience and As-Salaat (prayer) verily Allah is with those who are patient.” This patience may be referring to when dealing with a calamity or in one’s dealing with a fellow being (Muslim or otherwise). In another hadith reported by At-Tirmidhi, our Prophet (saw) described the believer in the following manner: He makes friends and is befriended and there is no goodness in (one who) does not make friends nor is befriended. And how important is patience in friendships?! Certainly, patience is the only virtue that keeps one from being annoyed with the minor faults one might find in others.

Jazakhalla Khair UmSalayum..I'm really looking forward to all your valuable posts now May Allah reward you in this world & the next.Aameen! & I totally agree with you pajju.. Patience in abundance we need when dealing with people specially family & friends!May Allah grant us all sabr in all we do..

wa iyyak and ameen and the same for you ameen

Jazakhalla Khair