Ya Ayyuhallazina Amanu Stainu Bisabri Wa Salat Meaning and Arabic

Ya ayyuhallazina amanu stainu bisabri wa salat is a great verse in surah Al-Baqarah ayat 153. We are going to learn the meaning of this beautiful verse, how to write it in Arabic text as well as the explanation/tafsir of the verse from tafsir IBN Kathir.

Ya Ayyuhallazina Amanu Stainu Bisabri Wa Salat Meaning

Ya ayyuhallazina amanu stainu bisabri wa salah means O you who have believed, seek help through patience and prayer. Indeed, Allah is with the patient.

Ya Ayyuhallazina Amanu Stainu Bisabri wa Salah in Arabic

The Arabic text of surah Al-Baqarah verse 153 is:

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ ٱسۡتَعِينُواْ بِٱلصَّبۡرِ وَٱلصَّلَوٰةِۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ مَعَ ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ

Transliteration

Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoo ista’eenoo bissabri wassalah, inna Allaha ma’assabireen.

Related readings:

• Ya Ayyuhallazina Amanu Kutiba Alaikum
• Ya ayyuhallazina amanu sallu alaihi

Tafsir of the Verse

The tafsir of this beautiful verse according to IBN Kathir is found below:

The ayat talks about the virtue of patience and prayer. After Allah commanded that He be appreciated, He ordained patience and prayer.

It is a fact that the servant is either enjoying a bounty that he should be thankful for, or suffering a calamity that he should meet with patience.

A Hadith states:

Amazing is the believer, for whatever Allah decrees for him, it is better for him! If he is tested with a bounty, he is grateful for it and this is better for him; and if he is afflicted with a hardship, he is patient with it and this is better for him.

Allah has stated that the best tools to help ease the effects of the afflictions are patience and prayer. Earlier we mentioned Allah’s statement:

وَاسْتَعِينُواْ بِالصَّبْرِ وَالصَّلَوةِ وَإِنَّهَا لَكَبِيرَةٌ إِلاَّ عَلَى الْخَـشِعِينَ

And seek help in patience and As-Salah (the prayer) and truly, it is extremely heavy and hard except for Al-Khashi`in (i.e., the true believers in Allah). (2:45)

There are several types of Sabr ـ patience:

• one for avoiding the prohibitions and sins,
• one for acts of worship and obedience.

The second type carries more rewards than the first type.

There is a third type of patience required in the face of the afflictions and hardships, which is mandatory, like repentance.

Abdur-Rahman bin Zayd bin Aslam said, “Sabr has two parts:

• patience for the sake of Allah concerning what He is pleased with (i.e., acts of worship and obedience), even if it is hard on the heart and the body,
• and patience when avoiding what He dislikes, even if it is desired.

Those who acquire these qualities will be among the patient persons whom Allah shall greet (when they meet Him in the Hereafter; refer to Surah Al-Ahzab (33:44), Allah willing.”