Al-Baqarah 2:153
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱسْتَعِينُوا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَٱلصَّلَوٰةِ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ مَعَ ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ
O you who have believed, seek help through patience and prayer. Indeed, Allah is with the patient.
Ash-Sharh 94:5
فَإِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا
For indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.
Ash-Sharh 94:6
إِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًۭا
Indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.
Al-Baqarah 2:153 — patience and prayer
The verse addresses believers and directs them to seek help through patience and prayer. It links perseverance to an act of worship rather than presenting patience as passive waiting. Read the verse and nearby passage at Qur’an 2:153.
Ash-Sharh 94:5–6 — ease alongside hardship
These two verses repeat the relationship between hardship and ease. Read them within the full surah, including the closing call to effort and turning toward the Lord. They should not be converted into a prediction that a specific problem will end at a particular time. Read 94:5 and 94:6.
Read the ayat themselves
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A question for reflection
What could patience look like in the next action available to you? You might pause before responding, seek appropriate help or make time for prayer. These are suggestions for reflection, not a guarantee of an outcome or a substitute for addressing practical difficulties.
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