Two types of patience: enduring pain and resisting desire

Nahj al-Balāgha|Volume 1|Book 3|Chapter 55

Nahj al-Balāgha

Book 3, Chapter 55

Two types of patience: enduring pain and resisting desire
1 Ḥadīth
Ḥadīth 69

٥٥. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): الصَّبْرُ صَبْرَانِ: صَبْرٌ عَلَى مَا تَكْرَهُ، وَصَبْرٌ عَمَّا تُحِبُّ.

55. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Patience is of two kinds, patience over what pains you, and patience against what you covet.