ABANDON BOTH IMPATIENCE AND DESPONDENCY

Aqil son of Abu Talib did well when he solaced Abu Tharr who was banished to the Rabatha desert. Ali ('a), both al-Hasan ('a) and al-Husain ('a), as well as Aqil went out to bid Abu Tharr farewell. In order to offer solace to him,  Aqil said to him, 'If you plead for exemption from the affliction, it will be a sign of impatience. If you consider its removal to have been too slow, it is a sign of despondency. Abandon both impatience and despondency and say, 'Suffices us Allah, and how good He is for help!.’ (Bihar al-Anwar, Vol. 22, p. 436).