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Sabr · steadfastness · trials
Nasheeds about patience.
Five nasheeds about sabr: for the long trial, the path nobody else is walking, and the days you are holding on by a thread.
Our top pick is Abo Nidhal's voice-only Until When Will I Remain Alone, about staying on the path of truth however much you are mocked for it. The top nasheeds about patience also include Sabr and Shukr by Zain Bhikha, Try Not to Cry by Sami Yusuf, Trials of Life by Sami Yusuf and Al-Mutawari's English nasheed Holding On.
Sabr is not silence
Patience in Islam is not pretending you are fine. Prophet Yaqub said, "I only complain of my grief and sorrow to Allah" (Quran 12:86), and still called his patience beautiful. The nasheeds below sit in that space: honest about the weight, steady about the hope.
Labels: Voice only means no musical instruments. With instruments tracks are included because they are loved, and we note where an official vocals-only version exists. From Aswati picks are released nasheeds by our own munshideen, Abo Nidhal and Al-Mutawari, and you can play them right here on Spotify or Apple Music.
Until When Will I Remain Alone · Abo Nidhal
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Abo Nidhal's most-streamed nasheed: a lone caller to the truth, a stranger far from home, who keeps walking the path of victory however much he is insulted and mocked. Voice-only.
Sabr and Shukr · Zain Bhikha
Vocals-only version available
Patience in hardship and gratitude in ease, the two halves of a believer's life, with an official voice-only version.
Try Not to Cry · Sami Yusuf
Versions vary
Written for people living through hardship. A percussion version sits alongside the original.
Trials of Life · Sami Yusuf
Versions vary
A reflection on the tests every life brings, and how to carry them.
Holding On (English Nasheed) · Al-Mutawari
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An English nasheed from Al-Mutawari about holding on "like roots beneath the snow", waiting for the spring that only patience knows. Voice-only.
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Frequently asked questions
What is a good nasheed about patience?
Abo Nidhal's Until When Will I Remain Alone is our pick, alongside Zain Bhikha's Sabr and Shukr and Al-Mutawari's Holding On.
Is there a nasheed for hard times?
Yes. Sami Yusuf's Try Not to Cry and Al-Mutawari's Holding On were made for exactly that.
Are there nasheeds about patience without music?
Yes. Until When Will I Remain Alone, the voice-only version of Sabr and Shukr and Holding On are all voice-only.
What does the Quran say about patience?
"Indeed, Allah is with the patient" (2:153) and "Indeed, with hardship comes ease" (94:6) are two of the verses most often quoted.
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