A father's advice to his son
Prayer, then enjoining good, then patience over what comes of it.
يَـٰبُنَىَّ أَقِمِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَأْمُرْ بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ وَٱنْهَ عَنِ ٱلْمُنكَرِ وَٱصْبِرْ عَلَىٰ مَآ أَصَابَكَ ۖ إِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ مِنْ عَزْمِ ٱلْأُمُورِ
Yā bunayya aqimi-ṣ-ṣalāta wa'mur bi-l-maʿrūfi wa-nha ʿani-l-munkari wa-ṣbir ʿalā mā aṣābak…
“O my son, establish prayer, enjoin what is right, forbid what is wrong, and be patient over what befalls you. Indeed, [all] that is of the matters [requiring] resolve.1”
Source
The Qur'an · 31:17
Qur'an
- Qur'anic text in the Uthmani script via Quran.com; translation: Saheeh International