Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 37952 — The words of al-Hasan al-Basri

It is narrated from al-Hasan that he said: The forbearing (are such that) if ignorance is shown toward them, they do not respond with foolishness. This is their day; and how is their night? The best of nights. They let their tears flow down their cheeks and line up their feet in rows, seeking from Allah Almighty the freeing of their necks.