Hadith 32170

Chapter 23

باب 23

(23) باب الصَّبْرِ عَلَى الْبَلاَءِ

(23) Chapter: Patience at the time of calamity
98
حَدَّثَنَا يُوسُفُ بْنُ حَمَّادٍ الْمَعْنِيُّ، وَيَحْيَى بْنُ دُرُسْتَ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ، عَنْ مُصْعَبِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَىُّ النَّاسِ أَشَدُّ بَلاَءً قَالَ " الأَنْبِيَاءُ ثُمَّ الأَمْثَلُ فَالأَمْثَلُ يُبْتَلَى الْعَبْدُ عَلَى حَسَبِ دِينِهِ فَإِنْ كَانَ فِي دِينِهِ صُلْبًا اشْتَدَّ بَلاَؤُهُ وَإِنْ كَانَ فِي دِينِهِ رِقَّةٌ ابْتُلِيَ عَلَى حَسَبِ دِينِهِ فَمَا يَبْرَحُ الْبَلاَءُ بِالْعَبْدِ حَتَّى يَتْرُكَهُ يَمْشِي عَلَى الأَرْضِ وَمَا عَلَيْهِ مِنْ خَطِيئَةٍ " .

It was narrated from Mus'ab bin Sa'd that his father, Sa'd binAbuWaqqas, said:
"I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, which peopleare mostseverely tested?' He said: 'The Prophets, then the nextbest and thenext best. A person is tested according to his religiouscommitment.If he is steadfast in his religious commitment, he willbe tested moreseverely, and if he is frail in his religiouscommitment, his testwill be according to his commitment. Trials willcontinue to afflict aperson until they leave him walking on theearth with no sin on him.'"

Reference: Sunan Ibn Majah 4023

In-book reference: Book 36, Hadith 98

English translation: Vol. 5, Book 36, Hadith 4023