حياة السلف بين القول والعمل

The way of the early Muslims with trials and tribulations: Abu al-Darda’, may God be pleased with him, said: If the son of Adam were to live a long life in health and safety, he would have a fatal illness. [Ibn Abi al-Dunya Encyclopedia 7/565].

The way of the early Muslims with trials and tribulations: On the authority of Abu Hurairah, may God be pleased with him, he said: There is no pain more beloved to me than fever, because it gives every joint its share of pain, and God Almighty gives every joint its share of reward. [Sifat al-Safwa 1/335].

The way of the early Muslims with trials and tribulations: On the authority of Qais bin Abi Hazim, he said: Khalid bin Al-Walid, may God be pleased with him, divorced his wife, then he praised her highly. So he was asked: O Abu Sulayman, why did you divorce her? He said: I did not divorce her because of anything about her that made me suspicious or displeased me, but rather because no calamity befell her in my presence. [Ibn Abi Al-Dunya Encyclopedia 4/282].

The way of the early Muslims with trials and tribulations: Ka’b, may God be pleased with him, fell ill, and a group of people from Damascus visited him. They said, “How do you find yourself, Abu Ishaq?” He said, “I am well. My body has been seized for its sin. If my Lord wills, He will punish me, and if He wills, He will have mercy on me, and if He resurrects me, He will resurrect me as a new creation without sin.” [Ibn Abi Al-Dunya’s Encyclopedia 4/237].

The way of the early Muslims with trials and tribulations: On the authority of Al-Hasan, may God have mercy on him, he said: They used to hope that a fever on a night would be an expiation for past sins. [Ibn Abi Al-Dunya Encyclopedia 4/232].