حياة السلف بين القول والعمل

The way of the early Muslims with trials and tribulations: Uthman ibn al-Haytham said: There was a man in Basra from the Banu Sa'd tribe, who was a commander in the army of Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad. He fell from the roof and broke both his legs. Abu Qilabah, may God have mercy on him, visited him and said, "I hope there is good in this for you." The man replied, "O Abu Qilabah, what good is there in breaking both my legs?" Abu Qilabah said, "What God has spared you is greater." Three days later, a letter arrived from Ibn Zayd ordering him to go out and fight al-Husayn. The man told the messenger, "What you see has befallen me." Only seven days passed before news arrived of al-Husayn's death. The man said, "May God have mercy on Abu Qilabah; he spoke the truth. It was indeed good for me." [Sifat al-Safwah 3/68]

The state of the Salaf with trials and tribulations: Musa bin Al-Mahdi consoled Sulayman bin Abi Ja`far on the death of his son, saying: “Does it please you when it is a calamity and a trial, and sadden you when it is a prayer and mercy?!” [Uyun Al-Akhbar 3/59].

The way of the early Muslims with trials and tribulations: On the authority of Rabi’ah al-Jarshi, may God have mercy on him, he said: If patience were a man, he would be noble. [Ibn Abi al-Dunya Encyclopedia 4/23].

The way of the early Muslims with trials and tribulations: Al-Hasan, may God have mercy on him, said: Patience is a treasure from the treasures of goodness, which God does not give except to a servant who is honored in His sight. [Ibn Abi Al-Dunya Encyclopedia 4/24].

The way of the early Muslims with trials and tribulations: On the authority of Ibrahim al-Taymi, may God have mercy on him, he said: There is no servant to whom God has granted patience in the face of harm, patience in the face of affliction, and patience in the face of calamities, except that he has been given the best thing that anyone has been given after faith in God. [Ibn Abi al-Dunya Encyclopedia 4/24].