حياة السلف بين القول والعمل

The way of the Salaf with trials and tribulations: On the authority of Humaid Al-Araj, he said: A son of Saeed bin Jubeir came to him, and Saeed, may God have mercy on him, said: The best thing for him in my opinion is that he dies, so I may seek Allah’s reward for losing him. [Al-Zuhd by Imam Ahmad / 643].

The way of the early Muslims with trials and tribulations: Ibn Dharr, may God have mercy on him, said: Whoever is determined to be patient in matters, has attained goodness and sought the strongholds of righteousness and the fullness of rewards. [Al-Hilya (its abridgment) 2/156].

The attitude of the early Muslims towards trials and tribulations: Sufyan al-Thawri, may God have mercy on him, said: He is not a scholar who does not consider hardship a blessing and prosperity a calamity. [Al-Hilya (its abridgment) 2/499].

The way of the early Muslims with trials and tribulations: On the authority of Hudhayfah al-Mar'ashi, he said: We entered Mecca with Ibrahim ibn Adham, may God have mercy on him, and Shaqiq al-Balkhi had performed Hajj that year. We met beside the place of circumambulation, and Ibrahim said to Shaqiq: On what did you base your principles? He said: We based our principles on the fact that if we are provided for, we eat, and if we are denied, we are patient. Ibrahim said: That is what the dogs of Balkh do. Shaqiq said to him: And on what did you base your principles? He said: We based our principles on the fact that if we are provided for, we give preference to others, and if we are denied, we are grateful and praise God. Shaqiq stood up and sat before Ibrahim and said: O master, you are our master. [Al-Hilya (its abridgment) 2/492].

The state of the Salaf with trials and tribulations: Dhu al-Nun, may God have mercy on him, said: Trials are the salt of the believer; if he lacks trials, his condition will be corrupted. [Al-Hilya (its abridgment) 3/234].