حياة السلف بين القول والعمل

The way of the early Muslims with trials and tribulations: On the authority of Muhammad ibn Abi al-Qasim, may God have mercy on him, he said: A devout worshipper admonished a tyrant, so he ordered that his hands and feet be cut off, and he was taken to his place of worship. His brothers came to console him, so he said: Do not console me, but congratulate me on what God has brought me. Then he said: My God, I have reached the station of desires, and I see wonders. My God, You show kindness with Your blessings to those who harm You, so how will You show kindness to those who are harmed for Your sake? [Al-Hilya (its abridgment) 3/295].

The state of the Salaf with trials and tribulations: On the authority of Ibrahim bin Al-Walid, he said: I entered upon Ibrahim Al-Maghribi, may God have mercy on him, and a mule had kicked him and broken his leg. He said: Were it not for the calamities of this world, we would have come to God bankrupt. [Al-Hilya (its abridgment) 3/316].

The way of the Salaf with trials and tribulations: Abu al-Abbas ibn Ata, may God have mercy on him, said: When the heart yearns for Paradise, the gifts of Paradise hasten to it, and these are the unpleasant things, because unpleasant things are the gifts of Paradise to the bodies of the truthful. [Al-Hilya (its abridgment) 3/401].