الادب المفرد
Adab al-Mufrad
كتابBook of Expiation for the Sick
بَابُ هَلْ يَكُونُ قَوْلُ الْمَرِيضِ : إِنِّي وَجِعٌ ، شِكَايَةً؟Chapter: Is the Sick Person's Complaint a Complaint?
Hadith 510
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عِيسَى ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنِي هِشَامُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ ، أَنَّهُ دَخَلَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ مَوْعُوكٌ ، عَلَيْهِ قَطِيفَةٌ ، فَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ عَلَيْهِ ، فَوَجَدَ حَرَارَتَهَا فَوْقَ الْقَطِيفَةِ ، فَقَالَ أبوسَعِيدٍ : مَا أَشَدَّ حُمَّاكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ : ”إِنَّا كَذَلِكَ ، يَشْتَدُّ عَلَيْنَا الْبَلاءُ ، وَيُضَاعَفُ لَنَا الأَجْرُ “، فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، أَيُّ النَّاسِ أَشَدُّ بَلاءً ؟ قَالَ : ”الأَنْبِيَاءُ ، ثُمَّ الصَّالِحُونَ ، وَقَدْ كَانَ أَحَدُهُمْ يُبْتَلَى بِالْفَقْرِ حَتَّى مَا يَجِدُ إِلا الْعَبَاءَةَ يَجُوبُهَا فَيَلْبَسُهَا ، وَيُبْتَلَى بِالْقُمَّلِ حَتَّى يَقْتُلَهُ ، وَلأَحَدُهُمْ كَانَ أَشَدَّ فَرَحًا بِالْبَلاءِ مِنْ أَحَدِكُمْ بِالْعَطَاءِ.“
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that he came to the service of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) while he (the Prophet) had a fever and was wrapped in a sheet. He (Abu Sa'id) placed his hand over the sheet on the Prophet (peace be upon him) and felt the heat even through the sheet. He said: O Messenger of Allah! How severe is your fever! The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: “Trials are made severe for us in this way, and the reward for us is also doubled.” He (Abu Sa'id) asked: O Messenger of Allah! Upon whom are the most severe trials sent? The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “Upon the Prophets, then the righteous people. Among them, some are tested with such poverty that they have nothing except a single cloak, which they tear and wear. And they are tested with lice and fleas until they kill them. They are as happy with trials as you are with gifts.”
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Usman Muneeb
Benefits and Issues:
➊ The trial of a Muslim is according to his level of religion. The stronger one is in religion, the more severe the trial will be. Expressing this hardship is also permissible, especially when there is a Shari‘ah benefit in doing so.
➋ One should not ask for trial and tribulation, but if a calamity does befall, then one should pray for patience over it and look at the tribulations faced by the Salaf.
➌ Happiness over a calamity is, in reality, due to the reward that is received for it. The stronger one’s conviction in this reward, the greater his happiness will be over that blessing.
➊ The trial of a Muslim is according to his level of religion. The stronger one is in religion, the more severe the trial will be. Expressing this hardship is also permissible, especially when there is a Shari‘ah benefit in doing so.
➋ One should not ask for trial and tribulation, but if a calamity does befall, then one should pray for patience over it and look at the tribulations faced by the Salaf.
➌ Happiness over a calamity is, in reality, due to the reward that is received for it. The stronger one’s conviction in this reward, the greater his happiness will be over that blessing.
Source: Fadlullah al-Ahad: Urdu Commentary on al-Adab al-Mufrad, Page: 510
