Hadith 4024

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ , حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي فُدَيْكٍ , حَدَّثَنِي هِشَامُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ , عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ , عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ , عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ , قَالَ : دَخَلْتُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ يُوعَكُ , فَوَضَعْتُ يَدِي عَلَيْهِ , فَوَجَدْتُ حَرَّهُ بَيْنَ يَدَيَّ فَوْقَ اللِّحَافِ , فَقُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ , مَا أَشَدَّهَا عَلَيْكَ , قَالَ : " إِنَّا كَذَلِكَ يُضَعَّفُ لَنَا الْبَلَاءُ وَيُضَعَّفُ لَنَا الْأَجْرُ " , قُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ , أَيُّ النَّاسِ أَشَدُّ بَلَاءً ؟ قَالَ : " الْأَنْبِيَاءُ " , قُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ , ثُمَّ مَنْ ؟ قَالَ : " ثُمَّ الصَّالِحُونَ , إِنْ كَانَ أَحَدُهُمْ لَيُبْتَلَى بِالْفَقْرِ حَتَّى مَا يَجِدُ أَحَدُهُمْ إِلَّا الْعَبَاءَةَ يُحَوِّيهَا , وَإِنْ كَانَ أَحَدُهُمْ لَيَفْرَحُ بِالْبَلَاءِ كَمَا يَفْرَحُ أَحَدُكُمْ بِالرَّخَاءِ " .
´Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri said:` “I entered upon the Prophet (ﷺ) when he was suffering from a fever, I placed my hand on him and felt heat with my hand from above the blanket. I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, how hard it is for you!’ He said: ‘We (Prophets) are like that. The trial is multiplied for us and so is the reward.’ I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, which people are most severely tested?’ He said: ‘The Prophets.’ I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, then who?’ He said: ‘Then the righteous, some of whom were tested with poverty until they could not find anything except a cloak to put around themselves. One of them will rejoice at calamity as one of you would rejoice at ease.’”
Hadith Reference سنن ابن ماجه / كتاب الفتن / 4024
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊ The severity of illness is also a trial. The reward for patience in it is greater in proportion to its severity.

➋ Poverty is also a trial. Through patience and gratitude in it, one’s ranks are elevated.

➌ The reason for happiness in difficulty is that as a result, reward is attained. The difficulty will come to an end, but its reward will be the cause of everlasting blessings in Paradise.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 4024