Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 37608 — The words of Masruq

It is narrated from Masruq that he said: There was a man living in the wilderness who had a dog, a donkey and a rooster. He said: The rooster would wake them for prayer, on the donkey they would carry water from place to place and benefit from it, and it carried their tent for them, and the dog guarded them. Then a fox came and seized the rooster. Those people grieved at the loss of the rooster, but the man was righteous, so he said: "Perhaps there is good in this." He said: These people remained in that state for as long as Allah willed. Then a wolf came, tore open the donkey's belly and killed it. So they grieved at the loss of the donkey as well, but the righteous man said: "Perhaps there is good in this." Then the dog died too. The righteous man said: "Perhaps this is better." Then, when those people woke in the morning, they saw that the people around them had been taken captive, while they themselves had been spared. He (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Those people were seized because they had noises and clamour, whereas these people had nothing to make any noise. Their dog, donkey and rooster had died.