مصنف ابن ابي شيبه
Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah
كتاب الزهدBook of Asceticism
ما قالوا: في البكاء من خشية اللهOn Weeping from the Fear of Allah
Hadith 38286
٣٨٢٨٦ - حدثنا أبو أسامة قال: (حدثنا جرير قال) (١): حدثني عبد اللَّه بن عبيد ابن عمير قال: كان لأيوب النبي ﷺ أخوان (فجاءا) (٢) (جميعًا) (٣) فلم يستطيعا (أن يدنوا منه) (٤) من ريحه، فقال أحدهما للآخر: لو كان اللَّه علم لأيوب خيرا ما بلغ به هذا، فجزع أيوب من قولهما جزعا شديدا لم (يجزعه) (٥) من شيء قط، فقال أيوب: اللهم إن كنت تعلم أني لم (أبت) (٦) ليلة قط (شبعا) (٧) وأنا أعلم مكان جائع فصدقني، فصدق وهما يسمعان، ثم قال: اللهم إن كنت تعلم أني لم ألبس قميصا قط وأنا أعلم مكان عار فصدقنى، فصدق وهما يسمعان، ثم خر ساجدا، ثم قال: اللهم إني لا أرفع رأسي حتى تكشف عني، قال: فما رفع رأسه حتى كشف اللَّه عنه.
Hazrat Abdullah bin Ubaid bin Umair (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Ayub had two brothers. Both of them came together, but due to the smell coming from Ayub, they could not come near him. So one of them said, "If Allah Almighty had seen any good in Ayub (peace be upon him), He would not have brought him to this state." Upon hearing this, Ayub (peace be upon him) wept so intensely as he had never wept before. Then Ayub (peace be upon him) said, "O Allah, if You know that I have never slept with a full stomach on any night while I was aware of the place of a hungry person, then confirm my truthfulness." So his truthfulness was confirmed, and both of them were listening. Then he prayed, "O Allah! If You know that I have never worn a shirt while I was aware of the place of a naked person, then confirm my truthfulness." So his truthfulness was confirmed, and both of them were listening. Then Ayub (peace be upon him) fell into prostration and prayed, "O Allah! I will not raise my head until You remove my grief." Then he did not raise his head until Allah removed his grief.
