Musnad Abi Ya'la 923 — from his father, from his grandfather, who had

Muhammad bin Khalid (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates from his father, from his grandfather (may Allah be pleased with him), who had the honour of companionship, that he set out to visit one of his brothers, and before he reached him he was told that he was ill. When he came to him he said: "I have come to visit you, or I have come to visit you in your sickness, or to give you glad tidings." He asked: "How have you combined all of this?" He said: "I set out intending to visit you, and before I reached you the news of your illness reached me, so it became a sick-visit. And I give you glad tidings of something I heard from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him); he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'When a rank has been decreed for a servant by Allah which he cannot reach by his deeds, Allah tests him in his body, or in his wealth, or in his children, then grants him patience until he attains the rank that had been decreed for him by Allah, the Mighty and Majestic.'"