Hadith 1481

(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ ، عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ أَبِي النَّجُودِ ، عَنْ مُصْعَبِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ , عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، قَالَ : قُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، أَيُّ النَّاسِ أَشَدُّ بَلَاءً ؟ قَالَ : " الْأَنْبِيَاءُ ، ثُمَّ الصَّالِحُونَ ، ثُمَّ الْأَمْثَلُ فَالْأَمْثَلُ مِنَ النَّاسِ ، يُبْتَلَى الرَّجُلُ عَلَى حَسَبِ دِينِهِ ، فَإِنْ كَانَ فِي دِينِهِ صَلَابَةٌ ، زِيدَ فِي بَلَائِهِ ، وَإِنْ كَانَ فِي دِينِهِ رِقَّةٌ ، خُفِّفَ عَنْهُ ، وَمَا يَزَالُ الْبَلَاءُ بِالْعَبْدِ حَتَّى يَمْشِيَ عَلَى ظَهْرِ الْأَرْضِ لَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ خَطِيئَةٌ " .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I submitted in the court of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): O Messenger of Allah! Upon whom do the severest trials come? He said: “Upon the Prophets (peace be upon them), then upon the righteous, then upon people in order according to their ranks. A person is tested according to the strength of his religion; if his religion is strong, his trials are increased, and if there is weakness in his religion, his trials are lightened. And trials continue to befall a person until, when he walks upon the earth, there remains no sin upon him.”
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند باقي العشرة المبشرين بالجنة / 1481
Hadith Grading حکم دارالسلام: إسناده حسن .