Hadith 22338

حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْمَلِيحِ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ وَكَانَ لِجَدِّهِ صُحْبَةٌ , أَنَّهُ خَرَجَ زَائِرًا لِرَجُلٍ مِنْ إِخْوَانِهِ ، فَبَلَغَهُ شَكَاتُهُ ، قَالَ : فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ ، فَقَالَ : أَتَيْتُكَ زَائِرًا عَائِدًا وَمُبَشِّرًا , قَالَ : كَيْفَ جَمَعْتَ هَذَا كُلَّهُ ؟ قَالَ : خَرَجْتُ وَأَنَا أُرِيدُ زِيَارَتَكَ ، فَبَلَغَتْنِي شَكَاتُكَ ، فَكَانَتْ عِيَادَةً ، وَأُبَشِّرُكَ بِشَيْءٍ سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " إِذَا سَبَقَتْ لِلْعَبْدِ مِنَ اللَّهِ مَنْزِلَةٌ لَمْ يَبْلُغْهَا بِعَمَلِهِ ، ابْتَلَاهُ اللَّهُ فِي جَسَدِهِ ، أَوْ فِي مَالِهِ ، أَوْ فِي وَلَدِهِ ، ثُمَّ صَبَّرَهُ حَتَّى يُبْلِغَهُ الْمَنْزِلَةَ الَّتِي سَبَقَتْ لَهُ مِنْهُ " .
Muhammad bin Khalid narrates from his grandfather, "who had the honor of companionship with the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)," that one day he set out with the intention of meeting a Muslim brother. On the way, he learned that his brother was ill, so he went to him and said, 'I have come to you for meeting, for visiting the sick, and to give you glad tidings.' He asked, 'How did all these things come together at one place?' He replied, 'When I set out, my intention was to meet you. On the way, I heard news of your illness, so by coming here, visiting the sick was fulfilled. As for the glad tidings, it is that I heard the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) say: When a servant's rank with Allah reaches a level beyond what his deeds can attain, Allah afflicts him with a trial in his body, wealth, or children, then grants him patience over it, until he reaches the rank that has been decreed for him.'"
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند الأنصار رضي الله عنهم / 22338
Hadith Grading حکم دارالسلام: حسن لغيره، وهذا إسناد ضعيف لجهالة محمد بن خالد ومن فوقه