مسند اسحاق بن راهويه
Musnad Ishaq bin Rahwiya
كتاب الزهدBook of Asceticism
Statement about trials and tribulations
Hadith 935
أَخْبَرَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ حُصَيْنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ السُّلَمِيِّ، عَنْ خَيْثَمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنٍ لِحُذَيْفَةَ، عَنْ عَمَّةٍ لَهُ قَالَتْ: مَرِضَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَتَيْتُهُ فِي نِسْوَةٍ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرَاتِ وَقَدْ عَلَّقَ سِقَاءً وَهُوَ يَقْطُرُ عَلَى فُؤَادِهِ، فَقُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، قَدْ آذَاكَ هَذَا، فَادْعُ اللَّهَ أَنْ يَكْشِفَهُ عَنْكَ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ((إِنَّ أَعْظَمَ النَّاسِ بَلَاءً الْأَنْبِيَاءُ، ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ، ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ)).
The son of Sayyiduna Hudhaifah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated from his paternal aunt (Fatimah bint Yaman, may Allah be pleased with her), she said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) fell ill, so I, along with some Muhajir women, went to attend to him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had hung a water skin, and it was dripping drop by drop onto his chest. I said: O Messenger of Allah! This has caused you pain, pray to Allah to remove this hardship from you. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “The prophets (peace be upon them all) are tested the most severely, then those nearest to them, and then those who come after them.”
Hadith 936
أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْوَارِثِ، نا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ حُصَيْنٍ، عَنْ أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ بْنِ حُذَيْفَةَ، عَنْ عَمَّتِهِ فَاطِمَةَ قَالَتْ: أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَعُودُهُ فِي نِسْوَةٍ وَقَدْ عَلَّقَ سِقَاءً، فَذَكَرَ نَحْوَهُ.
Lady Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrated: I, along with some women, went to visit the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) to inquire about his health. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had a water-skin hanging. Then the narrator mentioned the hadith similar to the previous one.
Hadith 937
أَخْبَرَنَا النَّضْرُ، نا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ حُصَيْنٍ، عَنْ أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ، عَنْ عَمَّتِهِ، قَالَتْ: أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَعَ نِسْوَةٍ، فَإِذَا هُوَ قَدْ عَلَّقَ سِقَاءً يَقْطُرُ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ مَائِهِ مِنْ شِدَّةِ مَا يَجِدُهُ، فَقُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، لَوْ دَعَوْتَ اللَّهَ أَنْ يُفَرِّجَ عَنْكَ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ((إِنَّ أَشَدَّ النَّاسِ بَلَاءً الْأَنْبِيَاءُ، ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ، ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ، ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ)).
Lady Fatimah (bint Yaman, may Allah be pleased with her) narrated: I came into the presence of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) along with some women, and saw that he had hung a water-skin and, due to the pain he was experiencing, its water was being dripped drop by drop onto him. I said: O Messenger of Allah! Pray to Allah that He removes your pain. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “The most severe trials come upon all the Prophets (peace be upon them), then those after them, then those after them, and then those after them.”
