Narrated by MuslimAuthenticHow astonishing the believer's affair is! Indeed, all of his affairs are good, and this is for none but the believer
Narrator in the source: Sohaib reported: The Messenger of Allah
Sohaib (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "How astonishing the believer's affair is! Indeed, all of his affairs are good, and this is for none but the believer. If something good happens to him, he is grateful, which is good for him; and if something bad happens to him, he shows patience, which is good for him."
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Original Arabic wording
عَنْ صُهَيْبٍ رضي الله عنه قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «عَجَبًا لِأَمْرِ الْمُؤْمِنِ، إِنَّ أَمْرَهُ كُلَّهُ خَيْرٌ، وَلَيْسَ ذَاكَ لِأَحَدٍ إِلَّا لِلْمُؤْمِنِ، إِنْ أَصَابَتْهُ سَرَّاءُ شَكَرَ، فَكَانَ خَيْرًا لَهُ، وَإِنْ أَصَابَتْهُ ضَرَّاءُ صَبَرَ، فَكَانَ خَيْرًا لَهُ».
Understand this hadith ＋
The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) expresses wonder, by way of admiration, at the believer's affairs and conditions because all of his conditions are good, and this is for none except the believer. Whenever something good happens to him, he thanks Allah for it and gets rewarded for showing gratitude. If something bad happens to him, he shows patience and seeks reward from Allah and, thus, gets rewarded for showing patience. So, he gets rewarded in all cases.
Lessons from the hadith
- The merit of showing gratitude in prosperity and patience in adversity is that whoever does this will attain goodness in both abodes. However, one who neither shows gratitude in the case of blessings nor patience in the case of calamities will miss the reward and incur sin.
- The merit of Imān (faith) and the fact that reward in all cases is for none but for those who have faith.
- Showing gratitude at times of prosperity and patience at times of adversity are from the believers' characteristics.
- Belief in Allah's decree and predestination makes the believer perfectly content with all of his conditions, unlike the non-believer, who is constantly discontented when experiencing hardship, and if he receives a blessing from Allah Almighty, he becomes preoccupied with it and gets distracted from obeying Allah, let alone using such a blessing in disobeying Him.
References (original Arabic)
صحيح مسلم (4/ 2295) (2999).
بهجة الناظرين شرح رياض الصالحين، لسليم الهلالي (1/ 82).
شرح رياض الصالحين، لابن عثيمين (1/ 197).
نزهة المتقين شرح رياض الصالحين، لمجموعة من الباحثين (1/ 59).
No fatigue, disease, sorrow, sadness, harm, or distress befalls a Muslim, even if it were a prick of a thorn, but Allah will expiate some of his sins thereby
Narrator in the source: Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri and Abu Hurayah reported that the Prophet
Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri and Abu Hurayah (may Allah be pleased with both of them) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No fatigue, disease, sorrow, sadness, harm, or distress befalls a Muslim, even if it were a prick of a thorn, but Allah will expiate some of his sins thereby."
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Original Arabic wording
عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضي الله عنهما عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ: «مَا يُصِيبُ الْمُسْلِمَ مِنْ نَصَبٍ وَلَا وَصَبٍ وَلَا هَمٍّ وَلَا حُزْنٍ وَلَا أَذًى وَلَا غَمٍّ حَتَّى الشَّوْكَةِ يُشَاكُهَا إِلَّا كَفَّرَ اللهُ بِهَا مِنْ خَطَايَاهُ».
Understand this hadith ＋
The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) clarifies that whatever afflicts the Muslim of diseases, sorrows, sadness, adversities, calamities, hardships, fear, and hunger, even the prick of a thorn that hurts him, expiates his sins and erases his misdeeds.
Lessons from the hadith
- Manifesting Allah's grace and mercy that He shows to His believing slaves by forgiving their sins by the least degree of harm that afflicts them.
- The Muslim must seek Allah's reward in whatever afflicts him and must show patience in every minor or major affliction to have his degree elevated and his misdeeds expiated.
References (original Arabic)
صحيح البخاري (7/ 114) (5641).
صحيح مسلم (4/ 1992) (2572).
كنوز رياض الصالحين، لمجموعة من الباحثين (1/ 489).
شرح رياض الصالحين، لابن عثيمين (1/ 242).
شرح النووي على مسلم (16/ 126).
تطريز رياض الصالحين، لفيصل آل مبارك (ص44).
بهجة الناظرين شرح رياض الصالحين، لسليم الهلالي (1/ 96).
نزهة المتقين شرح رياض الصالحين، لمصطفى الخِن وغيره (1/ 70).
Whatever good I have, I will not withhold from you. Whoever tries to be chaste, Allah will make him chaste; whoever tries to be self-sufficient, Allah will make him self-sufficient; whoever tries to be patient, Allah will make him patient. No one is granted a gift better and ampler than patience
Narrator in the source: Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri reported that the Messenger of Allah
Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: Some people from the Ansār asked the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) for charity and he gave them. They asked him again, and he gave them until there was nothing left. Thereupon, he said to them: "Whatever good I have, I will not withhold from you. Whoever tries to be chaste, Allah will make him chaste; whoever tries to be self-sufficient, Allah will make him self-sufficient; whoever tries to be patient, Allah will make him patient. No one is granted a gift better and ampler than patience."
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Original Arabic wording
عن أبي سعيد الخدري رضي الله عنه مرفوعاً: أنَّ ناسًا من الأنصارِ سألوا رسولَ الله - صلى الله عليه وسلم - فأعطاهم، ثم سألوه فأعطاهم، حتى نَفِدَ ما عنده، فقال لهم حين أنفقَ كلَّ شيءٍ بيده: «ما يَكُنْ عندي من خيرٍ فلن أَدَّخِرَهُ عَنْكُم، ومَنْ يَسْتَعْفِفْ يُعِفِّهُ اللهُ، ومَنْ يَسْتَغْنِ يُغْنِهِ اللهُ، ومَنْ يَتَصَبَّرْ يُصَبِّرْهُ اللهُ. وما أُعْطِيَ أَحَدٌ عطاءً خَيرًا وأَوسع من الصبرِ».
Understand this hadith ＋
Some people from the Ansār asked the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) for alms and he gave them. They asked him again and he gave them until he had nothing left. He told them that he would not withhold anything from them. He urged them to be chaste, self-sufficient, and patient. The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) informed them that anyone who is satisfied with the divine blessings, without need for people, Allah makes him rich. Indeed, richness is in the heart. With self-sufficiency, one needs nothing from others. Also, being chaste, one earns divine protection for oneself and one's spouse. Finally, anyone who tries to be patient, Allah grants him patience, for there is nothing better than patience.
References (original Arabic)
1- نزهة المتقين شرح رياض الصالحين، نشر: مؤسسة الرسالة، الطبعة: الرابعة عشر، 1407ه 1987م.
2- شرح رياض الصالحين، لابن عثيمين، نشر: دار الوطن للنشر، الرياض، الطبعة: 1426ه.
3- بهجة الناظرين شرح رياض الصالحين، للهلالي، نشر: دار ابن الجوزي.
4- صحيح البخاري، نشر: دار طوق النجاة (مصورة عن السلطانية بإضافة ترقيم ترقيم محمد فؤاد عبد الباقي)، الطبعة: الأولى، 1422ه.
5- صحيح مسلم، تحقيق: محمد فؤاد عبد الباقي، نشر: دار إحياء التراث العربي – بيروت.
6- المعجم الوسيط، نشر: دار إحياء التراث العربي، بيروت – لبنان، الطبعة: الثانية.