If Allah wills good for someone, He makes him suffer from afflictions
Narrator in the source: Abu Hurayrah reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah say:
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If Allah wills good for someone, He makes him suffer from afflictions."- Grade in the source
- Authentic
- Reported by
- Narrated by Al-Bukhāri
- Source entry
- HadeethEnc · 4204 ↗
Original Arabic wording
عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: «مَنْ يُرِدِ اللهُ بِهِ خَيْرًا يُصِبْ مِنْهُ».Understand this hadith
The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) informs that if Allah wills good for any of His believing servants, He afflicts him in himself and his property and family, as affliction makes a believer resort to Allah Almighty and turn to Him in supplication, which causes his sins to be eliminated and his rank elevated.
Lessons from the hadith
- The believer is subject to all kinds of afflictions.
- Affliction may signify Allah's love for His servant to raise his degree, elevate his rank, and expiate for his sin.
- The Hadīth urges us to be patient during disasters and avoid impatience.
References (original Arabic)
صحيح البخاري (7/ 115) (5645). كنوز رياض الصالحين، لمجموعة من الباحثين (1/ 509). بهجة الناظرين، لسليم الهلالي (1/ 98). تطريز رياض الصالحين، لفيصل آل مبارك (ص45). نزهة المتقين، مجموعة من المشايخ (1/ 71). شرح رياض الصالحين، لابن عثيمين (1/ 244). مرقاة المفاتيح شرح مشكاة المصابيح، لعلي القاري (3/ 1127).
