Chapter 6 - On Calamities and Trials

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hadith 1689

In Al-Sabr val-Ta’deeb it is narrated that Imam Sadiq (a.s) said

“A believer asks God for something he needs, but God puts it off and says: “I delay fulfilling his needs due to My eagerness to his supplication.” When the Hereafter comes, the Almighty God says: “O' My servant! You asked Me for something in the world, but I delayed fulfilling it. Here is the reward. You then asked Me for something else, but I delayed fulfilling it again. Here is the reward.” The The Imam (a.s) said: “At this time the believer who sees all the good rewards, wishes that his needs in the world for which he prayed had never been fulfilled.”

من كتاب الصبر والتأديب: عن أبي عبد الله (عليه السلام) قال

إن المؤمن ليدعو الله تعالى في حاجة فيقول الله: أخرت حاجته شوقا إلى دعائه، فإذا كان يوم القيامة يقول الله تعالى: عبدي دعوتني في كذا فأخرت إجابتك وثوابك كذا، ودعوتني في كذا فأخرت إجابتك وثوابك كذا، قال: فيتمنى المؤمن أنه لم يستجب له دعوة في الدنيا لما يرى من حسن ثوابه.

hadith 1700

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “Whenever God loves a servant, He will appoint two angels to put off the fulfillment of his needs and make life difficult for him so that he calls God since God likes to hear his voice.”

عنه (عليه السلام): قال

إن الله إذا أحب عبدا وكل به ملكين فقال: عوقا عليه مطلبه وضيقا عليه معيشته حتى يدعوني، فإني أحب صوته.

hadith 1711

Abi Salih narrated that he suffered from leg pain and Imam Sadiq (a.s) passed by his store while he was resting. Imam Sadiq (a.s) asked him how he felt. He told him that his legs hurt. Imam Sadiq (a.s) invited him to his house. When Abi Salih went to Imam Sadiq (a.s)'s house, Imam Sadiq (a.s) put his hands on his legs and prayed for him to get well. Then he said

“When God loves someone, he appoints an angel to hurt him so that he prays to God, and God hears his voice. When God is angry with someone, He appoints an angel to keep him free from trouble so that he does not call God in prayer since God does not like him to pray and ask him for something.”

عن أبي صالح قال

اشتكيت رجلي بالمدينة فمر بي أبو عبد الله (عليه السلام) وأنا على المنامة بالدكان، فقال: ما لك؟ قلت: أشتكي رجلي، فقال: إيتيني المنزل فأتيته، فوضع يده عليه ودعا لي، ثم قال: إن الله إذا أحب عبدا وكل به ملكا يبتليه لكي يدعو فيسمع صوته، وإذا أبغض عبدا وكل به ملكا فيقول: لا تبتله بشئ فأنا أكره أن يدعو وأن يسألني.

hadith 1714

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “Any believer is reminded (of God) once every forty days by a problem which makes him sad.”

عنه (عليه السلام) قال

المؤمن لا يمضي عليه أربعون ليلة إلا عرض له أمر يحزنه ويذكر به.

hadith 1723

Imam Sadiq (a.s) narrated that the

Prophet of God (a.s) told his companions: “You should ask God for health, since you are not from those who will suffer from calamities.”

عن أبي عبد الله (عليه السلام) قال

قال رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وآله) لأصحابه: سلوا ربكم العافية فإنكم لستم من أصحاب البلاء.

hadith 1726

Imam Baqir (a.s) said: “When someone who usually prays to God has a problem and prays to God for help, his voice is recognized. But when someone who does not usually pray to God has a problem and prays to God for help, it is said: “His voice is not recognized.” Whenever I face two issues, one related to this world, and the other one related to the Hereafter, I never prefer the worldly issue over that of the Hereafter. But if I ever choose the worldly issue, I run into some problems before dark. I am amazed that the

Bani Ummayad clan always prefers the worldly issues over those of the Hereafter, even though they do not like to see what they dislike.”

عنه (عليه السلام) قال

إن الرجل يعرف الدعاء فتنزل به الشدة والضرورة فيدعو به فيعرف صوته، وإن الذي ليس كذلك ينزل به الشدة والضرورة فيدعو فيقال: ما يعرف، قال: ما عرض لي أمران أحدهما للدنيا والآخرة للآخرة، فما آثرت الذي للدنيا إلا رأيت ما أكره قبل أن أمسي، ثم قال: عجبا لبني أمية إنهم يؤثرون الدنيا على الآخرة منذ كانوا ولا يريدون شيئا يكرهونه!.

hadith 1727

Isma'il ibn Jarir said: “I thought that when my camel and I fell down hard, it was the punishment for a sin I had committed before. One day when I went to see Imam Sadiq (a.s), before I said something Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “Jacob got sick but did not ask his Lord for remedy. He had not getten sick due to having committed any sins. Some people came to visit him but he smelled so bad that their horses would not come near him. One of them yelled: “O' Jacob! You would not have suffered this way if you had not committed any sins.” At this time Jacob called his Lord and God cured him.”

عن إسماعيل بن جرير قال

لما صرعت تلك الصرعة - وكان سقط عن بعيره - قال: جعلت في ذلك أقول في نفسي لذنب كان عقوبة ما أرى؟ قال: فدخلت على أبي عبد الله (عليه السلام) فقال لي مبتديا: إن أيوب ابتلي بغير ذنب - أو قال: من غير ذنب - فلم يسأل ربه العافية حتى أتاه قوم يعودونه، فلم تتقدم عليهم دوابهم من ريحه، فناداه بعضهم: أي أيوب، لولا أنك مذنب ما أصابك الذي أصابك؟ فقال عندها: يا رب يا رب، فصرف الله عنه.