hadith
1522
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Imam Reza (a.s) narrated that once when Imam Sajjad (a.s) was walking, he ran into a man who was praying to God to grant him perseverance. Imam Sajjad (a.s) told him
“Do not ask for this. Ask God for health, and success in thanking Him for your health, since thanking for being healthy is better than perseverance in the face of trouble. The Prophet of God (a.s) prayed this way: “O' God! I ask You for health, and thanking for being healthy. I ask You for perfect health in this world and the Hereafter.”
عن الرضا (عليه السلام) قال
مر علي بن الحسين (عليهما السلام) برجل وهو يدعو الله أن يرزقه الصبر، فقال: ألا لا تقل هذا! ولكن سل الله العافية والشكر على العافية، فإن الشكر على العافية خير من الصبر على البلاء، كان دعاء النبي (صلى الله عليه وآله) " اللهم إني أسألك العافية والشكر على العافية وتمام العافية في الدنيا والآخرة ".
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