hadith
1689
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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.
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