hadith
1711
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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.
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