He heard the Prophet ﷺ say:There were three men among the Children of Israel, a leper, a bald man, and a blind man. Allah wished to test them, so He sent an angel to them.The angel came to the leper and asked, "What thing is most beloved to you?"He replied, "A good complexion, beautiful skin, and to be rid of what has made people find me repulsive."So he wiped him, and his repulsiveness left him, and he was given a good complexion and beautiful skin.The angel asked, "Which kind of wealth is most beloved to you?"He replied, "Camels," or he said, "Cattle." Ishaq was uncertain, but one of the two, the leper or the bald man, said camels and the other said cattle.So he was given a pregnant she-camel, and the angel said, "May Allah bless it for you."Then he came to the bald man and asked, "What thing is most beloved to you?"He replied, "Good hair, and to be rid of this thing that has made people find me repulsive."So he wiped him, and it left him, and he was given fine hair.The angel asked, "Which kind of wealth is most beloved to you?"He replied, "Cattle."So he was given a pregnant cow, and the angel said, "May Allah bless it for you."Then he came to the blind man and asked, "What thing is most beloved to you?"He replied, "That Allah restore my sight to me so I may see people."So he wiped him, and Allah restored his sight.The angel asked, "Which kind of wealth is most beloved to you?"He replied, "Sheep."So he was given a pregnant ewe. The first two animals reproduced, and the ewe gave birth, until this man had a valley full of camels, this one a valley full of cattle, and this one a valley full of sheep.Then the angel came to the leper in his former form and appearance and said, "I am a poor man whose means have been cut off during my journey, so I have no way to reach my destination today except by Allah and then by you. I ask you, by the One who gave you the good complexion, the beautiful skin, and the wealth, for a camel by which I may complete my journey."He replied, "I have many obligations."The angel said to him, "I think I recognize you. Were you not a leper whom people found repulsive, a poor man, and then Allah gave you wealth?"He said, "I only inherited this wealth from one generation after another."The angel said, "If you are lying, may Allah return you to what you were."Then he came to the bald man in his former form and said to him the same as he had said to the first, and the man answered him as the first had answered. The angel said, "If you are lying, may Allah return you to what you were."Then he came to the blind man in his former form and appearance and said, "I am a poor man and a traveler whose means have been cut off during my journey, so I have no way to reach my destination today except by Allah and then by you. I ask you, by the One who restored your sight, for a sheep by which I may complete my journey."He replied, "I was indeed blind, and Allah restored my sight to me. So take whatever you wish and leave whatever you wish. By Allah, I will not trouble you today over anything you take for the sake of Allah."The angel said, "Keep your wealth, for you have only been tested. Allah is pleased with you and displeased with your two companions."
حدثنا شيبان بن فروخ حدثنا همام حدثنا إسحق بن عبد الله بن أبي طلحة حدثني عبد الرحمن بن أبي عمرة أن
أنه سمع النبي ﷺ يقول إن ثلاثة في بني إسرائيل أبرص وأقرع وأعمى فأراد الله أن يبتليهم فبعث إليهم ملكا فأتى الأبرص فقال أي شيء أحب إليك قال لون حسن وجلد حسن ويذهب عني الذي قد قذرني الناس قال فمسحه فذهب عنه قذره وأعطي لونا حسنا وجلدا حسنا قال فأي المال أحب إليك قال الإبل أو قال البقر شك إسحق إلا أن الأبرص أو الأقرع قال أحدهما الإبل وقال الآخر البقر قال فأعطي ناقة عشراء فقال بارك الله لك فيها قال فأتى الأقرع فقال أي شيء أحب إليك قال شعر حسن ويذهب عني هذا الذي قد قذرني الناس قال فمسحه فذهب عنه وأعطي شعرا حسنا قال فأي المال أحب إليك قال البقر فأعطي بقرة حاملا فقال بارك الله لك فيها قال فأتى الأعمى فقال أي شيء أحب إليك قال أن يرد الله إلي بصري فأبصر به الناس قال فمسحه فرد الله إليه بصره قال فأي المال أحب إليك قال الغنم فأعطي شاة والدا فأنتج هذان وولد هذا قال فكان لهذا واد من الإبل ولهذا واد من البقر ولهذا واد من الغنم قال ثم إنه أتى الأبرص في صورته وهيئته فقال رجل مسكين قد انقطعت بي الحبال في سفري فلا بلاغ لي اليوم إلا بالله ثم بك أسألك بالذي أعطاك اللون الحسن والجلد الحسن والمال بعيرا أتبلغ عليه في سفري فقال الحقوق كثيرة فقال له كأني أعرفك ألم تكن أبرص يقذرك الناس فقيرا فأعطاك الله فقال إنما ورثت هذا المال كابرا عن كابر فقال إن كنت كاذبا فصيرك الله إلى ما كنت قال وأتى الأقرع في صورته فقال له مثل ما قال لهذا ورد عليه مثل ما رد على هذا فقال إن كنت كاذبا فصيرك الله إلى ما كنت قال وأتى الأعمى في صورته وهيئته فقال رجل مسكين وابن سبيل انقطعت بي الحبال في سفري فلا بلاغ لي اليوم إلا بالله ثم بك أسألك بالذي رد عليك بصرك شاة أتبلغ بها في سفري فقال قد كنت أعمى فرد الله إلي بصري فخذ ما شئت ودع ما شئت فوالله لا أجهدك اليوم شيئا أخذته لله فقال أمسك مالك فإنما ابتليتم فقد رضي عنك وسخط على صاحبيك