94 hadith
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "There will be tribulations, then more tribulations. Behold, the one who walks during them is better than the one who hastens toward them. Behold, the one who sits during them is better than the one who…
أحمد 20490SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "There will be trials in which the one sitting is better than the one standing, the one standing is better than the one walking, and the one walking is better than the one running. Whoever exposes himself to…
الأعظمي 15727SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "There will be tribulations during which the one sitting is better than the one standing, the one standing is better than the one walking, and the one walking is better than the one running. Whoever exposes…
البخاري 7082SahihWhen he returned from Umar, he said that when we sat with Umar, he was asking the companions of the Prophet ﷺ, "Which of you heard the saying of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about the trials?" They replied, "We heard it." Umar said, "Perhaps…
أحمد 23440SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "There will be tribulations in which the one sitting is better than the one standing, the one standing is better than the one walking, and the one walking is better than the one running. Whoever exposes…
البخاري 3601SahihHe came back from visiting Umar and reported that when we sat with him yesterday, Umar asked the companions of Muhammad ﷺ, "Which of you heard the words of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ concerning the trials?" They said, "We heard them." He…
أحمد 23280SahihWe were with Umar when he asked, "Which of you heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ mention the trials?" Some people said, "We heard him." Umar said, "Perhaps you mean the trial a man faces with his family and his neighbor?" They said, "Yes." He…
مسلم 369SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "There will be trials in which the one sitting is better than the one standing, the one standing is better than the one walking, and the one walking is better than the one running. Whoever exposes himself to…
البخاري 7081SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Ahead of you lie trials like patches of dark night. In them a man will wake up a believer and go to sleep a disbeliever, and go to sleep a believer and wake up a disbeliever. The one who sits still through…
أحمد 19662SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "There will be trials in which the one sitting is better than the one standing, the one standing is better than the one walking, and the one walking is better than the one running. Whoever exposes himself to…
مسلم 7247SahihWe were with Umar when he asked, "Which of you heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ mention the trials?" Some people said, "We heard him." Umar said, "Perhaps you mean the trial a man faces concerning his family and his neighbor?" They replied,…
الأعظمي 15782SahihWe came to Anas bin Malik and complained to him about what we were suffering at the hands of Hajjaj. He said, "Be patient, for no time will come upon you except that the one after it will be worse, until you meet your Lord. I heard this…
الأعظمي 15714SahihI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Trials are about to overshadow you like patches of dark night. The safest of people from them will be a man with sheep, eating from the milk of his flock, or a man beyond the frontier passes, holding…
الأعظمي 15713HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Before you lie trials like patches of dark night. A man will wake up a believer and go to bed an unbeliever. The one sitting during them will be better than the one standing, the one standing better than the…
أبو داود 4262HasanWe came to Anas bin Malik and complained to him about what we were suffering at the hands of Hajjaj. He said, "Be patient, for no time will come upon you except that what follows it will be worse, until you meet your Lord. I heard this from…
الأعظمي 15784SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Woe to the Arabs from an evil that has drawn near. Trials like patches of dark night, in which a man will be a believer in the morning and a disbeliever by evening, or a believer in the evening and a disbeliever by…
الأعظمي 15798HasanI heard Hajjaj giving a sermon and mentioning something I found objectionable, so I recalled the saying of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, "It is not fitting for a believer to humiliate himself." I asked, "Messenger of Allah, how does he…
الأعظمي 15881HasanThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Hasten to do good deeds before tribulations come like patches of dark night. A man will wake up as a believer and go to bed as a disbeliever, or go to bed as a believer and wake up as a disbeliever, selling his faith…
أحمد 8848SahihWe came to Anas bin Malik and complained to him about what we were suffering at the hands of Hajjaj. He said, "Be patient, for no time will come upon you except that the time after it will be worse, until you meet your Lord. I heard this…
البخاري 7068SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Trials continue to befall the believing man and the believing woman in themselves, their children, and their wealth, until they meet Allah with no sin upon them."
الأعظمي 3405HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Before the Hour there will come trials like patches of dark night. A man will wake up a believer and go to sleep an unbeliever, and go to sleep a believer and wake up an unbeliever. The one sitting during…
الأعظمي 15731HasanBy Allah, I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Truly, fortunate is the one who is kept away from trials. Truly, fortunate is the one who is kept away from trials. Truly, fortunate is the one who is kept away from trials. And how wonderful…
الأعظمي 15707SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "It is not fitting for a believer to humiliate himself." They asked, "How does he humiliate himself?" He replied, "By exposing himself to trials he cannot endure."
الترمذي 2254DaifThe Prophet ﷺ said, "It is not fitting for a Muslim to humiliate himself." Someone asked, "How does he humiliate himself?" He replied, "By exposing himself to trials he cannot bear."
أحمد 23444DaifThe Prophet ﷺ used to say, "Woe to the Arabs from an evil that has drawn near. Trials like patches of dark night, in which a man wakes up a believer and goes to sleep an unbeliever, and goes to sleep a believer and wakes up an unbeliever,…
الأعظمي 15741HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Woe to the Arabs from an evil that has drawn near. Trials will come like patches of dark night. A man will wake up a believer and reach the evening a disbeliever. People will sell their religion for a small…
أحمد 9073SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "It is not fitting for a believer to humiliate himself." They asked, "How does he humiliate himself?" He replied, "By exposing himself to trials he cannot bear."
ابن ماجه 4016DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When Allah intends good for someone, He afflicts him with hardship."
الأعظمي 11933SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The greater the trial, the greater the reward. When Allah loves a people, He tests them. Whoever accepts it with contentment will have Allah's pleasure, and whoever responds with resentment will have His…
ابن ماجه 4031HasanBy Allah, I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Truly the fortunate one is he who is kept away from trials. Truly the fortunate one is he who is kept away from trials. Truly the fortunate one is he who is kept away from trials. And as for…
أبو داود 4263SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When Allah intends good for someone, He afflicts him with hardship."
الأعظمي 3433SahihFrom this very pulpit, I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "What remains of this world is only trial and tribulation. The example of your deeds is like that of a vessel. If its upper part is good, its lower part is good, and if its upper…
أحمد 16853DaifI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Trials are presented to hearts like a reed mat woven stick by stick. Any heart that absorbs them has a black mark placed upon it, and any heart that rejects them has a white mark placed upon it, until…
الأعظمي 11905SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Hasten to do good deeds before tribulations come like stretches of dark night. A man will wake up as a believer and reach evening as a disbeliever, or reach evening as a believer and wake up as a disbeliever,…
الترمذي 2195SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The believer is like a stalk of crops that the wind keeps bending, for the believer is constantly afflicted with trials. The hypocrite is like the cedar tree, which does not sway until it is ready to be cut…
الأعظمي 15055SahihI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "What remains of this world is nothing but trial and tribulation. The deeds of any one of you are like a vessel. If its top is good, its bottom is good, and if its top is foul, its bottom is foul."
الأعظمي 15776HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The likeness of the believer is like a stalk of crop, the wind keeps bending it, and the believer keeps being struck by trials. The likeness of the hypocrite is like the cedar tree, it does not sway until it…
الأعظمي 14680SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Hasten to do good deeds before tribulations come like patches of a dark night. A man will wake up a believer and go to sleep an unbeliever, or go to sleep a believer and wake up an unbeliever, selling his…
الأعظمي 15705SahihWe were tested alongside the Messenger of Allah ﷺ with hardship, and we endured patiently. Then after him we were tested with prosperity, and we did not endure patiently.
الترمذي 2464DaifThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever Allah intends good for, He afflicts with hardship."
أحمد 7235SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The believer is like a stalk of crop, the winds keep bending it back and forth, and the believer is continually struck by trials. The hypocrite is like the cedar tree, it does not sway until it is cut down."
الترمذي 2866SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When Allah intends good for someone, He afflicts him with hardship."
مالك 1809SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When Allah [[r4]] loves a people, He tests them. Whoever bears it with patience, patience is his reward, and whoever gives way to despair, despair is all he gains."
أحمد 23623SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The believer is like a stalk of crop, the wind keeps bending it, and the believer is constantly struck by trials. The hypocrite is like the cedar tree, it does not sway until it is uprooted at harvest."
مسلم 7092SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Trials continue to befall the believing man and the believing woman in their own person, their children, and their wealth until they meet Allah with not a single sin upon them."
الترمذي 2399HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Trials continue to afflict the believing man or woman in body, wealth, and children until they meet Allah [[r4]] with no sin remaining upon them."
أحمد 9811HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The believer is like a stalk of grain that the wind keeps bending back and forth, and the believer is constantly afflicted with trials. The hypocrite is like the cedar tree, which does not shake until it is…
أحمد 7814SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When Allah loves a people, He tests them. Whoever endures with patience will have patience as their reward, and whoever despairs will have only their despair."
أحمد 23633SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Hasten to perform good deeds before trials come like patches of a dark night, when a man will wake up as a believer and go to sleep as a disbeliever, or go to sleep as a believer and wake up as a disbeliever, selling…
أحمد 8030SahihI asked, "Messenger of Allah, which people face the most severe trials?" He replied, "The prophets, then those who most resemble them, then those next in rank. A person is tried according to the strength of his faith. If his faith is firm,…
الترمذي 2398HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "A time will come upon people when a man will have to choose between incapacity and wickedness. Let him choose incapacity over wickedness."
أحمد 9767DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The believer is like a stalk of grain, the wind keeps bending it, and the believer is constantly afflicted by trials. The hypocrite is like a cedar tree, it does not sway until it is uprooted."
أحمد 7192SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When Allah loves a people, He tests them. Whoever is patient will have patience as his reward, and whoever despairs will have despair as his lot."
الأعظمي 3434HasanI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "A time will come upon you when a man will be given the choice between incapacity and wickedness. Whoever lives to see that time, let him choose incapacity over wickedness."
أحمد 7744DaifThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Hasten to perform good deeds before trials come like patches of a dark night, when a man will wake up as a believer and go to sleep as a disbeliever, or go to sleep as a believer and wake up as a disbeliever, selling…
أحمد 10772SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "The likeness of a believer is like a fresh stalk of grain. Whichever way the wind blows, it bends it down, and when the wind dies down, it straightens up again. Likewise, the believer is bent by trials. The likeness of…
أحمد 10775SahihI asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, "Which people face the most severe trials?" He replied, "The prophets, then those who most resemble them, then those who most resemble them. A person is tested according to his level of faith. If his faith…
أحمد 1494HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The believer is like a fresh stalk of grain. Its leaves bend whichever way the wind blows it, and when the wind dies down, it stands upright again. In the same way, the believer is bent low by trials. The…
البخاري 7466SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Hasten to perform good deeds before trials come like patches of a dark night, when a man wakes up as a believer and goes to sleep as a disbeliever, or goes to sleep as a believer and wakes up as a…
مسلم 313SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "People are like ores. The best of them in the age of ignorance are the best of them in Islam, once they gain understanding. And you will find that among the best of people is the one most reluctant to take on this…
البخاري 3496Sahih