66 hadith
We 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 15714SahihThe 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 4031HasanWe 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 Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whomever Allah wishes good for, He afflicts with hardship."
البخاري 5645SahihThe Messenger of Allah said, "A person may have a rank with Allah that he cannot reach through his deeds, so Allah continues to test him with what he dislikes until He brings him to that rank."
الأعظمي 1092HasanWe 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 7068SahihI asked, "Messenger of Allah, which people face the most severe trials?" He replied, "The prophets, then those most like them, then those next in rank. A servant is tested according to the strength of his faith. If his faith is firm, his…
ابن ماجه 4023HasanI 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 2398HasanI said, "Messenger of Allah, which people are tested most severely?" He replied, "The prophets, then the righteous, then those who resemble them most closely, and so on. A man is tested according to the strength of his faith. If his faith…
أحمد 1481HasanThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever Allah intends good for, He afflicts with hardship."
أحمد 7235SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When Allah intends good for someone, He afflicts him with hardship."
مالك 1809SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "When Allah loves a people, He tests them. Whoever is patient gains the reward of patience, and whoever is anxious gains only his anxiety."
أحمد 23641SahihI said, "Messenger of Allah, which people are tested most severely?" He replied, "The prophets, then those who most resemble them, then those who most resemble them. A person is tested according to the strength of his faith. If his faith is…
الأعظمي 3395HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When Allah intends good for someone, He afflicts him with hardship."
الأعظمي 3433SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "A man may have a high station with Allah which he cannot reach through his deeds, so Allah continues to test him with what he dislikes until He brings him to that station."
الأعظمي 3432HasanFrom 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 16853DaifThe 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 23623SahihI asked, "Messenger of Allah, 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 the strength of his faith. If his…
الأعظمي 13006HasanThe 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 Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When Allah intends good for someone, He afflicts him with hardship."
الأعظمي 11933SahihI 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, "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 asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, "Which people are tested most severely?" He replied, "The prophets, then those who most resemble them, then those who most resemble them. A person is tested according to the strength of his faith. If his…
أحمد 1607HasanThe 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 15881Hasan"Messenger of Allah, which people are tested most severely?" He replied, "The prophets, then those who most resemble them, then those next in rank. A servant is tested according to the strength of his faith. If his faith is firm, his trial…
أحمد 1555HasanI visited the Prophet ﷺ while he was suffering from a fever. I placed my hand on him and felt the intensity of his heat through the blanket. I said, "Messenger of Allah, how severe this is upon you!" He replied, "That is how it is with us.…
الأعظمي 3397HasanThe 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 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 9073SahihI came in to see the Prophet ﷺ while he was suffering from a fever. I placed my hand on him and felt his heat through the blanket. I said, "Messenger of Allah, how severe this is upon you!" He said, "We are like that. The trial is doubled…
ابن ماجه 4024HasanI 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 15776HasanHe 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 23280SahihThe 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, "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 15731HasanWe 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, "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 9811HasanWe 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 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 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 4262HasanI 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, "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, "This month of yours has cast its shadow over you. By the One the Messenger of Allah swears by, no month has ever passed over the believers that was better for them than this one, and no month has ever passed…
أحمد 8870DaifThe 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 3496SahihThe 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 15705SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Trials continue to afflict the believing man or woman in their body, their wealth, and their children, until they meet Allah with no sin remaining upon them."
أحمد 7859HasanWhen 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, "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, "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 10772SahihWe 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 15782SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "A time will come upon people when the one who holds firmly to his religion will be like one grasping a hot coal."
الترمذي 2260HasanThe 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 8030SahihHe had companionship with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'When a servant has been destined by Allah to attain a rank that he cannot reach through his deeds, Allah tests him in his body, his wealth,…
أبو داود 3090HasanThe Prophet ﷺ said, "You will find that among the best of people is the one most averse to holding this office, until he is placed in it. People are like ores, the best of them in the days of ignorance are the best of them in Islam."
البخاري 3588SahihThe 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, "You will find people to be like mines," similar to the hadith of Zuhri, except that in the hadith of Abu Zura and Araj it states, "You will find that among the best of people in this matter are those most…
مسلم 6455SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "People are like mines. The best of them in the days of ignorance are the best of them in Islam, provided they gain understanding of the religion. You will find that among the best of people are those who most strongly…
الأعظمي 1204SahihThe 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 2195SahihI 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 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 8848Sahih