Hadith #537
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ جَابِرٍ عَنْ خَيْثَمَةَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ دَخَلَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى زَيْدِ بْنِ أَرْقَمَ
يَعُودُهُ وَهُوَ يَشْكُو عَيْنَيْهِ قَالَ كَيْفَ أَنْتَ لَوْ كَانَتْ عَيْنُكَ لِمَا بِهَا قَالَ إِذًا أَصْبِرُ وَأَحْتَسِبُ قَالَ لَوْ كَانَتْ عَيْنُكَ لِمَا بِهَا لَلَقِيتَ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ عَلَى غَيْرِ ذَنْبٍ
Isnad Chain
عبد الرزاق
سفيان
جابر
خيثمة
English Translation
Abd al-Razzaq narrated to us, Sufyan informed us, from Jabir, from Khaythamah, from Anas (رضي الله عنه) who said: the Prophet ﷺ entered upon Zayd ibn Arqam (رضي الله عنه) to visit him while he was complaining of his eyes. He said: 'How would you be if your eyes were such (i.e., lost their sight)?' He said: 'I would be patient and seek reward from Allah.' He said: 'If your eyes were such and you were patient and sought reward, you would meet Allah without any sin upon you.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 25, Hadith 537
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 12175
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-48565