Hadith #20
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ أَبِي النَّجُودِ عَنْ مُصْعَبِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ عَنْ أ
َبِيهِ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَيُّ النَّاسِ أَشَدُّ بَلَاءً قَالَ الْأَنْبِيَاءُ ثُمَّ الصَّالِحُونَ ثُمَّ الْأَمْثَلُ فَالْأَمْثَلُ مِنْ النَّاسِ يُبْتَلَى الرَّجُلُ عَلَى حَسَبِ دِينِهِ فَإِنْ كَانَ فِي دِينِهِ صَلَابَةٌ زِيدَ فِي بَلَائِهِ وَإِنْ كَانَ فِي دِينِهِ رِقَّةٌ خُفِّفَ عَنْهُ وَمَا يَزَالُ الْبَلَاءُ بِالْعَبْدِ حَتَّى يَمْشِيَ عَلَى ظَهْرِ الْأَرْضِ لَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ خَطِيئَةٌ
Isnad Chain
وكيع
سفيان
عاصم بن أبي النجود
مصعب بن سعد
English Translation
It was narrated from Sa'd (رضي الله عنه) who said: 'I said: O Messenger of Allah, which people are most severely tested?' He said: 'the Prophet ﷺs, then the righteous, then the next best and the next best. A man is tested according to his level of religion. If his religion is firm, his trial is increased. If there is weakness in his religion, he is tested according to the strength of his religion. A servant continues to be tested until he walks on the earth having no sin on him.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 6, Hadith 20
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 1400
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-37790