Hadith #35
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ أَنْبَأَنَا هِشَامٌ الدَّسْتُوَائِيُّ عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ بَهْدَلَةَ عَنْ مُصْعَبِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ قَالَ قَالَ سَعْدٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَيُّ النَّاسِ أَشَدُّ بَلَاءً قَالَ الْأَنْبِيَاءُ ثُمَّ الْأَمْثَلُ فَالْأَمْثَلُ حَتَّى يُبْتَلَى الْعَبْدُ عَلَى قَدْرِ دِينِهِ ذَاكَ فَإِنْ كَانَ صُلْبَ الدِّينِ ابْتُلِيَ عَلَى قَدْرِ ذَاكَ وَقَالَ مَرَّةً أَشَدُّ ب
َلَاءً وَإِنْ كَانَ فِي دِينِهِ رِقَّةٌ ابْتُلِيَ عَلَى قَدْرِ ذَاكَ وَقَالَ مَرَّةً عَلَى حَسَبِ دِينِهِ قَالَ فَمَا تَبْرَحُ الْبَلَايَا عَنْ الْعَبْدِ حَتَّى يَمْشِيَ فِي الْأَرْضِ يَعْنِي وَمَا إِنْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ خَطِيئَةٍ قَالَ أَبِي وَقَالَ مَرَّةً عَنْ سَعْدٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ
Isnad Chain
إسماعيل ي
ابن إبراهيم
عاصم بن بهدلة
مصعب بن سعد
English Translation
Mus'ab ibn Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that sa'd (رضي الله عنه) said: 'O Messenger of Allah, which people are most severely tested?' He said: 'the Prophet ﷺs, then the next best and the next best. A servant is tested according to his level of religion. If he is firm in his religion, his trial is intensified accordingly' — and he said once: 'most severely tested' — 'and if there is weakness in his religion, he is tested according to that' — and he said once: 'according to his religion.' He said: 'Trials do not cease afflicting a servant until he walks on the earth with no sin upon him.' My father said: And he once narrated it from Sa'd who said: 'I said: O Messenger of Allah...'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 8, Hadith 35
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 1473
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-37863