Hadith 204

for him, and from his ruling authority. If that were to be complete of his demand, or else I-azwj shall Ease the death upon him until he comes to Me-azwj and there are no good deeds for him, then I-azwj shall Enter him into the Fire! ”’[120]
And from Abu Abdullah-asws having said: ‘Allah-azwj Blessed and Exalted Pledges the Momin with the affliction, either by an illness with his body, or with a difficulty regarding family, or wealth, or a difficulty from the difficulties of the world in order to Recompense him upon it’’. [121]
And he-asws said: ‘There is none from a Momin except and he would be reminded with an afflicting during every forty days, either regarding his wealth, or regarding his children, or regarding himself, so he would be Recompensed upon it, or a worry he does not even know where it is from’’. [122]
And from Abu Abdullah-asws having said: ‘In the Paradise there is a status which the servant cannot reach it except by an affliction in his body’’. [123]
And from Abu Ja’far-asws having said: ‘Musa-as went out and passed by a man from the children of Israel. He went with him-as until he-as went out to the back. He-as said to him: ‘Be seated until I-as come to you’, and he-as drew a line (in the ground) to him. Then he-as raised his-as head towards the sky. He-as said: ‘I-azwj am Entrusting my-as companion to You-azwj! You-azwj are best of the Trustees! ’ Then he-as went. Allah-azwj Whispered to him-as with what he-as liked. Then he-saww went to his-as companion, and there was a lion pouncing upon him. It split his belly and bared his flesh and drank his blood’. I said, ‘And what is ‘bared his flesh’? ’
He-asws said: ‘Cut its connections. Musa-as raised his-as head. He-as said: ‘I-as had entrusted to You-azwj and You-azwj are best of the Trustees, but You-azwj Caused the evil of your dog to overcome. It split his belly and bared his flesh and drank his blood! ’
He-azwj Said: “O Musa-as! Your-as companion, there was a status for him in the Paradise he could not have reached it except with what I-azwj have Done with him. Look! ”
And He-azwj Uncovered the covering for him-as. Musa-as looked and there was a noble status. He-as said: ‘Lord-azwj! I-as am pleased’’. [124]
And from Al-Kazim-asws having said: ‘You will never become Momineen until you count the affliction as a bounty, and the prosperity as a calamity, and that is because the patience during the affliction is mightier than the heedlessness during the prosperity’’. [125]
The Prophet-saww said: ‘You will not become a Momin until you count the affliction as a bounty, and the prosperity as a Trial, because affliction of the world is a Bounty in the Hereafter, and prosperity of the world is an ordeal in the Hereafter’’. [126]
And from Abu Al Jaroud, ‘From Abu Ja’far-asws, from his-asws forefathers-asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah-saww sa