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Muwatta Malik 1721

Weak graded by Salim al-Hilali Muwatta Malik 1721

وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، جَاءَهُ الْمَوْتُ فِي زَمَانِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ هَنِيئًا لَهُ مَاتَ وَلَمْ يُبْتَلَ بِمَرَضٍ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏

"‏ وَيْحَكَ وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَوْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ ابْتَلاَهُ بِمَرَضٍ يُكَفِّرُ بِهِ مِنْ سَيِّئَاتِهِ ‏"

Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said that death came to a man in the time of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. A man said, "He was fortunate," as he had died without being tried by illness. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Alas for you, what will let you know that if Allah had tried him with illness, He would have wiped out his wrong actions."

Reported by Malik (No. 1721).

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Abu al-Walid al-Baji — Al-Muntaqa

( ش ) : قَوْلُ الرَّجُلِ فِي الَّذِي مَاتَ هَنِيئًا لَهُ مَاتَ وَلَمْ يُبْتَلَ بِمَرَضٍ يَغْبِطُهُ بِحَالِهِ فِي سَلَامَتِهِ مِنْ الْمَرَضِ وَإِنَّمَا ذَلِكَ غِبْطَةٌ فِي الدُّنْيَا خَاصَّةً فَقَالَ : لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّم وَيْحَك عَلَى مَعْنَى الْإِنْكَارِ عَلَيْهِ وَالْإِغْلَاظِ لَهُ وَمَا يُدْرِيك يُرِيدُ وَمَا عَلَّمَك لَوْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ابْتَلَاهُ بِمَرَضٍ يُكَفِّرُ بِهِ مِنْ سَيِّئَاتِهِ يُرِيدُ - وَاللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ - مَا يُدْرِيك أَنَّ هَذَا أَفْضَلُ وَأَنَّ مَا يُكَفِّرُ عَنْهُ مِنْ سَيِّئَاتِهِ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ سَلَامَتِهِ مِنْ الْأَمْرَاضِ مَعَ بَقَاءِ سَيِّئَاتِهِ.…

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