The Reward Is According to the Severity of the Trial
“If Allah {SWT} loves some people,
He tests them with calamities, He who accepts earns Allah’s pleasure, and he
who objects, earns Allah’s rage.”—At-Tirmidhi
Ali A’bid was one of the children of
Al-Hasan {R} who had been imprisoned by Mansur Dawaaniqi and had died while
still in prison. Ali A’bid was unsurpassed in his patience,
worship and remembrance of God.
When Mansur arrested the descendants
of the Holy Prophet {SAW} and the children of Al-Hasan, he placed them in a
prison so dark that the day could not be differentiated from the night, except
by means of the recitation and acts of worship of Ali A’abid. These acts were disciplined, orderly and continuous, and therefore made the others aware of the time for
prayers.
One day, due to the hardships of
captivity and the weight of his fetters, Abdullah Ibn Hassan Al-Muthanna lost
patience and in a state of great agitation, said to Ali A’abid:
“Do you not witness our misfortunes
and adversities? Do you not pray to God to grant us relief from this suffering
of ours?”
Ali A’abid remained silent for a
while after which he said, “O uncle! There exists for us a (lofty) rank in
Paradise, which we can never achieve except by
exhibiting patience over these or even more severe adversities, and there exists for Mansur a dreadful place within Hell,
which he shall never reach except by subjecting us to such persecution.
If we are patient, we shall soon
find ourselves in ease and comfort, for death is not very far from us. But if
you desire, I shall pray for our deliverance, but in that case, Mansur shall
not reach that state of wretchedness, which has been ordained for him, within
Hell.
Hearing this, Abdullah immediately
said, “We shall be patient.”
Hardly had three days passed when
Ali A’abid passed away while in a state of prostration. A’bdullah thought him
to be asleep and said, “Wake up my nephew.”
As they attempted to move him, they
found that he would not wake up and it was then they realized that he had died.
Ina lillahi wa ina ilaehi rojihun!
May Allah {SWT} grant us patience and
fortitude till the very end. Aameen.
Reference: Anecdotes for
Reflection—Part 1
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