Mīzān al-Ḥikma

The Most Severe Trial Of Servants

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Trials and Afflictions 4 Spending in God's Path 1 Death 1

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hadith 2912
Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Allah does not try anyone with anything as [severe as] respite [i.e. a false sense of security].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): ما ابْتَلى اللّهُ أحَداً بمِثلِ الإمْلاءِ لَهُ.
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hadith 2913
Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Poverty is part of the trial, and worse than that is the sickness of the body, and worse than that is the sickness of the heart.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): إنّ مِن البلاءِ الفاقةَ، وأشدُّ مِن ذلكَ مَرضُ البَدنِ، وأشدُّ مِن ذلكَ مَرضُ القلبِ.
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hadith 2914
Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Allah has not tested the servants with anything more severe than having to spend money.
الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): ما بَلا اللّهُ العِبادَ بشَيءٍ أشَدَّ علَيهِم مِن إخْراجِ الدِّرْهَمِ .
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hadith 2915
Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Whoever is plagued by one of three things wishes to die: continuous poverty, a disgraceful wife, and an overpowering enemy.
الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): ثلاثٌ مَنِ ابتُليَ بواحدةٍ مِنهُنَّ تَمنَّى الموتَ: فَقرٌ مُتَتابِعٌ، وحُرْمَةٌ فاضِحَةٌ، وعدُوٌّ غالِبٌ.
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