Imam al-Sadiq (AS), when he was asked about the believers trial with leprosy and similar diseases, said, ‘Were ordeals reserved for other than the believers?!
الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): وقد سُئلَ عنِ ابتلاءِ المؤمنِ بالجُذامِ والبَرَصِ وأشْباهِ هذا : وهلْ كُتِبَ البلاءُ إلاّ على المؤمنِ ؟
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