عن أبي يحيى صهيب بن سنان قال: قال رسول الله ﷺ: «عَجَبًا لأَمْرِ المُؤْمِنِ، إنَّ أمْرَهُ كُلَّهُ خَيْرٌ، وليسَ ذاكَ لأَحَدٍ إلَّا لِلْمُؤْمِنِ، إنْ أصابَتْهُ سَرَّاءُ شَكَرَ، فَكانَ خَيْرًا له، وإنْ أصابَتْهُ ضَرَّاءُ، صَبَرَ فَكانَ خَيْرًا له».
94 - Patience in adversity and expressing gratitude
Ṣuhayb ibn Sinān narrated that God’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said:
1. Wonderful is a believer’s situation. Everything that happens to him is good, and this is so for none other than a believer.
2. If he encounters what is pleasant, he is grateful and this is good for him; 3. and if he suffers an adversity, he remains patient and this is good for him.
Ṣuhayb ibn Sinān
Abu Yaḥyā Ṣuhayb ibn Sinān al-Namirī al-Rūmī was taken captive by the Byzantines during his childhood. He lived among them and spoke their language. Hence, he came to be known as belonging to them. He was one of the earliest converts to Islam and was persecuted and tortured for his faith. He took part in the Battle of Badr and other battles and expeditions. He led the congregational prayer in the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah after the assassination of ꜤUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb. He did not take part in the strife that occurred after the assassination of ꜤUthmān, the third caliph. He died in Year 38 AH 657 CE.
