عنْ أَبي سَعيدٍ وأَبي هُرَيْرة - رضيَ اللَّه عَنْهُمَا - عن النَّبيِّ ﷺ قَالَ: «مَا يُصِيبُ الْمُسْلِمَ مِنْ نَصَبٍ وَلا وَصَبٍ وَلا هَمٍّ وَلا حَزَنٍ وَلا أَذًى وَلا غمٍّ، حتَّى الشَّوْكَةُ يُشَاكُها، إِلَّا كفَّر اللَّه بهَا مِنْ خطَايَاه»
144 - Perseverance during hard times
Abu Saīd and Abu Hurayrah narrated that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said:
Whatever affliction, trouble, distress, grief, harm, or sorrow hurts a believer, even if it is merely a thorn, ensures that God will wipe away some of his sins for suffering it.
Abu Hurayrah ‘Abd al-Raḥmān ibn Ṣakhr al-Dawsī
Abu Hurayrah ‘Abd al-Raḥmān ibn Ṣakhr al-Dawsī embraced Islam in the year in which the Battle of Khaybar took place, i.e. Year 7 of the Hijri calendar. He was the Prophet’s companion who narrated the largest number of his hadiths, because he committed himself to remain close to the Prophet. He was keen to learn the Prophet’s hadiths and he remained for a long time in Madinah. He died in Year 58 AH, 678 CE.
