حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ بَهْدَلَةَ عَنْ مُصْعَبِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَيُّ النَّاسِ أَشَدُّ بَلَائً قَالَ الْأَنْبِيَائُ ثُمَّ الْأَمْثَلُ فَالْأَمْثَلُ فَيُبْتَلَی الرَّجُلُ عَلَی حَسَبِ دِينِهِ فَإِنْ کَانَ دِينُهُ صُلْبًا اشْتَدَّ بَلَاؤُهُ وَإِنْ کَانَ فِي دِينِهِ رِقَّةٌ ابْتُلِيَ عَلَی حَسَبِ دِينِهِ فَمَا يَبْرَحُ الْبَلَائُ بِالْعَبْدِ حَتَّی يَتْرُکَهُ يَمْشِي عَلَی الْأَرْضِ مَا عَلَيْهِ خَطِيئَةٌ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَی هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ وَفِي الْبَاب عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَأُخْتِ حُذَيْفَةَ بْنِ الْيَمَانِ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سُئِلَ أَيُّ النَّاسِ أَشَدُّ بَلَائً قَالَ الْأَنْبِيَائُ ثُمَّ الْأَمْثَلُ فَالْأَمْثَلُ
جامع ترمذی · Hadith 2398
Mus'ab bin Sa'd narrated from his father that a man said: O Messenger of Allah(s.a.w)! Which of the people is tried most severely? He said: The Prophets, then those nearest to them, then those nearest to them. A man is tried according to his religion; if he is firm in his religion, then his trials are more severe, and if he is frail in his religion, then he is tried according to the strength of his religion. The servant shall continue to be tried until he is left walking upon the earth without any sins.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020