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RIYADH AS-SALIHIN 15 39. Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet said: When Allah decrees good for a person He afflicts him (Bokhari). 40. Anas relates that the Holy Prophet said: No one of you should wish for death because of any misfortune that befalls him. Should anyone be sore afflicted, he should say: Allah, keep me alive so long as life is the better for me, and cause me to die when death is the better for me (Bokhari and Muslim). 41. Khubaib ibn Arat relates: We complained to the Holy Prophet of the increasing persecution inflicted upon us by the disbelievers of Mecca. He was reclining in the shade of the Ka'aba, having made a pillow of his cloak. We submitted: Why do you not supplicate for help for us? Why do you not pray for us? He made answer: From among those who have gone before you a man would be caught and held in a pit dug for him in the earth and he would then be sawn in two with a saw placed over his head, or his flesh would be combed away from his bones with iron combs but none of this would wean him away from his faith. . Allah will surely bring this matter to its consummation till a rider will proceed from Sana'a to Hadhramaut fearing nothing save Allah and the hazard of the wolf concerning his sheep. But you are in too much of a hurry (Bokhari). 42. Abdullah ibn Mas'ud relates: On the day of Hunian the Holy Prophet favoured some people in the division of spoils. He gave Aqra' ibn Habis and. Uyainah ibn Hisn a hundred camels each and showed favour also to some of those honoured among the Arabs. Someone said: This is not a just division designed to win the pleasure of Allah. I decided to apprise the Holy Prophet of this and went and told him of it. His face became deep red and he said: Who will then do justice if Allah and His Messenger do not? and added: May Allah have mercy on Moses, he was caused more distress than this and was patient. Hearing this I said to myself: I shall never communicate anything of this kind to him again (Bokhari and Muslim). 43. Anas relates that the Holy Prophet said: When Allah decrees good for a servant of His He afflicts him quickly in this world, and if He decrees evil for him He does not hasten to call him to account for his sins in this world but takes him to task on the Day of Judgment. He also said: High reward is for high endeavour; and when Allah, the Exalted, loves a people, he puts them to trial. . Then for him who accepts the affliction cheerfully is His pleasure, and for him who evades or shirks it is His wrath (Tirmidhi). 44. Anas relates: Abu Talha had a son who was ailing. He went out and the boy died in his absence. When he came back he inquired: How is the boy?. Umm Sulaim, the mother of the boy, answered: Better than he was. Then she placed his evening meal before him and he ate and thereafter slept with her. At last she said to him: Arrange for the burial of the boy. In the morning Abu. Talha went to the Holy Prophet and informed him of the event. He inquired:. Were you together last night? Abu Talha replied in the affirmative, on which the Holy Prophet supplicated: Allah, bless them both. Thereafter she gave birth to a boy. Abu Talha said to her: Take up the boy so that we may carry him to the. Holy Prophet; and he took some dates with him. The Holy Prophet inquired: Is