Kitāb al-Muʾmin

Hadith 33
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33 - وعن أبي جعفر (ع) قال: قال رسول الله (ص): يقول الله (جلّ جلاله) يا دُنيا، مُرّي على عبدي المؤمنِ بأنواع البلايا وما هو فيه من أمرِ دنياه وضيّقي عليه في معيشته ولا تحلولي له فيسكن إليك.
33. It has been narrated that Abu Ja'far (a.s) said that the Messenger of Allah (a.s) said: Allah [M.G] says: O World! Visit My believing servant with all kinds of afflictions in what he is preoccupied with in his worldly affairs and strain his means of livelihood and do not be lax with him lest he seeks refuge in you.
Source: Ḥusayn b. Saʿīd al-Ahwāzī

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