Hadith 252
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1. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Sa’d bin Abdullah, from Ahmad bin Muhammed, from Ibn Faddal, from Yunus bin Ya’qoub, from Shu’aib al-‘Aqraqoufi, that he said
I said to Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him: There is something narrated from Abu Dharr, upon whom is the mercy of Allah, that he used to say: «Three things which the people hate, and which I love: I love death, and I love povery, and I love tribulation.» Then he said: Indeed, this is not like as they narrate. He only meant: Death in obedience to Allah is more beloved to me than life in disobedience to Allah, and poverty in obedience to Allah is more beloved to me than wealth in disobedience to Allah, and tribulation in obedience to Allah is more beloved to me than health in disobedience to Allah.
أبي - رحمه الله - قال حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن أحمد بن محمد، عن ابن فضال، عن يونس بن يعقوب، عن شعيب العقرقوفي قال
قلت لأبي عبد الله عليه السلام: شئ يروى، عن أبي ذر - رحمة الله عليه - أنه كان يقول: ثلاثة يبغضها الناس وأنا أحبها: أحب الموت، وأحب الفقر، وأحب البلاء، فقال: إن هذا ليس على ما يرون ، إنما عنى: الموت في طاعة الله أحب إلي من الحياة في معصية الله، والفقر في طاعة الله أحب إلي من الغنا في معصية الله، والبلاء في طاعة الله أحب إلي من الصحة في معصية الله.
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