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Riyad as-Salihin 35 (Book) #38420
Patience Rewarded with Jannah

SUMMARY: A woman suffering from epilepsy asked the Prophet (ﷺ) to make supplication to Allah for her, and he offered her a choice between enduring it patiently and being rewarded with Jannah or being cured. She chose to endure it patiently.

'Ata' bin Abu Rabah reported: Ibn 'Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) asked him whether he would like that he should show him a woman who is from the people Jannah. When he replied that he certainly would, he said, "This black woman, who came to the Prophet and said, 'I suffer from epilepsy and during fits my body is exposed, so make supplication to Allah for me'. He replied: 'If you wish you endure it patiently and you be rewarded with Jannah, or if you wish, I shall make supplication to Allah to cure you?' She said, 'I shall endure it'. Then she added: 'But my body is exposed, so pray to Allah that it may not happen'. He (Prophet ) then supplicated for her". Al-Bukhari and Muslim.
وعن عطاء بن أبي رباح قال‏:‏ قال لي ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما‏:‏ ألا أريك امرأة من أهل الجنة ‏"‏ فقلت‏:‏ بلى، قال‏:‏ هذه المرأة السوداء أتتت النبي فقالت ‏:‏ إني أصرع، و إني أتكشف، فادع الله تعالى لي قال‏:‏ ‏"‏إن شئت صبرت ولك الجنة، وإن شئت دعوت الله تعالى أن يعافيك‏"‏ فقالت‏:‏ أصبر، فقالت‏:‏ إني أتكشف ، فادع الله أن لا أتشكف ، فدعا لها‏.‏ ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏

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patience  *  reward  *  supplication

QUICK LESSONS:
Turn towards Allah when faced with difficulties, Endure hardships patiently for greater rewards in the hereafter .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about a woman who suffered from epilepsy and during fits her body was exposed. She asked the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ to make supplication to Allah for her so she could be cured of this affliction. The Prophet ﷺ offered her two choices; either she could endure it patiently and be rewarded with Jannah or he would make supplication for her so that she would be cured of this affliction. The woman chose the former option; she decided that she would endure it patiently in order to receive reward in Jannah instead of being cured on Earth. This hadith teaches us that patience is an important virtue which can lead us towards great rewards in the hereafter if we are patient in our trials and tribulations here on Earth. It also teaches us that we should always turn towards Allah when faced with difficulties as He is our only source of help and strength during times of hardship.

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