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Sahih Muslim 918b (Book 11, Hadith 5) #9275
The Reward of Faith in Calamity

SUMMARY: If a person suffers a calamity and expresses their faith in Allah, Allah will reward them with something better than what they lost.

Umm Salama, the wife of the Messenger of Allah , reported Allah's Messenger as saying: If any servant (of Allah) who suffers a calamity says:" We belong to Allah and to Him shall we return; O Allah, reward me for my affliction and give me something better than it in exchange for it," ' Allah will give him reward for affliction, and would give him something better than it in exchange. She (Umm Salama) said: When Abu Salama died. I uttered (these very words) as I was commanded (to do) by the Messenger of Allah . So Allah gave me better in exchange than him. i. e. (I was taken as the wife of) the Messenger of Allah .
وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عُمَرُ بْنُ كَثِيرِ بْنِ أَفْلَحَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ سَفِينَةَ، يُحَدِّثُ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ، زَوْجَ النَّبِيِّ تَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ ‏ "‏ مَا مِنْ عَبْدٍ تُصِيبُهُ مُصِيبَةٌ فَيَقُولُ إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ اللَّهُمَّ أْجُرْنِي فِي مُصِيبَتِي وَأَخْلِفْ لِي خَيْرًا مِنْهَا إِلاَّ أَجَرَهُ اللَّهُ فِي مُصِيبَتِهِ وَأَخْلَفَ لَهُ خَيْرًا مِنْهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَتْ فَلَمَّا تُوُفِّيَ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ قُلْتُ كَمَا أَمَرَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فَأَخْلَفَ اللَّهُ لِي خَيْرًا مِنْهُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ

TOPICS
calamity  *  faith  *  reward  *  fitna  *  sabr

QUICK LESSONS:
Have faith in God's plan even during difficult times; Be grateful for all your blessings no matter how small they may seem at first glance; Utter words expressing your faith during times of difficulty or distress .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about how to respond to calamities. Umm Salama reported that the Prophet Muhammad said that if someone who is suffering from a calamity says "We belong to Allah and to Him shall we return; O Allah, reward me for my affliction and give me something better than it in exchange for it," then Allah will reward them with something better than what they lost. Umm Salama herself experienced this when her husband Abu Salama died and she was taken as the wife of Prophet Muhammad himself. This hadith teaches us that even when faced with difficult times, we should remain patient and have faith in God's plan for us. We should trust that whatever happens is part of His plan and He will always provide us with something better if we remain faithful. It also encourages us to be grateful for all our blessings no matter how small they may seem at first glance.

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