Q
What is the significance of patience when faced with a calamity?
A
The Prophet (ﷺ) passed by a woman who was weeping beside a grave. He told her to fear Allah and be
patient. She said to him, “Go away, for you have not been afflicted with a calamity like mine.” And
she did not recognize him. Then she was informed that he was the Prophet (ﷺ) . so she went to the house
of the Prophet (ﷺ) and there she did not find any guard. Then she said to him, “I did not recognize you.”
He said, “Verily, the patience is at the first stroke of a calamity.”
patient. She said to him, “Go away, for you have not been afflicted with a calamity like mine.” And
she did not recognize him. Then she was informed that he was the Prophet (ﷺ) . so she went to the house
of the Prophet (ﷺ) and there she did not find any guard. Then she said to him, “I did not recognize you.”
He said, “Verily, the patience is at the first stroke of a calamity.”
Referensi:
Sahih al-Bukhari 1283, Book 23, Hadith 43
Sahih al-Bukhari 1283, Book 23, Hadith 43
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