Al-Sabr wa al-Thawab 'Alayh li-Ibn Abi d-Dunya — 'O World, Be Bitter to the Believer So That He May Endure You Patiently; Do Not Become Sweet to Him and Tempt Him'

Al-Sabr wa al-Thawab 'Alayh li-Ibn Abi d-Dunya

Volume 1 · Page 12'O World, Be Bitter to the Believer So That He May Endure You Patiently; Do Not Become Sweet to Him and Tempt Him'

Translation · EN

AI translation

12 - Aḥmad ibn ʿUmar al-Wakīʿī narrated to us, [saying]: Yaḥyā ibn Yamān narrated to us, from Sufyān, from Ḍirār ibn Murra Abū Sinān, who said: It used to be said: "O worldly life, become bitter to the believer so that he may be patient with you; do not turn sweet for him, lest you tempt him."

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Arabic (Source)

١٢ - حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عُمَرَ الْوَكِيعِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَمَانٍ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ ضِرَارِ بْنِ مُرَّةَ أَبِي سِنَانٍ قَالَ: كَانَ يُقَالُ: يَا دُنْيَا أَمِرِّي عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِ يَصْبِرْ عَلَيْكِ، لَا تَحَوَّلِي لَهُ فَتَفْتِنِيهِ