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صحيح مسلم
Sahih Muslim
كتاب الزهد والرقائق
The Book of Zuhd and Softening of Hearts
باب ما جاء ان الدنيا سجن المؤمن وجنة الكافر 
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Numbering by, Abdul Baqi: 2964, Shamela: 7431
حدثنا شيبان بن فروخ ، حدثنا همام ، حدثنا إسحاق بن عبد الله بن ابي طلحة ، حدثني عبد الرحمن بن ابي عمرة ، ان ابا هريرة حدثه انه سمع النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، يقول: " إن ثلاثة في بني إسرائيل ابرص، واقرع، واعمى، فاراد الله ان يبتليهم، فبعث إليهم ملكا، فاتى الابرص، فقال: اي شيء احب إليك؟، قال: لون حسن، وجلد حسن، ويذهب عني الذي قد قذرني الناس، قال: فمسحه، فذهب عنه قذره واعطي لونا حسنا وجلدا حسنا، قال: فاي المال احب إليك؟، قال: الإبل او قال: البقر شك إسحاق إلا ان الابرص او الاقرع، قال احدهما: الإبل وقال الآخر: البقر، قال: فاعطي ناقة عشراء، فقال: بارك الله لك فيها، قال: فاتى الاقرع، فقال: اي شيء احب إليك؟، قال: شعر حسن، ويذهب عني هذا الذي قد قذرني الناس، قال: فمسحه فذهب عنه واعطي شعرا حسنا، قال: فاي المال احب إليك؟، قال: البقر، فاعطي بقرة حاملا، فقال: بارك الله لك فيها، قال: فاتى الاعمى، فقال: اي شيء احب إليك؟، قال: ان يرد الله إلي بصري فابصر به الناس، قال: فمسحه فرد الله إليه بصره، قال: فاي المال احب إليك؟، قال: الغنم، فاعطي شاة والدا، فانتج هذان وولد هذا، قال: فكان لهذا واد من الإبل، ولهذا واد من البقر، ولهذا واد من الغنم، قال: ثم إنه اتى الابرص في صورته وهيئته، فقال رجل مسكين: قد انقطعت بي الحبال في سفري، فلا بلاغ لي اليوم إلا بالله، ثم بك اسالك بالذي اعطاك اللون الحسن والجلد الحسن والمال بعيرا، اتبلغ عليه في سفري؟، فقال: الحقوق كثيرة، فقال له: كاني اعرفك، الم تكن ابرص يقذرك الناس فقيرا، فاعطاك الله، فقال: إنما ورثت هذا المال كابرا، عن كابر، فقال: إن كنت كاذبا فصيرك الله إلى ما كنت، قال: واتى الاقرع في صورته، فقال له مثل ما قال لهذا، ورد عليه مثل ما رد على هذا، فقال: إن كنت كاذبا، فصيرك الله إلى ما كنت، قال: واتى الاعمى في صورته وهيئته، فقال: رجل مسكين وابن سبيل انقطعت بي الحبال في سفري، فلا بلاغ لي اليوم إلا بالله، ثم بك اسالك بالذي رد عليك بصرك شاة، اتبلغ بها في سفري؟، فقال: قد كنت اعمى فرد الله إلي بصري، فخذ ما شئت ودع ما شئت، فوالله لا اجهدك اليوم شيئا اخذته لله، فقال: امسك مالك، فإنما ابتليتم فقد رضي عنك وسخط على صاحبيك ".
Abu Hurairah (RA) , narrated that he heard Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) as saying: There were three persons in Bani Isra'il, one suffering from leprosy, the other bald-headed and the third one blind. Allah decided to test them. So He sent an angel who came to one who was suffering from leprosy and said: Which thing do you like most? He said: Beautiful colour and fine skin and removal of that which makes me detestable in the eye of people. He wiped him and his illness was no more and he was conferred upon beautiful colour and beautiful skin. He (the angel) again said: Which property do you like most? He said: Camels, or he said: The cow the narrator is, however, doubtful about it, but (out of the persons) suffering from leprosy or baldness one of them definitely said: The camel. And the other one said: Cow. And he (one who demanded camel) was bestowed upon a she-camel, in an advanced stage of pregnancy, and while giving he said: May Allah bless you in this. Then he came to the bald-headed person and said: Which thing do you like most? He said: Beautiful hair and that (this baldness) may be removed from me because of which people hate me. He wiped his body and his illness was removed and he was bestowed upon beautiful hair, and the angel said: Which wealth do you like most? He said: The cow. And he was given a pregnant cow and while handing it over to him he (the angel) said: May Allah bless you in this. Then he came to the blind man and he said: Which thing do you like most? He said: Allah should restore my eyesight so that I should be able to see people with the help of that. He wiped his body and Allah restored to him his eyesight, and he (the angel) also said: Which wealth do you like most? He said. The flock of sheep. And he was given a pregnant goat and that gave birth to young ones and it so happened that one valley abounded in camels and the other one in goats and the third one in sheep. He then came to one suffering from leprosy in his (old) form and shape and he said: I am a poor person and my provision has run short in my journey and there is none to take me to my destination except with the help of Allah and your favour. I beg of you in His name Who gave you fine colour and fine skin, and the camel in the shape of wealth, to confer upon me a camel which should carry me in my journey. He said: I have many responsibilities to discharge. Thereupon he said: I perceive as if I recognise you. Were you not suffering from leprosy whom people hated and you were a destitude and Allah conferred upon you (wealth) He said: I have inherited this property from my forefathers. Thereupon he said: If you are a liar may Allah change you to that very position in which you had been. He then came to the one who was bald-headed in his (old) form and said to him the same what he had said to him (one suffering from leprosy) and he gave him the same reply as he had given him and he said: If you are a liar, may Allah turn you to your previous position in which you had been. And then he came to the blind man in his (old) form and shape and he said: I am a destitute person and a wayfarer. My provision have ran short and today there is no way to reach the destination but with the help of Allah and then with your help and I beg of you in the (name) of One Who restored your eyesight and gave you the flock of sheep to give me a sheep by which I should be able to make my provisions for the journey. He said: I was blind and Allah restored to me my eyesight; you take whatever you like and leave whatever you like. By Allah. I shall not stand in your way today for what you take in the name of God. Thereupon, he said: You keep with you what you have (in your possession). The fact is that you three were put to test and Allah is well pleased with you and He is annoyed with your companions.

Numbering by Fuad Abdul Baqi: 2964

حكم: أحاديث صحيح مسلم كلها صحيحة
Hadith Narrators:
Famous Name
Rank
Ahadith
أبو هريرة الدوسيصحابي
عبد الرحمن بن أبي عمرة الأنصاريمختلف في صحبته
إسحاق بن عبد الله الأنصاري، أبو محمد، أبو يحيى، أبو نجيحثقة حجة
همام بن يحيى العوذي، أبو عبد الله، أبو بكرثقة
شيبان بن أبي شيبة الحبطي، أبو محمدصدوق حسن الحديث
Referencing of the Hadith:
Book Name
Number
Short Arabic Text
صحيح البخاري
3464
ثلاثة في بني إسرائيل أبرص وأقرع وأعمى بدا لله أن يبتليهم
صحيح مسلم
7431
ثلاثة في بني إسرائيل أبرص وأقرع وأعمى فأراد الله أن يبتليهم