A woman’s patience and its reward

By | November 3, 2022

Ata’ ibn Abi Rabah reported: Ibn Abbas said to me, “Shall I not show you a woman of Paradise?” I said, “Of course.” Ibn Abbas said, “There was a dark-skinned woman who came to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and she said: Indeed, I suffer seizures and I become uncovered, so supplicate to Allah for me. The Prophet said: If you wish you can be patient and have Paradise, or if you wish I will supplicate for Allah to heal you. She said: I will be patient, but supplicate to Allah that I will not become uncovered. Thus, the Prophet supplicated for her.”

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 5328, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2576

Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim

عن عطاء بن أبي رباح قَالَ قَالَ لِي ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ أَلَا أُرِيكَ امْرَأَةً مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ قُلْتُ بَلَى قَالَ هَذِهِ الْمَرْأَةُ السَّوْدَاءُ أَتَتْ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَتْ إِنِّي أُصْرَعُ وَإِنِّي أَتَكَشَّفُ فَادْعُ اللَّهَ لِي قَالَ إِنْ شِئْتِ صَبَرْتِ وَلَكِ الْجَنَّةُ وَإِنْ شِئْتِ دَعَوْتُ اللَّهَ أَنْ يُعَافِيَكِ قَالَتْ أَصْبِرُ قَالَتْ فَإِنِّي أَتَكَشَّفُ فَادْعُ اللَّهَ أَنْ لَا أَتَكَشَّفَ فَدَعَا لَهَا

5328 صحيح البخاري كتاب الأشربة باب فضل من يصرع من الريح

2576 صحيح مسلم كتاب البر والصلة والآداب باب ثواب المؤمن فيما يصيبه من مرض أو حزن أو نحو ذلك حتى الشوكة يشاكها

A woman's patience and its reward