روى الترمذي (2398) عَنْ سَعْد بن أبي وقاص رضي الله عنه قَالَ : قُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ , أَيُّ النَّاسِ أَشَدُّ بَلاءً ؟ قَالَ :
الأَنْبِيَاءُ , ثُمَّ الأَمْثَلُ فَالأَمْثَلُ , فَيُبْتَلَى الرَّجُلُ عَلَى حَسَبِ دِينِهِ , فَإِنْ كَانَ دِينُهُ صُلْبًا اشْتَدَّ بَلاؤُهُ , وَإِنْ كَانَ فِي دِينِهِ رِقَّةٌ ابْتُلِيَ عَلَى حَسَبِ دِينِهِ , فَمَا يَبْرَحُ الْبَلاءُ بِالْعَبْدِ حَتَّى يَتْرُكَهُ يَمْشِي عَلَى الأَرْضِ مَا عَلَيْهِ خَطِيئَةٌ .
صححه الألباني في السلسلة الصحيحة (143) .
Al-Tirmidhi (2398) narrated that Sa’d ibn Abi Waqqaas (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: I said:
“O Messenger of Allaah, which of
the people are most sorely tested?”
He said:
“The Prophets, then the next
best and the next best. A man will be tested in accordance with his level of
religious commitment. If his religious commitment is strong, he will be
tested more severely, and if his religious commitment is weak, he will be tested in accordance with his religious commitment. Calamity will keep befalling a person until he walks on the earth with no sin on him.”
Classed assaheeh by al-Albaani in al-Silsilah al-Saheehah, 143.