1698 - أيُّوبُ عليه السلام‏

1698. JOB (AS) [AYYUB]

(وَأَيُّوبَ إِذْ نَادَى‏ رَبَّهُ أَنِّي مَسَّنِيَ الضُّرُّ وَ أَنْتَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ * فَاسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُ فَكَشَفْنَا مَا بِهِ مِنْ ضُرٍّ وَآتَيْنَاهُ أََهْلَهُ وَمِثْلَهُمْ مَعَهُمْ رَحْمَةً مِنْ عِنْدِنَا وَذِكْرَى‏ لِلْعَابِدِينَ) .¹

"And Job, when he called out to his Lord, 'Indeed distress has befallen me, and You are the most merciful of the merciful.' We answered his prayer and removed his distress, and We gave him [back] his family along with others like them, as a mercy from Us, and an admonition for the devout." ²

(اُنظر) ص : 41 - 44 .

(See also: Qur'an 38:41-44)

5968.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : قالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّوجلَّ لأيُّوبَ : أتَدري ما كانَ جُرمُكَ إلَيَّ حتَّى ابتَلَيتُكَ ؟ قالَ: [لا] ³ ياربِّ ! قالَ : لأ نّكَ دَخَلتَ على‏ فِرعَونَ فادَّهَنتَ بكَلِمَتَينِ .⁴

5968.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Allah Almighty revealed unto Job (AS), 'Do you know what your sin to Me was when you were struck with calamities?' He said, 'No.' Allah Almighty said, 'You went to Pharaoh and you flattered him with two words.' ⁵

5969.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : كانَ أيُّوبُ أحلَمَ النّاسِ ، وأصبَرَ النّاسِ ، وأكظَمَ النّاسِ لِغَيظٍ .⁶

5969.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Job was the most tolerant and patient of people, and the strongest at suppressing his anger.' ⁷

5970.ابن عبّاس : إنّ امرأةَ أيُّوبَ عليه السلام قالَت لَهُ يَوماً : لَو دَعَوتَ اللَّهَ أن يَشفيَكَ ! فقالَ : وَيحَكِ ! كُنّا في النَّعماءِ سَبعينَ عاماً فهَلُمَّ نَصبِرْ في الضَّرّاءِ مِثلَها ! قالَ : فلَم يَمكُثْ بعدَ ذلكَ إلّا يَسيراً حتّى‏ عُوفِيَ .⁸

5970. Ibn Abbas narrated, 'The wife of Job (AS) said to him one day, 'If only you supplicated to Allah to cure you!' He said, 'Woe unto you! We enjoyed blessings for seventy years, so lets be patient with calamities in its equivalent!' The narrator says, 'He did not stay after this for long until he was cured.' ⁹

5971.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : ابتُلِيَ أيُّوبُ سَبعَ سِنينَ بلا ذَنبٍ .¹⁰

5971.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Job was afflicted for seven years without having committed a single sin.' ¹¹

5972.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : إنّ اللَّهَ تَباركَ وتعالَى ابتَلى‏ أيُّوبَ عليه السلام بلا ذَنبٍ ، فصَبَرَ حتّى‏ عُيِّرَ، وإنّ الأنبياءَ لا يَصبِرونَ علَى التَّعيِيرِ .¹²

5972.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Allah, Blessed and most High, afflicted Job (AS) without him committing a single sin, and he was patient until he was mocked, and prophets do not tolerate being mocked.' ¹³

5973.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : ماسَألَ أيُّوبُ عليه السلام العافِيَةَ في شَي‏ءٍ مِن بَلائهِ .¹⁴

5973.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Job never asked for wellbeing in any of the calamities he was struck with.' ¹⁵