51 - البلاء

51. THE ORDEAL

261 - الابتِلاءُ بِالشَّرِّ والخَيرِ

261. Testing with Events, Good And Bad

(وَنَبْلُوكُمْ بِالشَّرِّ وَالْخَيْرِ فِتْنَةً) .¹

"We will test you with good and ill by way of test." ²

880.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : ما مِن قَبضٍ ولا بَسطٍ إلّا وللَّهِ فيهِ المَنُّ والابْتِلاءُ .³

880.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'There is no tension or ease, unless it involves Allah's favor and test.' ⁴

881.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : ليسَ شي‏ءٌ فيهِ قَبضٌ أو بَسطٌ مِمّا أمرَ اللَّهُ بهِ أو نهى‏ عنهُ إلّا وفيهِ مِن اللَّهِ عزّ وجلّ ابْتِلاءٌ وقَضاءٌ .⁵

881.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'There is nothing that has tension or ease from all that Allah has commanded or prohibited except that it involves a test and a judgment from Allah, the Exalted.' ⁶