168 – ʿAbd Allah narrated to us; ʿAli ibn Muhammad also related to me; he said: ʿAbd Allah ibn Salih narrated to us; al-Layth ibn Saʿd told me:

It was said to the Prophet Job—peace be upon him, “Why do you not ask Allah for well-being?” He replied, “I am too ashamed before Allah to request relief until I have endured adversity for a span comparable to the hopeful ease that once passed over me.”