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- ʿAbd Allah narrated to us; my father narrated to us; ʿAffan narrated to us; Mahdi narrated to us and said: I heard Ghaylan report from Mutarrif, who said, “To be granted well-being and then give thanks is dearer to me than to be tried and then show patience.” Mutarrif added, “I looked closely at gratitude and well-being and found that within them lies the good of this world and the Hereafter.”
١٣٥٣ - حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ، حَدَّثَنَا مَهْدِيٌّ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ غَيْلَانَ يَذْكُرُ عَنْ مُطَرِّفٍ قَالَ: " لَأَنْ أُعَافَى فَأَشْكُرَ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ أَنْ أُبْتَلَى فَأَصْبِرَ قَالَ: مُطَرِّفٌ نَظَرْتُ فِي الشُّكْرِ وَالْعَافِيَةِ فَإِذَا فِيهِمَا خَيْرُ الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ "