When he -as saw her hair cut off...

When he -as saw her hair cut off, he -as was angry and swore to her that he -as would hit her a hundred times. \n She informed him -as that its reason was such and such (devastating hunger). Ayoub -as was gloomy from that. Allah -azwj revealed to him: \u201cAnd take a green branch in your hand and strike with it and do not break your oath!\u201d [38:44] . He -as grabbed a hundred branches and struck her once and exited from his -as oath.

Then He -azwj Said: And We Granted to him, his family and the like of them, along with them, as a Mercy from Us and (for it to be) a Reminder for those who have the understanding [38:43] . \u00a0 \n He -asws said: \u2018Allah -azwj Returned unto him -as his -as family, those who had died before the afflictions, and returned unto him -as his -as family those who had died after what had afflicted them of the affliction.

Allah -azwj the Exalted Revived all of them for him -as and they live with him -as . \n And Ayoub -as was asked after Allah -azwj had restored his -as health, \u2018Which thing was the severest upon you -as from what has passed upon you -as ?\u2019 He -as said: \u2018Gloating of the enemies\u2019. \n Allah -azwj Rained upon him -as in his -as house, butterflies of gold, and he -as would gather it, and whenever the wind blew away something from it, he -as would go after it and return it.

Jibraeel -as said to him: \u2018Are you -as not satiated, O Ayoub -as ?\u2019 He -as said: \u2018And who can be satiated from the sustenance of his Lord -azwj ?\u2019\u2019 [9] Complete Hadeeth is given in the Appendix I.

\n \u2018From Abu Abdullah -asws (6 th Imam) has said: \u2018When the calamities of Ayoub -as were prolonged and Iblees -la saw his -as patience, came to companions of his -as who were monks in the mountain and said to them, \u2018Let us pass by this afflicted servant to ask him -as about his -as afflictions\u2019. \n He -asws said:\u2019 They rode and came to him -as . When they were nearby him -as , their mules fled from them.

So, they came closer to each other, then walked to him -as \u2019, and among them was a young youth, and they greeted unto Ayoub -as , and they sat down and said, \u2018O Ayoub -as ! If only you -as would inform us of your -as sin, for we do not see you -as being afflicted by these afflictions except for a matter you -as are concealing it\u2019. \n Ayoub -as said: \u2018By the Mighty of my -as Lord -azwj !