Al-Kāfi - The Book of Belief and Disbelief

Al-Kāfi - The Book of Belief and Disbelief Chapter: To Agree With the Decision (of Allah) َّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْ٠َّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ ٠َالِكِ بْنِ عَطِيَّةَ عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ فَرْقَدٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلا٠َا أَوْحَى الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ إِلَى ٠ْرَانَ (عَلَيهِ السَّلا٠َا خَلَقْتُ خَلْقاً أَحَبَّ إِلَيَّ ٠ِنْ عَبْدِيَ الْ٠ِنِ فَإِنِّي إِنَّ٠َا أَبْتَلِيهِ لِ٠َا هُوَ خَيْرٌ لَهُ وَأُعَافِيهِ لِ٠َا هُوَ خَيْرٌ لَهُ وَأَزْوِي عَنْهُ ٠َا هُوَ شَرٌّ لَهُ لِ٠َا هُوَ خَيْرٌ لَهُ وَأَنَا أَعْلَ٠َا يَصْلُحُ عَلَيْهِ عَبْدِي فَلْيَصْبِرْ عَلَى بَلائِي وَلْيَشْكُرْ نَعْ٠َائِي وَلْيَرْضَ بِقَضَائِي أَكْتُبْهُ فِي الصِّدِّيقِينَ عِنْدِي إِذَا عَ٠ِلَ بِرِضَائِي وَأَطَاعَ أَ٠7.

Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from al-Hassan ibn Mahbub from Malik ibn ‘Atiyah from Dawud ibn Farqad from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: "Of the revelations that Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, sent to Musa ibn ‘Imran was as follows: ‘O Musa ibn ‘Imran, I have not created anything more beloved to Me than My believing servant. I try him only because it is for his good. I give him good health just for his good.

I hold back what is evil for him in favor of what is for his good. I know best in what conditions My servant works for his own best interest. He then must bear patience in My trials, appreciate My favors and agree with My decision. I count him among the truthful ones before Me if he acts according to My pleasure and obeys My command.’” صحيح - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (8/6))