\nNarrated Abu Huraira:\n \n\nthat he heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying, "Allah willed to test three Israelis who were a Leper, a blind man \nand a bald-headed man. So, he sent them an angel who came to the leper and said, 'What thing do you \nlike most?' He replied, 'Good color and good skin, for the people have a strong aversion to me.' The \nangel touched him and his illness was cured, and he was given a good color and beautiful skin. The \nangel asked him, 'What kind of property do you like best?' He replied, 'Camels (or cows).' (The \nnarrator is in doubt, for either the leper or the bald-headed man demanded camels and the other \ndemanded cows). So he (i.e. the leper) was given a pregnant she-camel, and the angel said (to him), \n'May Allah bless you in it.' \nThe angel then went to the bald-headed man and said, 'What thing do you like most?' He said, 'I like \ngood hair and wish to be cured of this disease, for the people feel repulsion for me.' The angel touched \nhim and his illness was cured, and he was given good hair. The angel asked (him), 'What kind of \nproperty do you like best?' He replied, 'Cows,' The angel gave him a pregnant cow and said, 'May \nAllah bless you in it.' The angel went to the blind man and asked, 'What thing do you like best?' He \nsaid, '(I like) that Allah may restore my eye-sight to me so that I may see the people.' The angel \ntouched his eyes and Allah gave him back his eye-sight. The angel asked him, 'What kind of property \ndo you like best?' He replied, 'Sheep.' The angel gave him a pregnant sheep. Afterwards, all the three \npregnant animals gave birth to young ones, and multiplied and brought forth so much that one of the \n(three) men had a herd of camels filling a valley, and one had a herd of cows filling a valley, and one \nhad a flock of sheep filling a valley. Then the angel, disguised in the shape and appearance of a leper, \nwent to the leper and said, I am a poor man, who has lost all means of livelihood while on a journey. \nSo none will satisfy my need except Allah and then you. In the Name of Him Who has given you such \nnice color and beautiful skin, and so much property, I ask you to give me a camel so that I may reach \nmy destination. The man replied, 'I have many obligations (so I cannot give you).' The angel said, 'I \nthink I know you; were you not a leper to whom the people had a strong aversion? Weren't you a poor \nman, and then Allah gave you (all this property).' He replied, '(This is all wrong), I got this property \nthrough inheritance from my fore-fathers.' The angel said, 'If you are telling a lie, then let Allah make \nyou as you were before. ' \nThen the angel, disguised in the shape and appearance of a bald man, went to the bald man and said to \nhim the same as he told the first one, and he too answered the same as the first one did. The angel \nsaid, 'If you are telling a lie, then let Allah make you as you were before.' \nThe angel, disguised in the shape of a blind man, went to the blind man and said, 'I am a poor man and \na traveler, whose means of livelihood have been exhausted while on a journey. I have nobody to help \nme except Allah, and after Him, you yourself. I ask you in the Name of Him Who has given you back \nyour eye-sight to give me a sheep, so that with its help, I may complete my journey.' The man said, 'No \ndoubt, I was blind and Allah gave me back my eye-sight; I was poor and Allah made me rich; so take \nanything you wish from my property. By Allah, I will not stop you for taking anything (you need) of \nmy property which you may take for Allah's sake.' The angel replied, 'Keep your property with you. \nYou (i.e the three men) have been tested, and Allah is pleased with you and is angry with your two \ncompanions."\n

\nNarrated Abu Huraira:\n \n\nthat he heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying, "Allah willed to test three Israelis who were a Leper, a blind man \nand a bald-headed man. So, he sent them an angel who came to the leper and said, 'What thing do you \nlike most?' He replied, 'Good color and good skin, for the people have a strong aversion to me.' The \nangel touched him and his illness was cured, and he was given a good color and beautiful skin. The \nangel asked him, 'What kind of property do you like best?' He replied, 'Camels (or cows).' (The \nnarrator is in doubt, for either the leper or the bald-headed man demanded camels and the other \ndemanded cows). So he (i.e. the leper) was given a pregnant she-camel, and the angel said (to him), \n'May Allah bless you in it.' \nThe angel then went to the bald-headed man and said, 'What thing do you like most?' He said, 'I like \ngood hair and wish to be cured of this disease, for the people feel repulsion for me.' The angel touched \nhim and his illness was cured, and he was given good hair. The angel asked (him), 'What kind of \nproperty do you like best?' He replied, 'Cows,' The angel gave him a pregnant cow and said, 'May \nAllah bless you in it.' The angel went to the blind man and asked, 'What thing do you like best?' He \nsaid, '(I like) that Allah may restore my eye-sight to me so that I may see the people.' The angel \ntouched his eyes and Allah gave him back his eye-sight. The angel asked him, 'What kind of property \ndo you like best?' He replied, 'Sheep.' The angel gave him a pregnant sheep. Afterwards, all the three \npregnant animals gave birth to young ones, and multiplied and brought forth so much that one of the \n(three) men had a herd of camels filling a valley, and one had a herd of cows filling a valley, and one \nhad a flock of sheep filling a valley. Then the angel, disguised in the shape and appearance of a leper, \nwent to the leper and said, I am a poor man, who has lost all means of livelihood while on a journey. \nSo none will satisfy my need except Allah and then you. In the Name of Him Who has given you such \nnice color and beautiful skin, and so much property, I ask you to give me a camel so that I may reach \nmy destination. The man replied, 'I have many obligations (so I cannot give you).' The angel said, 'I \nthink I know you; were you not a leper to whom the people had a strong aversion? Weren't you a poor \nman, and then Allah gave you (all this property).' He replied, '(This is all wrong), I got this property \nthrough inheritance from my fore-fathers.' The angel said, 'If you are telling a lie, then let Allah make \nyou as you were before. ' \nThen the angel, disguised in the shape and appearance of a bald man, went to the bald man and said to \nhim the same as he told the first one, and he too answered the same as the first one did. The angel \nsaid, 'If you are telling a lie, then let Allah make you as you were before.' \nThe angel, disguised in the shape of a blind man, went to the blind man and said, 'I am a poor man and \na traveler, whose means of livelihood have been exhausted while on a journey. I have nobody to help \nme except Allah, and after Him, you yourself. I ask you in the Name of Him Who has given you back \nyour eye-sight to give me a sheep, so that with its help, I may complete my journey.' The man said, 'No \ndoubt, I was blind and Allah gave me back my eye-sight; I was poor and Allah made me rich; so take \nanything you wish from my property. By Allah, I will not stop you for taking anything (you need) of \nmy property which you may take for Allah's sake.' The angel replied, 'Keep your property with you. \nYou (i.e the three men) have been tested, and Allah is pleased with you and is angry with your two \ncompanions."\n

حَدَّثَنِي أَحْمَدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَاصِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ أَبِي عَمْرَةَ، أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّهُ، سَمِعَ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ح وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ رَجَاءٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا هَمَّامٌ، عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ أَبِي عَمْرَةَ، أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّهُ، سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ‏\n"‏ إِنَّ ثَلاَثَةً فِي بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَبْرَصَ وَأَقْرَعَ وَأَعْمَى بَدَا لِلَّهِ أَنْ يَبْتَلِيَهُمْ، فَبَعَثَ إِلَيْهِمْ مَلَكًا، فَأَتَى الأَبْرَصَ‏.‏ فَقَالَ أَىُّ شَىْءٍ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْكَ قَالَ لَوْنٌ حَسَنٌ وَجِلْدٌ حَسَنٌ، قَدْ قَذِرَنِي النَّاسُ‏.‏ قَالَ فَمَسَحَهُ، فَذَهَبَ عَنْهُ، فَأُعْطِيَ لَوْنًا حَسَنًا وَجِلْدًا حَسَنًا‏.‏ فَقَالَ أَىُّ الْمَالِ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْكَ قَالَ الإِبِلُ ـ أَوْ قَالَ الْبَقَرُ هُوَ شَكَّ فِي ذَلِكَ، إِنَّ الأَبْرَصَ وَالأَقْرَعَ، قَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا الإِبِلُ، وَقَالَ الآخَرُ الْبَقَرُ ـ فَأُعْطِيَ نَاقَةً عُشَرَاءَ‏.‏ فَقَالَ يُبَارَكُ لَكَ فِيهَا‏.‏ وَأَتَى الأَقْرَعَ فَقَالَ أَىُّ شَىْءٍ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْكَ قَالَ شَعَرٌ حَسَنٌ، وَيَذْهَبُ عَنِّي هَذَا، قَدْ قَذِرَنِي النَّاسُ‏.‏ قَالَ فَمَسَحَهُ فَذَهَبَ، وَأُعْطِيَ شَعَرًا حَسَنًا‏.‏ قَالَ فَأَىُّ الْمَالِ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْكَ قَالَ الْبَقَرُ‏.‏ قَالَ فَأَعْطَاهُ بَقَرَةً حَامِلاً، وَقَالَ يُبَارَكُ لَكَ فِيهَا‏.‏ وَأَتَى الأَعْمَى فَقَالَ أَىُّ شَىْءٍ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْكَ قَالَ يَرُدُّ اللَّهُ إِلَىَّ بَصَرِي، فَأُبْصِرُ بِهِ النَّاسَ‏.‏ قَالَ فَمَسَحَهُ، فَرَدَّ اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ بَصَرَهُ‏.‏ قَالَ فَأَىُّ الْمَالِ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْكَ قَالَ الْغَنَمُ‏.‏ فَأَعْطَاهُ شَاةً وَالِدًا، فَأُنْتِجَ هَذَانِ، وَوَلَّدَ هَذَا، فَكَانَ لِهَذَا وَادٍ مِنْ إِبِلٍ، وَلِهَذَا وَادٍ مِنْ بَقَرٍ، وَلِهَذَا وَادٍ مِنَ الْغَنَمِ‏.‏ ثُمَّ إِنَّهُ أَتَى الأَبْرَصَ فِي صُورَتِهِ وَهَيْئَتِهِ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِسْكِينٌ، تَقَطَّعَتْ بِيَ الْحِبَالُ فِي سَفَرِي، فَلاَ بَلاَغَ الْيَوْمَ إِلاَّ بِاللَّهِ ثُمَّ بِكَ، أَسْأَلُكَ بِالَّذِي أَعْطَاكَ اللَّوْنَ الْحَسَنَ وَالْجِلْدَ الْحَسَنَ وَالْمَالَ بَعِيرًا أَتَبَلَّغُ عَلَيْهِ فِي سَفَرِي‏.‏ فَقَالَ لَهُ إِنَّ الْحُقُوقَ كَثِيرَةٌ‏.‏ فَقَالَ لَهُ كَأَنِّي أَعْرِفُكَ، أَلَمْ تَكُنْ أَبْرَصَ يَقْذَرُكَ النَّاسُ فَقِيرًا فَأَعْطَاكَ اللَّهُ فَقَالَ لَقَدْ وَرِثْتُ لِكَابِرٍ عَنْ كَابِرٍ‏.‏ فَقَالَ إِنْ كُنْتَ كَاذِبًا فَصَيَّرَكَ اللَّهُ إِلَى مَا كُنْتَ، وَأَتَى الأَقْرَعَ فِي صُورَتِهِ وَهَيْئَتِهِ، فَقَالَ لَهُ مِثْلَ مَا قَالَ لِهَذَا، فَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِ مِثْلَ مَا رَدَّ عَلَيْهِ هَذَا فَقَالَ إِنْ كُنْتَ كَاذِبًا فَصَيَّرَكَ اللَّهُ إِلَى مَا كُنْتَ‏.‏ وَأَتَى الأَعْمَى فِي صُورَتِهِ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِسْكِينٌ وَابْنُ سَبِيلٍ وَتَقَطَّعَتْ بِيَ الْحِبَالُ فِي سَفَرِي، فَلاَ بَلاَغَ الْيَوْمَ إِلاَّ بِاللَّهِ، ثُمَّ بِكَ أَسْأَلُكَ بِالَّذِي رَدَّ عَلَيْكَ بَصَرَكَ شَاةً أَتَبَلَّغُ بِهَا فِي سَفَرِي‏.‏ فَقَالَ قَدْ كُنْتُ أَعْمَى فَرَدَّ اللَّهُ بَصَرِي، وَفَقِيرًا فَقَدْ أَغْنَانِي، فَخُذْ مَا شِئْتَ، فَوَاللَّهِ لاَ أَجْهَدُكَ الْيَوْمَ بِشَىْءٍ أَخَذْتَهُ لِلَّهِ‏.‏ فَقَالَ أَمْسِكْ مَالَكَ، فَإِنَّمَا ابْتُلِيتُمْ، فَقَدْ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْكَ وَسَخِطَ عَلَى صَاحِبَيْكَ ‏"‏‏.‏