I was told that Abu Bakr said: O Messenger of Allah, how could we be in a good state after this verse: “It will not be in accordance with your desires (Muslims), nor those of the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians), whosoever works evil, will have the recompense thereofʿ fan-Nisa' 4:123]? Will we be punished for every bad deed we do? There Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ʿMay Allah forgive you, O Abu Bakr, do you not fall sick? Do you not get exhausted? Do you not feel sad? Don't calamities befall you?ʿ He said: Of course. He said: ʿThat is the recompense you are given.ʿ
يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ كَيْفَ الصَّلاحُ بَعْدَ هَذِهِ الْآيَةِ {لَيْسَ بِأَمَانِيِّكُمْ وَلَا أَمَانِيِّ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ مَنْ يَعْمَلْ سُوءًا يُجْزَ بِهِ} [النساء 123] فَكُلُّ سُوءٍ عَمِلْنَا جُزِينَا بِهِ ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ غَفَرَ اللهُ لَكَ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ أَلَسْتَ تَمْرَضُ؟ أَلَسْتَ تَنْصَبُ؟ أَلَسْتَ تَحْزَنُ؟ أَلَسْتَ تُصِيبُكَ اللَّأْوَاءُ؟ قَالَ بَلَى قَالَ فَهُوَ مَا تُجْزَوْنَ بِهِ