that he heard the Prophet ﷺ say, "There were three persons in Bani Isra'il, one suffering from leprosy, the other bald-headed and the third one blind. Allah decided to test them. So He sent an angel."

"He came to the one who was suffering from leprosy and said: Which thing do you like most? He said: Beautiful color and fine skin and removal of that which makes me detestable in the eye of people. He wiped him and his illness was no more and he was conferred upon beautiful colour and beautiful skin. He (the angel) again said: Which property do you like most? He said: Camels, or he said: The cow. – The narrator is, however, doubtful about it, but (out of the persons) suffering from leprosy or baldness one of them definitely said: The camel. And the other one said: Cow. – And he (one who demanded camel) was bestowed upon a she-camel, in an advanced stage of pregnancy, and while giving he said: May Allah bless you in this."

"Then he came to the bald-headed person and said: Which thing do you like most? He said: Beautiful hair and that (this baldness) may be removed from me because of which people hate me. He wiped his body and his illness was removed and he was bestowed upon beautiful hair, and the angel said: Which wealth do you like most? He said: The cow. And he was given a pregnant cow and while handing it over to him he (the angel) said: May Allah bless you in this."

"Then he came to the blind man and he said: Which thing do you like most? He said: Allah should restore my eyesight so that I should be able to see people with the help of that. He wiped his body and Allah restored to him his eyesight, and he (the angel) also said: Which wealth do you like most? He said: The flock of sheep. And he was given a pregnant goat and that gave birth to young ones."

"And it so happened that one valley abounded in camels and the other one in cows and the third one in sheep."

"He then came to the one who had suffered from leprosy in an (old) form and shape and he said: I am a poor person and my provision has run short in my journey and there is none to take me to my destination except with the help of Allah and your favor. I beg of you in His name Who gave you fine color and fine skin, and the camel in the shape of wealth (to confer upon me) a camel which should carry me in my journey. He said: I have many responsibilities to discharge. Thereupon he said: I perceive as if I recognize you. Were you not suffering from leprosy whom people hated and you were destitute and Allah conferred upon you (wealth)? He said: I have inherited this property from my forefathers. Thereupon he said: If you are a liar may Allah change you to that very position in which you had been."

"He then came to the one who was bald-headed in his (old) form and said to him the same what he had said to him (one suffering from leprosy) and he gave him the same reply as he had given him and he said: If you are a liar, may Allah turn you to your previous position in which you had been."

"And then he came to the blind man in his (old) form and shape and he said: I am a destitute person and a wayfarer. My provisions have run short and today there is no way to reach the destination but with the help of Allah and then with your help and I beg of you in the (name) of One Who restored your eyesight and gave you the flock of sheep to give me a sheep by which I should be able to make my provisions for the journey. He said: I was blind and Allah restored to me my eyesight; you take whatever you like and leave whatever you like. By Allah, I shall not stand in your way today for what you take in the name of God. Thereupon, he said: You keep with you what you have (in your possession). The fact is that you three were put to the test and Allah is well pleased with you and He is angered with your companions."  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَقُولُ: «إِنَّ ثَلاَثَةً فِي بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَبْرَصَ، وَأَقْرَعَ، وَأَعْمَى۔ فَأَرَادَ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَبْتَلِيَهُمْ، فَبَعَثَ إِلَيْهِمْ مَلَكًا۔»

«فَأَتَى الأَبْرَصَ فَقَالَ: أَىُّ شَىْءٍ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْكَ؟ قَالَ: لَوْنٌ حَسَنٌ، وَجِلْدٌ حَسَنٌ، وَيَذْهَبُ عَنِّي الَّذِي قَدْ قَذِرَنِي النَّاسُ۔ قَالَ: فَمَسَحَهُ فَذَهَبَ عَنْهُ قَذَرُهُ، وَأُعْطِيَ لَوْنًا حَسَنًا، وَجِلْدًا حَسَنًا۔ قَالَ: فَأَىُّ الْمَالِ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْكَ؟ قَالَ: الإِبِلُ» أَوْ قَالَ «الْبَقَرُ۔» - شَكَّ إِسْحَاقُ إِلاَّ أَنَّ الأَبْرَصَ أَوِ الأَقْرَعَ قَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا الإِبِلُ وَقَالَ الآخَرُ الْبَقَرُ - قَالَ «فَأُعْطِيَ نَاقَةً عُشَرَاءَ، فَقَالَ: بَارَكَ اللَّهُ لَكَ فِيهَا۔»

قَالَ «فَأَتَى الأَقْرَعَ، فَقَالَ أَىُّ شَىْءٍ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْكَ؟ قَالَ: شَعَرٌ حَسَنٌ، وَيَذْهَبُ عَنِّي هَذَا الَّذِي قَذِرَنِي النَّاسُ۔ قَالَ فَمَسَحَهُ فَذَهَبَ عَنْهُ وَأُعْطِيَ شَعَرًا حَسَنًا۔ قَالَ: فَأَىُّ الْمَالِ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْكَ؟ قَالَ: الْبَقَرُ۔ فَأُعْطِيَ بَقَرَةً حَامِلاً۔ فَقَالَ: بَارَكَ اللَّهُ لَكَ فِيهَا۔»

قَالَ «فَأَتَى الأَعْمَى، فَقَالَ: أَىُّ شَىْءٍ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْكَ؟ قَالَ أَنْ يَرُدَّ اللَّهُ إِلَىَّ بَصَرِي فَأُبْصِرَ بِهِ النَّاسَ۔ قَالَ فَمَسَحَهُ فَرَدَّ اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ بَصَرَهُ۔ قَالَ فَأَىُّ الْمَالِ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْكَ؟ قَالَ: الْغَنَمُ۔ فَأُعْطِيَ شَاةً وَالِدًا۔»

«فَأُنْتِجَ هَذَانِ وَوَلَّدَ هَذَا قَالَ فَكَانَ لِهَذَا وَادٍ مِنَ الإِبِلِ، وَلِهَذَا وَادٍ مِنَ الْبَقَرِ، وَلِهَذَا وَادٍ مِنَ الْغَنَمِ۔»

قَالَ «ثُمَّ إِنَّهُ أَتَى الأَبْرَصَ فِي صُورَتِهِ وَهَيْئَتِهِ، فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِسْكِينٌ قَدِ انْقَطَعَتْ بِيَ الْحِبَالُ فِي سَفَرِي فَلاَ بَلاَغَ لِيَ الْيَوْمَ إِلاَّ بِاللَّهِ، ثُمَّ بِكَ أَسْأَلُكَ بِالَّذِي أَعْطَاكَ اللَّوْنَ الْحَسَنَ وَالْجِلْدَ الْحَسَنَ وَالْمَالَ بَعِيرًا أَتَبَلَّغُ عَلَيْهِ فِي سَفَرِي؟ فَقَالَ: الْحُقُوقُ كَثِيرَةٌ۔ فَقَالَ لَهُ: كَأَنِّي أَعْرِفُكَ، أَلَمْ تَكُنْ أَبْرَصَ يَقْذَرُكَ النَّاسُ فَقِيرًا فَأَعْطَاكَ اللَّهُ؟ فَقَالَ: إِنَّمَا وَرِثْتُ هَذَا الْمَالَ كَابِرًا عَنْ كَابِرٍ۔ فَقَالَ: إِنْ كُنْتَ كَاذِبًا فَصَيَّرَكَ اللَّهُ إِلَى مَا كُنْتَ۔»

قَالَ «وَأَتَى الأَقْرَعَ فِي صُورَتِهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ مِثْلَ مَا قَالَ لِهَذَا، وَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِ مِثْلَ مَا رَدَّ عَلَى هَذَا۔ فَقَالَ: إِنْ كُنْتَ كَاذِبًا فَصَيَّرَكَ اللَّهُ إِلَى مَا كُنْتَ۔»

قَالَ «وَأَتَى الأَعْمَى فِي صُورَتِهِ وَهَيْئَتِهِ فَقَالَ: رَجُلٌ مِسْكِينٌ وَابْنُ سَبِيلٍ انْقَطَعَتْ بِيَ الْحِبَالُ فِي سَفَرِي فَلاَ بَلاَغَ لِيَ الْيَوْمَ إِلاَّ بِاللَّهِ ثُمَّ بِكَ أَسْأَلُكَ بِالَّذِي رَدَّ عَلَيْكَ بَصَرَكَ شَاةً، أَتَبَلَّغُ بِهَا فِي سَفَرِي؟ فَقَالَ: قَدْ كُنْتُ أَعْمَى فَرَدَّ اللَّهُ إِلَىَّ بَصَرِي، فَخُذْ مَا شِئْتَ وَدَعْ مَا شِئْتَ، فَوَاللَّهِ لاَ أَجْهَدُكَ الْيَوْمَ شَيْئًا أَخَذْتَهُ لِلَّهِ۔ فَقَالَ: أَمْسِكْ مَالَكَ فَإِنَّمَا ابْتُلِيتُمْ فَقَدْ رُضِيَ عَنْكَ وَسُخِطَ عَلَى صَاحِبَيْكَ۔»  

There were three persons in Bani Isra'il, one suffering from leprosy, the other bald-headed and the third one blind. Allah decided to test them. So He sent an angel who came to the one who was suffering from leprosy and said: Which thing do you like most? He said: Beautiful colour and fine skin and removal of that which makes me detestable in the eye of people. He wiped him and his illness was no more and he was conferred upon beautiful colour and beautiful skin. He (the angel) again said: Which property do you like most? He said: Camels, or he said: The cow the narrator is, however, doubtful about it, but (out of the persons) suffering from leprosy or baldness one of them definitely said: The camel. And the other one said: Cow. And he (one who demanded camel) was bestowed upon a she-camel, in an advanced stage of pregnancy, and while giving he said: May Allah bless you in this. Then he came to the bald-headed person and said: Which thing do you like most? He said: Beautiful hair and that (this baldness) may be removed from me because of which people hate me. He wiped his body and his illness was removed and he was bestowed upon beautiful hair, and the angel said: Which wealth do you like most? He said: The cow. And he was given a pregnant cow and while handing it over to him he (the angel) said: May Allah bless you in this. Then he came to the blind man and he said: Which thing do you like most? He said: Allah should restore my eyesight so that I should be able to see people with the help of that. He wiped his body and Allah restored to him his eyesight, and he (the angel) also said: Which wealth do you like most? He said: The flock of sheep. And he was given a pregnant goat and that gave birth to young ones and it so happened that one valley abounded in camels and the other one in cows and the third one in sheep. He then came to the one who had suffered from leprosy in his (old) form and shape and he said: I am a poor person and my provision has run short in my journey and there is none to take me to my destination except with the help of Allah and your favour. I beg of you in His name Who gave you fine colour and fine skin, and the camel in the shape of wealth (to confer upon me) a camel which should carry me in my journey. He said: I have many responsibilities to discharge. Thereupon he said: I perceive as if I recognise you. Were you not suffering from leprosy whom people hated and you were a destitute and Allah conferred upon you (wealth)? He said: I have inherited this property from my forefathers. Thereupon he said: If you are a liar may Allah change you to that very position in which you had been. He then came to the one who was bald-headed in his (old) form and said to him the same what he had said to him (one suffering from leprosy) and he gave him the same reply as he had given him and he said: If you are a liar, may Allah turn you to your previous position in which you had been. And then he came to the blind man in his (old) form and shape and he said: I am a destitute person and a wayfarer. My provision have ran short and today there is no way to reach the destination but with the help of Allah and then with your help and I beg of you in the (name) of One Who restored your eyesight and gave you the flock of sheep to give me a sheep by which I should be able to make my provisions for the journey. He said: I was blind and Allah restored to me my eyesight; you take whatever you like and leave whatever you like. By Allah, I shall not stand in your way today for what you take in the name of God. Thereupon, he said: You keep with you what you have (in your possession). The fact is that you three were put to test and Allah is well pleased with you and He is annoyed with your companions. (Using translation from Muslim 2964)  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَقُولُ «إِنَّ ثَلَاثَةً فِي بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَبْرَصَ وَأَقْرَعَ وَأَعْمَى فَأَرَادَ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَبْتَلِيَهُمْ فَبَعَثَ إِلَيْهِمْ مَلَكًا فَأَتَى الْأَبْرَصَ فقَالَ أَيُّ شَيْءٍ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْكَ؟ قَالَ لَوْنٌ حَسَنٌ وَجِلْدٌ حَسَنٌ قَالَ فَأَيُّ الْمَالِ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْكَ؟ قَالَ الْإِبِلُ فَمَسَحَهُ فَذَهَبَ عَنْهُ قَالَ وَأُعْطِيَ نَاقَةً عُشَرَاءَ فقَالَ بَارَكَ اللَّهُ لَكَ فِيهَا قَالَ وَأَتَى الْأَقْرَعَ فقَالَ أَيُّ شَيْءٍ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْكَ؟ قَالَ شَعْرٌ حَسَنٌ وَيَذْهَبُ عَنِّي هَذَا الَّذِي قَدْ قَذِرَنِي النَّاسُ قَالَ فَمَسَحَهُ فَذَهَبَ عَنْهُ وَأُعْطِيَ شَعْرًا حَسَنًا قَالَ فَأَيُّ الْمَالِ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْكَ؟ قَالَ الْبَقَرُ قَالَ فَأُعْطِيَ بَقَرَةً حَافِلَةً قَالَ بَارَكَ اللَّهُ لَكَ فِيهَا قَالَ وَأَتَى الْأَعْمَى فقَالَ أَيُّ شَيْءٍ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْكَ؟ قَالَ أَنْ يَرُدَّ اللَّهُ إِلَيَّ بَصَرِي فَأُبْصِرَ بِهِ النَّاسَ فَمَسَحَهُ فَرَدَّ اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ بَصَرَهُ قَالَ فَأَيُّ الْمَالِ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْكَ؟ قَالَ الْغَنَمُ قَالَ فَأُعْطِيَ شَاةً وَالِدًا وَأُنْتِجَ هَذَانِ وَوَلَّدَ هَذَا فَكَانَ لِهَذَا وَادٍ مِنَ الْإِبِلِ وَلِهَذَا وَادٍ مِنَ الْبَقَرِ وَلِهَذَا وَادٍ مِنَ الْغَنَمِ قَالَ ثُمَّ أَتَى الْأَبْرَصَ فِي صُورَتِهِ وَهَيْئَتِهِ فقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِسْكِينٌ وَابْنُ سَبِيلٍ انْقَطَعَتْ بِيَ الْحِبَالُ فِي سَفَرِي فَلَا بَلَاغَ بِيَ الْيَوْمَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ ثُمَّ بِكَ أَسْأَلُكَ بِالَّذِي أَعْطَاكَ اللَّوْنَ الْحَسَنَ وَالْجِلْدَ الْحَسَنَ وَالْمَالَ بَعِيرًا أَتَبَلَّغُ بِهِ فِي سَفَرِي فقَالَ الْحُقُوقُ كَثِيرَةٌ فقَالَ كَأَنِّي أَعْرِفُكَ أَلَمْ تَكُنْ أَبْرَصَ يَقْذَرُكَ النَّاسُ فَقِيرًا فَأَعْطَاكَ اللَّهُ الْمَالَ؟ فقَالَ إِنَّمَا وَرِثْتُ هَذَا الْمَالَ كَابِرًا عَنْ كَابِرٍ فقَالَ إِنْ كُنْتَ كَاذِبًا فَصَيَّرَكَ اللَّهُ إِلَى مَا كُنْتَ قَالَ ثُمَّ أَتَى الْأَقْرَعَ فِي صُورَتِهِ فقَالَ لَهُ مِثْلَ مَا قَالَ لِهَذَا فَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِ مِثْلَ مَا رَدَّ هَذَا فقَالَ إِنْ كُنْتَ كَاذِبًا فَصَيَّرَكَ اللَّهُ إِلَى مَا كُنْتَ وَأَتَى الْأَعْمَى فِي صُورَتِهِ وَهَيْئَتِهِ فقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِسْكِينٌ وَابْنُ سَبِيلٍ انْقَطَعَتْ بِيَ الْحِبَالُ فِي سَفَرِي ‍ فقَالَ قَدْ كُنْتُ أَعْمَى فَرَدَّ اللَّهُ عَلَيَّ بَصَرِي فَخُذْ مَا شِئْتَ وَدَعْ مَا شِئْتَ فَوَاللَّهِ لَا أَجْهَدُكَ الْيَوْمَ شَيْئًا أَخَذْتَهُ لِلَّهِ فقَالَ أَمْسِكْ مَالَكَ فَإِنَّمَا ابْتُلِيتُمْ فَقَدْ رُضِيَ عَنْكَ وَسُخِطَ عَلَى صَاحِبَيْكَ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to his companions, "Shall I tell you about Al-Khidr?" They said, "Yes, O Messenger of Allah." He said, "One day, while he was walking in the market of Bani Israel, a man recognized him and said, 'Give me charity, may Allah bless you.' Al-Khidr said, 'I have believed in Allah, so whatever Allah wills to happen, I have nothing to give you.' The poor man said, 'I ask you by the face of Allah, why did you give me charity?' Al-Khidr said, 'I have believed in Allah, so whatever Allah wills to happen, I have nothing to give you except that you take me and sell me.' The poor man asked, 'Can this be done?' Al-Khidr said, 'Yes, I speak the truth. Indeed, you have asked me for something great, and I would not disappoint you for the sake of my Lord. Take me to the market and sell me for four hundred dirhams.' The poor man stayed with the buyer for a while without using him for anything. Then he said to him, 'You have done well, and you have done something beautiful and beneficial that I did not think you were capable of.' The poor man then offered the traveler a job and asked him to take care of his family in his absence, promising him a good reward. Al-Khidr said, 'I dislike being a burden on you, for you are an old and weak man.' The poor man said, 'It will not be a burden for me.' Al-Khidr said, 'Then get up and carry these stones for my house.' Normally, it took six people a day to carry those stones, but the man carried them in an hour. Al-Khidr said, 'You have done well and amazed me with what I did not think you were capable of.' Then a journey was presented to the traveler and he said, 'I trust you, so be entrusted with my family and my wealth, and be a good ruler over them.' The traveler said, 'I thought you were trustworthy. Judge in my favor in regards to my family and wealth, according to what Allah has shown you, or choose for yourself.' Al-Khidr said, 'I prefer that you choose for yourself, so that I may worship my Lord in peace.' He left the traveler free to make his own choice. Al-Khidr said, 'All praise is due to Allah, who has placed me in servitude to Him and then delivered me from it.'"  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ لِأَصْحَابِهِ «أَلَا أُحَدِّثُكُمْ عَنِ الْخَضِرِ؟» قَالُوا بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ بَيْنَا هُوَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ يَمْشِي فِي سُوقِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَبْصَرَهُ رَجُلٌ مُكَاتَبٌ فَقَالَ تَصَدَّقْ عَلَيَّ بَارَكَ اللهُ فِيكَ فَقَالَ الْخَضِرُ آمَنْتُ بِاللهِ مَا شَاءَ اللهُ مِنْ أَمَرٍ يَكُونُ مَا عِنْدِي شَيْءٌ أُعْطِيكَهُ فَقَالَ الْمِسْكِينُ أَسْأَلُكَ بِوَجْهِ اللهِ لِمَ تَصَدَّقْتَ عَلَيَّ؟ فَإِنِّي نَظَرْتُ السِّيمَاءَ فِي وَجْهِكَ وَرَجَوْتُ الْبَرَكَةَ عِنْدَكَ فَقَالَ الْخَضِرُ آمَنْتُ بِاللهِ مَا عِنْدِي شَيْءٌ أُعْطِيكَهُ إِلَّا أَنْ تَأْخُذَنِي فَتَبِيعَنِي فَقَالَ الْمِسْكِينُ وَهَلْ يَسْتَقِيمُ هَذَا؟ قَالَ نَعَمِ الْحَقَّ أَقُولُ لَقَدْ سَأَلْتَنِي بِأَمْرٍ عَظِيمٍ أَمَا إِنِّي لَا أُخَيِّبُكَ بِوَجْهِ رَبِّي بِعْنِي قَالَ فَقَدَّمَهُ إِلَى السُّوقِ فَبَاعَهُ بِأَرْبَعِ مِائَةِ دِرْهَمٍ فَمَكَثَ عِنْدَ الْمُشْتَرِي زَمَانًا لَا يَسْتَعْمِلُهُ فِي شَيْءٍ فَقَالَ لَهُ إِنَّكَ إِنَّمَا ابْتَعْتَنِي الْتِمَاسَ خَيْرٍ عِنْدِي فَأَوْصِنِي بِعَمَلٍ قَالَ أَكْرَهُ أَنْ أَشُقَّ عَلَيْكَ إِنَّكَ شَيْخٌ كَبِيرٌ ضَعِيفٌ قَالَ لَيْسَ يَشُقُّ عَلَيَّ قَالَ فَقُمْ فَانْقِلْ هَذِهِ الْحِجَارَةَ وَكَانَ لَا يَنْقُلُهَا دُونَ سِتَّةِ نَفَرٍ فِي يَوْمٍ فَخَرَجَ الرَّجُلُ لِبَعْضِ حَاجَتِهِ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ وَقَدْ نَقَلَ الْحِجَارَةَ فِي سَاعَةٍ فَقَالَ أَحْسَنْتَ وَأَجْمَلْتَ وَأَطَقْتَ مَا لَمْ أَرَكَ تُطِيقُهُ قَالَ ثُمَّ عَرَضَ لِلرَّجُلِ سَفَرٌ فَقَالَ إِنِّي أَحْسَبُكَ أَمِينًا فَأَخْلُفْنِي فِي أَهْلِي خِلَافَةً حَسَنَةً قَالَ فَأَوْصِنِي بِعَمَلٍ قَالَ إِنِّي أَكْرَهُ أَنْ أَشُقَّ عَلَيْكَ قَالَ لَيْسَ يَشُقُّ عَلَيَّ قَالَ فَاضْرِبْ مِنَ اللَّبِنِ لِبَيْتِي حَتَّى أُقْدِمَ عَلَيْكَ قَالَ فَمَضَى الرَّجُلُ لِسَفَرِهِ فَرَجَعَ الرَّجُلُ وَقَدْ شَيَّدَ بِنَاءَهُ فَقَالَ أَسْأَلُكَ بِوَجْهِ اللهِ مَا سَبِيلُكَ وَمَا أَمْرُكَ؟ قَالَ سَأَلْتَنِي بِوَجْهِ اللهِ وَوَجْهُ اللهِ أَوْقَعَنِي فِي الْعُبُودِيَّةِ فَقَالَ الْخَضِرُ سَأُخْبِرُكَ مَنْ أَنَا أَنَا الْخَضِرُ الَّذِي سَمِعْتَ بِهِ سَأَلَنِي مِسْكِينٌ صَدَقَةً فَلَمْ يَكُنْ عِنْدِي شَيْءٌ أُعْطِيَهُ فَسَأَلَنِي بِوَجْهِ اللهِ فَأَمْكَنَتْهُ مِنْ رَقَبَتِي فَبَاعَنِي وَأُخْبِرُكَ أَنَّهُ مَنْ سُئِلَ بِوَجْهِ اللهِ فَرَدَّ سَائِلَهُ وَهُوَ يَقْدِرُ وَقَفَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ جِلْدُهُ وَلَا لَحْمَ لَهُ وَلَا عَظْمَ يَتَقَعْقَعُ فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ آمَنْتُ بِاللهِ شَقَقْتُ عَلَيْكَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ وَلَمْ أَعْلَمْ فَقَالَ لَا بَأْسَ أَحْسَنْتَ وَأَبْقَيْتَ فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ احْكُمْ فِي أَهْلِي وَمَالِي بِمَا أَرَاكَ اللهُ أَوْ أُخَيِّرُكَ فَأُخَلِّي سَبِيلَكَ فَقَالَ أُحِبُّ أَنْ تُخَلِّيَ سَبِيلِي فَأَعْبُدَ رَبِّي فَخَلَّى سَبِيلَهُ فَقَالَ الْخَضِرُ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَوْقَعَنِي فِي الْعُبُودِيَّةِ ثُمَّ نَجَّانِي مِنْهَا  

"أَنَّ ثَلاثَة نَفَرٍ مِنْ بَنِي إسْرَائِيل: أَبْرَصَ، وَأَقْرعَ، وَأَعْمَى، بَدا للهِ ﷻ- أَنْ يَبْتَلِيَهُمْ، فَبَعَثَ إِلَيْهم مَلَكًا، فَأَتَى الأَبْرَصَ فَقَالَ: أَيُّ شَيْءٍ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْكَ؟ قَالَ: لَوْنٌ حَسَنٌ، وجِلْدٌ حَسَنٌ، قَدْ (قَذِرَنِي) الناسُ، فَمَسَحَهُ فَذَهَبَ وَأُعْطِيَ لَوْنًا حَسَنًا، وَجِلْدًا حَسَنًا، فَقَالَ: أَيُّ المَالِ أَحَبُّ إلَيْكَ؟ قَالَ: الإبِلُ، فَأُعْطِيَ نَاقَةً عُشْرَاءَ، فَقَالَ: يُبَارَك لَكَ فِيهَا، وَأَتَى الأَقْرَعَ فَقَالَ: أَيُّ شَيْءٍ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْكَ؟ فَقالَ: شَعْرٌ حَسَنٌ، وَيَذْهَبُ هَذَا عني

قَدْ قذرني النَّاسُ، فَمَسَحَهُ فَذَهَبَ وأُعْطِيَ شَعْرًا حَسَنًا فَقَالَ: أَيُّ المَالِ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْكِ؟ قَالَ: البَقرُ، فأَعْطَاهُ بَقَرَةً حَامِلًا وَقَالَ: يُبَارَكُ لَكَ فِيهَا، وَأَتَى الأَعْمَى فَقَالَ: أَيُّ شَيْءٍ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْكَ؟ قَالَ: يَرُدُّ اللهُ بَصَري فَأُبْصِرُ بِهِ النَّاسَ، فَمَسَحَهُ فَرَدَّ الله - تَعَالَى- إلَيْهِ بَصَرَهُ فَقَالَ: أَيُّ المَالِ أَحَبُّ إلَيْكَ؟ قَالَ: الغَنَمُ، فأَعْطَاهُ شَاةً والِدًا فَأَنْتَجَ هَذَانِ وَوَلَّد هَذَا فَكَانَ لِهذَا وَادٍ مِن الإِبِلِ، وَلِهذَا وَادٍ مِن البَقَرِ، ولِهذَا وَادٍ مِن الغَنَمِ، ثُمَّ إنَّهُ أَتَى الأَبْرَصَ فِي صُورَتِهِ وَحُسْنِهِ فَقَالَ: رَجُلٌ مِسْكينٌ تَقَطَّعَتْ بِهِ الحِبَالُ فِي سَفَرِهِ فَلَا بَلاغَ اليَوْم إلَّا بِاللهِ ثُمَّ بِكَ أَسْأَلُكَ بِالَّذِي أَعْطَاكَ اللَّوْنَ الحَسَنَ وَالجِلْدَ الحَسَنَ وَالمَالَ بَعِيرًا أَتَبَلَّغُ عَلَيْهِ فِي سَفَرِي، فَقَالَ: إنَّ الحُقُوقَ كثِيرَةٌ، فَقَالَ: أَمَا لَمْ أَكُنْ أعرفك، أَلَمْ تَكُنْ أَبْرصَ يَتَقَذَّرُكَ النَّاسُ، فَقِيرًا فَأَعْطَاكَ اللهُ، فَقَالَ: لَقَدْ وَرِثْتُ لِكَابِرٍ عَنْ كَابِرٍ، فَقَالَ: إِنْ كُنْتَ كَاذِبًا فَصيَّرَك اللهُ إِلى مَا كُنْتَ، وَأَتَى الأَقْرَعَ فِي صُورتِهِ وَهَيْئَتِهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ مِثْلَ مَا قَالَ لِهذَا، وَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِ مِثْلَ مَا رَدَّ عَلَيْهِ، فَقَالَ: إِنْ كُنْتَ كَاذِبًا فَصَيَّرَكَ الله إِلى مَا كُنْتَ، وَأَتَى الأَعْمَى فِي صُورَتِهِ فَقَالَ: رَجُلٌ مِسْكِينٌ وَابْن سَبِيلٍ، وَتَقَطَّعَتْ الحِبَالُ فِي سَفَرِي، فَلَا بَلاغَ لِي اليَوْمَ إِلا بِاللهِ ثُمَّ بِكَ، أَسْأَلُكَ بِالَّذي رَدَّ عَلَيْكَ بَصَرَكَ شَاةً أَتَبَلَّغُ بِهَا فِي سَفَرِي، فَقَالَ لا قَدْ كُنْتُ أَعْمَى فَرَدَّ اللهُ - تَعَالَى- بَصَري وَفَقِيرًا فَخُذْ مَا شِئْتَ، فَواللهِ مَا أحمدك (*) لِشَيْءٍ أَخَذْتَهُ للهِ - تَعَالَى- فَقَالَ: أَمْسِكْ مَالَكَ، فَإنَّمَا ابْتُلِيتُمْ، فَقَدْ رَضِيَ اللهُ - تَعَالَى- عَنْكَ وَسَخِطَ عَلَى صَاحِبَيْكَ".