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[Machine] He said, "O people, do not hasten the affliction before its descent, causing you to suffer here and there. If you do not hasten the affliction before its descent, Muslims will continuously have someone among them who, when asked a question, answers correctly." And when he was asked to be successful, he was granted success.  

الدارمي:١٥٥أَخْبَرَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ حَدَّثَنَا الصَّلْتُ بْنُ رَاشِدٍ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ طَاوُسًا عَنْ مَسْأَلَةٍ فَقَالَ لِي كَانَ هَذَا؟ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ آللَّهِ قُلْتُ آللَّهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ أَصْحَابَنَا أَخْبَرُونَا عَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍ

أَنَّهُ قَالَ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ «لَا تَعْجَلُوا بِالْبَلَاءِ قَبْلَ نُزُولِهِ فَيُذْهَبُ بِكُمْ هَاهُنَا وَهَاهُنَا فَإِنَّكُمْ إِنْ لَمْ تَعْجَلُوا بِالْبَلَاءِ قَبْلَ نُزُولِهِ لَمْ يَنْفَكَّ الْمُسْلِمُونَ أَنْ يَكُونَ فِيهِمْ مَنْ إِذَا سُئِلَ سُدِّدَ» وَإِذَا قَالَ وُفِّقَ