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THE RESILIENCE OF BELIEVERS

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“We (some of the Companions) went to the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, and found him reclining in the shade of the Ka'ba on a pillow he had made from his sheet. We complained to the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, about the increased persecution the unbelievers of Mecca were inflicting upon us. We asked him, ‘Could you supplicate for victory for us, will you pray for us?’ The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, told them, ‘In a time before you there was a man who had been captured and kept in a pit that had been dug for him. Later a saw was placed upon his head and he was sawn in half, his flesh torn away from his bones with iron combs, there was nothing that could tear him away from his faith!’ Allah will surely bring this matter to an end when a rider will be able to leave from San'a for Hadramet fearing nothing except Allah and the danger of a wolf concerning his sheep. You appear to be in too much of a hurry.’"

Bukhari with a chain up to Khubaib son of Arat said this.