Urwah ibn al-Zubayr (III) The Messenger of Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said: “Every believer who consoles his brother in distress will be dressed by Allah in an apparel of honour on the Day of Resurrection.” [Ibn Majah] When Urwah left al-Walid and returned to Madinah, his family and friends went to meet him at the outskirts of the city and to offer their condolences. The only reply he made was to quote from the Quran: “…truly we have suffered much fatigue on our journey.” [Surah Kahf, Ayat 62] He did not say any more than that. Then he said, “I will not enter Madinah, for people there either rejoice over the afflictions of others, or else feel envy for their blessings.” So he went to stay in a place at al-Aqiq. Isa ibn Talhah came to visit him there and said, “May your enemies’ fathers perish!” and asked him, “Show me the affliction for which I have come to console you.” Urwah uncovered his stump, and Isa said, “By Allah, we were not preparing you to wrestle! Allah has saved most of you: your sanity, your tongue, your eyesight, your two hands, and one of your two legs.” Urwah told him, “Nobody has consoled me as you have.” [Uddat as-Sabirin wa Dhakhirat ash-Shakirin by Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah]
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