92/6. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 7068 — Patience in Hard Times
No time will come but the time following it will be worse than it
Hadith About Patience When Times Become Harder
Sahih Bukhari : 7068
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 7068
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الزُّبَيْرِ بْنِ عَدِيٍّ، قَالَ أَتَيْنَا أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ فَشَكَوْنَا إِلَيْهِ مَا نَلْقَى مِنَ الْحَجَّاجِ فَقَالَ " اصْبِرُوا، فَإِنَّهُ لاَ يَأْتِي عَلَيْكُمْ زَمَانٌ إِلاَّ الَّذِي بَعْدَهُ شَرٌّ مِنْهُ، حَتَّى تَلْقَوْا رَبَّكُمْ ". سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ نَبِيِّكُمْ صلى الله عليه وسلم.
Az-Zubair bin 'Adi Narrated from:
We went to Anas bin Malik and complained about the wrong we were suffering at the hand of Al- Hajjaj. Anas bin Malik said, "Be patient till you meet your Lord, for no time will come upon you but the time following it will be worse than it. I heard that from the Prophet."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 7068In-book reference : Book 92, Hadith 19USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 9, Book 88, Hadith 188
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 7068
This Hadith about patience in hard times begins with people complaining to Anas bin Malik about the wrong they were suffering at the hands of Al-Hajjaj. Anas tells them to be patient until they meet their Lord. He then says that no time will come except that the time after it will be worse than it, until they meet Allah, and he heard this from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. The Hadith does not say that every personal moment must feel worse than the last. It speaks in the context of the hardship they complained about and gives a broad warning about worsening times. The main lesson is patience, not despair. A believer faces hardship without losing his link with Allah.
What we learn from this hadith
- The companions were advised to be patient during oppression.
- Anas connected his advice to what he heard from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
- The Hadith warns of worsening times until meeting Allah.
- Patience here is tied to hope in meeting the Lord.
