Occurrence
وَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ص مَا مِنْ مُسْلِمٍ يُصَابُ بِمُصِيبَةٍ وَ إِنْ قَدُمَ عَهْدُهَا فَأَحْدَثَ لَهَا اسْتِرْجَاعاً إِلَّا أَحْدَثَ اللَّهُ لَهُ مَنْزِلَةً وَ أَعْطَاهُ مِثْلَ مَا أَعْطَاهُ يَوْمَ أُصِيبَ بِهَا وَ مَا مِنْ نِعْمَةٍ
And the Prophet-saww said: ‘There is none from a Muslim afflicted by a calamity, and if its times arrives, so he initiates the saying of ‘We are for Allah and we are returning to Him [2:156]’, except Allah-azwj will Originate status and will Give him similar to what he-azwj will Give him on the day he was afflicted with, and there is none from a bounty.
وَ إِنْ تَقَادَمَ عَهْدُهَا تَذَكَّرَهَا الْعَبْدُ فَقَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ إِلَّا جَدَّدَ اللَّهُ لَهُ ثَوَابَهُ كَيَوْمَ وَجَدَهَا
And if its time comes, the servant remembers it, so he says, ‘The Praise is for Allah-azwj except Allah-azwj will Renew his Rewards for him like the day he found it’.
وَ قَالَ إِنَّ أَهْلَ الْمُصِيبَةِ لَتَنْزِلُ بِهِمُ الْمُصِيبَةُ فَيَجْزَعُونَ فَيَمُرُّ بِهِمْ مَارٌّ مِنَ النَّاسِ فَيَسْتَرْجِعُ فَيَكُونُ أَعْظَمَ أَجْراً مِنْ أَهْلِهَا
And he-saww said: ‘The people of calamity, the calamity descends with them, so they are alarmed, and a passer-by from the people passes by them, so he says, ‘We are for Allah and we are returning to Him [2:156]’, he would be of mightier Recompense than its people’.
وَ كَانَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ عِنْدَ الْمُصِيبَةِ- الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي لَمْ يَجْعَلْ مُصِيبَتِي فِي دِينِي وَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي لَوْ شَاءَ أَنْ تَكُونَ مُصِيبَتِي أَعْظَمَ مِمَّا كَانَتْ لَكَانَتْ
And Abu Abdullah-asws used to say at the calamity: ‘The Praise is for Allah-azwj Who did not Make my disobedience to be in my-asws religion, and the Praise is for Allah-azwj Who, had He-azwj so Desires, my calamities would have been mightier than what were, would have been so’.
وَ كَانَ لِلصَّادِقِ ع ابْنٌ فَبَيْنَا هُوَ يَمْشِي بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ إِذْ غَصَّ فَمَاتَ فَبَكَى وَ قَالَ لَئِنْ أَخَذْتَ لَقَدْ بَقَّيْتَ وَ لَئِنِ ابْتَلَيْتَ لَقَدْ عَافَيْتَ
And there was a son for Al-Sadiq-asws. While he was walking in front of him-asws, when he choked and died. He-asws cried and said: ‘If you had been Seized you would have remained, and if you had been afflicted, you would have recovered’.
ثُمَّ حَمَلَ إِلَى النِّسَاءِ فَلَمَّا رَأَيْنَهُ صَرَخْنَ فَأَقْسَمَ عَلَيْهِنَّ أَنْ لَا يَصْرُخْنَ فَلَمَّا أَخْرَجَهُ لِلدَّفْنِ قَالَ سُبْحَانَ مَنْ يَقْتُلُ أَوْلَادَنَا وَ لَا نَزْدَادُ لَهُ إِلَّا حُبّاً
Then he-asws carried (him) to the women. When they saw him, they cried. He-asws vowed upon them that they will not shriek. When he was brought out for the burial, he-asws said: ‘Glory be to the One-azwj Who Kills our-asws children, and we-asws do not increase for Him-azwj except in love.
فَلَمَّا دَفَنَهُ قَالَ يَا بُنَيَّ وَسَّعَ اللَّهُ فِي ضَرِيحِكَ وَ جَمَعَ بَيْنَكَ وَ بَيْنَ نَبِيِّكَ
When he-asws buried him, he-asws said: ‘O my-asws son! May Allah-azwj Expand your shrine and Gather between you and your Prophet-saww’.
وَ قَالَ ع إِنَّا قَوْمٌ نَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ مَا نُحِبُّ فِيمَنْ نُحِبُّ فَيُعْطِينَا فَإِذَا أَحَبَّ مَا نَكْرَهُ فِيمَنْ نُحِبُّ رَضِينَا
And he-asws said: ‘We-asws are a people, we-asws ask Allah-azwj regarding the one we-asws love, so He-azwj Gives to us. When He-azwj Loves what we dislike regarding the one we-asws Love, we-asws are satisfied’.
وَ قَالَ ع نَحْنُ صُبَّرٌ وَ شِيعَتُنَا وَ اللَّهِ أَصْبَرُ مِنَّا لِأَنَّا صَبَرْنَا عَلَى مَا عَلِمْنَا وَ صَبَرُوا عَلَى مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمُوا
And he-asws said: ‘We-asws are patient, and our-asws Shias, by Allah-azwj, are more patient than we-asws are, because we-asws are patient upon what is known, while they are patient upon what they are not knowing’.[1]
[1] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 79 – The Book Cleanliness – Ch 18 H 16 f (Chapters on Funerals)