Jami' al-Saghir / Jam' al-Jawami' (al-Suyuti) 28148a
"يَقُولُ اللَّه -تَعَالَى-: تَفَضَّلْتُ عَلَى عَبِيدِى بَأَرْبَعِ خِصَالٍ: سَلَّطْتُ الدَّابَّةِ عَلَى الْحَبَّةِ وَلَوْلَا ذَلِكَ لادَّخَرَتْهَا الْمُلُوكُ كَمَا يَدَّخِرُونَ الذَّهَبَ وَالْفِضَّةَ، وَأَلْقَيْتُ النَّتَنَ عَلَى الْجَسَدِ وَلَوْلَا ذَلِكَ مَا دَفَنَ خَلِيلٌ خَلِيلَهُ أَبَدًا، وَسَلَّطْتُ السُّلُوُّ عَلَى الْحُزْنِ وَلَوْلَا ذَلِكَ لَانْقَطَعَ النَّسْلُ، وَقَضَيْتُ الأَجَلَ وَأَطَلْتُ الأَمَلَ، وَلَوْلَا ذَلِكَ لَخَرِبَتِ الدُّنْيَا وَلَمْ يَتَهَنُّ ذُو مَعِيشَةٍ بِعِيَشتِهِ".
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"Allah, the Exalted, says: I have favored My servants with four qualities: I set the beast upon the grain, and were it not for that, kings would store it as they store gold and silver. I placed decay upon the body, and were it not for that, no intimate friend would ever bury his intimate friend. I set consolation upon grief, and were it not for that, offspring would cease. I decreed the term and extended hope, and were it not for that, the world would be ruined and no one of livelihood would enjoy his living."
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