Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 268 – Volume 9, Book 89

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Volume 9, Book 89, Number 268:
Narrated Thabit Al-Bunani:
Anas bin Malik said to a woman of his family, "Do you know such-and-such a woman?" She
replied, "Yes." He said, "The Prophet passed by her while she was weeping over a grave, and he said to
her, 'Be afraid of Allah and be patient.' The woman said (to the Prophet). 'Go away from me, for you
do not know my calamity.'" Anas added, "The Prophet left her and proceeded. A man passed by her
and asked her, 'What has Allah's Apostle said to you?' She replied, 'I did not recognize him.' The man
said, 'He was Allah's Apostle."' Anas added, "So that woman came to the gate of the Prophet and she
did not find a gate-keeper there, and she said, 'O Allah's Apostle! By Allah. I did not recognize you!'
The Prophet said, 'No doubt, patience is at the first stroke of a calamity.'"