Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 372 – Volume 2, Book 23

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Volume 2, Book 23, Number 372:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet passed by a woman who was weeping beside a grave. He told her to fear Allah and be
patient. She said to him, "Go away, for you have not been afflicted with a calamity like mine." And
she did not recognize him. Then she was informed that he was the Prophet . so she went to the house
of the Prophet and there she did not find any guard. Then she said to him, "I did not recognize you."
He said, "Verily, the patience is at the first stroke of a calamity."