Rabah ibn ‘Amr reported: Malik ibn Dinar, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “There is no righteous deed but that an obstacle is in front of it. If one is patient, he will break through to comfort, but if he is intimidated, he will turn back.”
Source: Ḥilyat al-Awliyā’ 2/371
عن رَبَاحُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو قَالَ قَالَ مَالِك بْن دِينَارٍ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ مَا مِنْ أَعْمَالِ الْبِرِّ شَيْءٌ إِلَّا وَدُونَهُ عَقَبَةٌ فَإِنْ صَبَرَ صَاحِبُهَا أَفْضَتْ بِهِ إِلَى رَوْحٍ وَإِنْ جَزَعَ رَجَعَ
2/371 حلية الأولياء وطبقات الأصفياء
