Abdullah ibn Mughaffal reported: A man met a woman who was a prostitute in the time of ignorance and he played with her until he wanted to touch her. The woman said, “Stop, for Allah has taken away idolatry and come to us with Islam.” The man turned away and was later struck in the face by a wall, fracturing his head. He went to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and told him about it. The Prophet said, “You are a servant, and Allah intends good for you. If Allah intends goodness for a servant, He hastens the punishment for his sins. If Allah intends harm for a servant, He withholds the punishment for his sins until he arrives on the Day of Resurrection as if he were a wild donkey.”
Source: Musnad Aḥmad 16806
Grade: Sahih li ghayrihi (authentic due to external evidence) according to Al-Arna’ut
عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مُغَفَّلٍ أَنَّ رَجُلًا لَقِيَ امْرَأَةً كَانَتْ بَغِيًّا فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَجَعَلَ يُلَاعِبُهَا حَتَّى بَسَطَ يَدَهُ إِلَيْهَا فَقَالَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ مَهْ فَإِنَّ اللهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ قَدْ ذَهَبَ بِالشِّرْكِ وَجَاءَنَا بِالْإِسْلَامِ فَوَلَّى الرَّجُلُ فَأَصَابَ وَجْهَهُ الْحَائِطُ فَشَجَّهُ ثُمَّ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَخْبَرَهُ فَقَالَ أَنْتَ عَبْدٌ أَرَادَ اللهُ بِكَ خَيْرًا إِذَا أَرَادَ اللهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ بِعَبْدٍ خَيْرًا عَجَّلَ لَهُ عُقُوبَةَ ذَنْبِهِ وَإِذَا أَرَادَ بِعَبْدٍ شَرًّا أَمْسَكَ عَلَيْهِ بِذَنْبِهِ حَتَّى يُوَافِى بِهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ كَأَنَّهُ عَيْرٌ
16806 مسند أحمد بن حنبل
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