Is the Hadith, "Be patient, for no hardship, no two eases can overcome it," authentic, and if so, what is its wording, in light of Allah’s saying, "Verily, along with hardship comes ease. Verily, along with hardship comes ease" (Quran 94:5-6)?
The Hadith "A single difficulty will not overcome two ease" was reported through two weak chains of transmission from the Prophet (peace be upon him). One is the mursal narration of Al-Hasan Al-Basri, and the other is from the Hadith of Jabir ibn Abdullah with a weak chain. However, this meaning has been established from the sayings of some Companions, such as Umar ibn Al-Khattab, with an authentic chain. Ibn Al-Qayyim and Ibn Uthaymeen supported this in their interpretation of the verse: (So verily, with the hardship, there is ease; verily, with the hardship, there is ease), where the word "hardship" (al-usr) with the definite article "al-" indicates a single hardship, whereas "ease" (yusran) came in the indefinite form twice, implying two eases. It is authentically reported from the Prophet (peace be upon him): "And know that in patience over what you dislike there is much good, and that victory comes with patience, and that relief comes with distress, and that with hardship there is ease." A servant should have good expectations of Allah and increase their certainty in His relief, and exert the means for relief such as patience and piety.
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