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2036. Qatādah bin An-Nu'mān narrated that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "When Allāh loves a slave, He prevents him from the world, just as one of you prevents his sick one from water."[2](Sahih)
[Abū 'Eisā said:] There are narrations on this topic from Suhaib [and Umm Al-Mundhir]. This Hadīth is Hasan Gharīb. This Hadīth was reported from Mahmūd bin Labīd, from the Prophet ﷺ in Mursal form.
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Footnotes
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[1] Al-Himyah means; that which is protected, and also "diet" because of the concern to stay away from certain things with a diet.
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[2] Meaning just as a patient is prevented from drinking water when it may add to their illness, Allāh prevents His beloved slave from the matters of the world he may have a thirst for.
Commentary
When Allāh loves some of His chosen servants and decides to bestow His special favors upon them, He protects them from the world (things of merriment and allurement) that would make them forget their Creator.