Calm Even In The Chaos

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Yahya ibn Isma'il ibn Salamah ibn Kuhayl said,
'I used to have an older sister who became confused, lost her sanity and became unruly. She would stay in a room in the furthest part of our loft
and stayed there for ten-odd years.

Then at midnight, while we
were sleeping, somebody knocked at the door. I said, "Who is
there?"
She replied, "Kajjah."
I said, "My sister?"
She replied, ''Yes, your sister." I opened the door and she entered the house for the first time in ten years and said, "Someone came to me in
a dream and said,

'Allah has safeguarded your father, Isma'il, by
virtue of your grandfather, Salamah. He has safeguarded you by
virtue of your father so if you wish, supplicate to Allah and what
has afflicted you shall leave you, or you can be patient and Paradise will be yours. Abu Bakr and 'Umar have interceded for you
with Allah, Mighty and Magnificent, through the love your father
and grandfather had of them.'

So I said, 'If it must be one of the
two, I choose patience so that Paradise can be mine. However,
Allah is generous to His creation, nothing is too great for Him,
and if He wishes to grant me both, He can.'

So it was said to me,
'Allah has granted you both and is pleased with your father and
grandfather because of their love of Abu Bakr and 'Umar. Stand
and go down,"' and Allah relieved her of her affliction.'.