٣ - حدثنا أبي رحمه الله، قال: حدثنا علي بن إبراهيم بن هاشم، عن أبيه عن الحسن بن محبوب، عن عبد الله بن سنان، عن محمد بن المنكدر، قال: مرض عون ابن عبد الله بن مسعود فأتيته أعوده فقال: ألا أحدثك بحديث عن عبد الله بن مسعود قلت: بلى، قال: قال عبد الله: بينما نحن عند رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله إذ تبسم، فقلت له ما لك يا رسول الله؟ قال: عجبت من المؤمن وجزعه من السقم، ولو يعلم ما له في السقم من الثواب لأحب أن لا يزال سقيما حتى يلقى ربه عز وجل. 
3. My father  said: `Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashim said, on the authority of his father, on the authority of al-Hasan ibn Mahbub, on the authority of `Abd Allah ibn Sinan, on the authority of Muhammad ibn al-Munkadir that `Awn ibn `Abd Allah ibn Mas`ud became sick as I went to visit him. He said: “Shall I not related to you a tradition from `Abd Allah ibn mas`ud?” I replied, “Why not?” He said: `Abd Allah said: “While we were in the presence of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, he smiled. So I asked him, “What is it, O Messenger of Allah?” He ﷺ replied, “I am surprised at how a believer can worry about being sick. If he knew the reward which resides in illness, he would ask to be ill until he meets his Lord, the Mighty and High.”