Musnad Ahmad — Hadith #45303

Muhammad ibn Ja`far narrated to us, Shu`bah narrated to us, on the authority of Amr ibn Murrah, on the authority of Abdullah ibn Salamah, on the authority of Ali ibn Abi Talib, may God be pleased with him. On his authority, he said: I was complaining, and the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, passed by me, and I was saying, O God, if my time has come, then give me relief. He was late, so spare me, and if it is a calamity, then be patient with me. Then the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said, “How did you say?” So he repeated what he said to him. He said, so he struck him. He touched his foot and said, “O God, grant him health,” or, “O God, heal him.” Shu’bah was in pain. He said, “I have not complained of my pain after that.”