16. What would you choose from these three: money, health or peace?

The first choice is health. By birth, man is a weak creature. He cannot tolerate even a minor disturbance to his health. A person who does not enjoy good health cannot do anything properly. It is therefore rightly said, ‘Health is wealth’. One who has good health, can accomplish all tasks in life. According to a hadith, the Prophet said:

Ask God for pardon and health, for verily, none has been given anything better than health after faith. (Sunan al-Tirmidhi, hadith no. 3558)

According to another hadith, the Prophet is said to have remarked;

And in God’s eyes praying for good health is dearer to praying for anything else. (Sunan al-Tirmidhi, hadith no. 3548)