”وقد سئل الإمام الشافعي: أيهما أولى للمؤمن: أن يبتلى أو يُمكَّن؟ فقال: وهل يكون تمكين إلا بعد ابتلاء؟ إن الله ابتلى يوسف عليه السلام ثم مكن له.” ـ“

Translation	Imam al-Shafi`ee was asked: “What’s better for the believer, to be tested, or to be given power (to do good)?” He said: “And how can one be given power for good without first being tested? Allah tested Yusuf, peace be upon him, then He gave him power.”
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Source	Fiqh al-Awlawiyyat by Yusuf al-Qaradhawi. Second impression 1996. Maktabah al-Wahbah, Cairo.

Imam al-Shafi`ee was asked: “What’s better for the believer, to be tested, or to be given power (to do good)?” He said: “And how can one be given power for good without first being tested? Allah tested Yusuf, peace be upon him, then He gave him power.”