Al-Adab Al-Mufrad #566
General Behavior
The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.
حَدَّثَنَا فَرْوَةُ بْنُ أَبِي الْمَغْرَاءِ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ: كُنْتُ جَالِسًا عِنْدَ مُعَاوِيَةَ، فَحَدَّثَ نَفْسَهُ، ثُمَّ انْتَبَهَ فَقَالَ: لاَ حِلْمَ إِلاَّ تَجْرِبَةٌ، يُعِيدُهَا ثَلاثًا.
Hisham ibn 'Urwa reported that his father said, "I was sitting
with Mu'awiya and he muttered to himself and then came to his senses. [This
is when he was ill.] He said, 'No one has forbearance without it being
put to the test.' He repeated that three times."
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This hadith is #566 from Al-Adab Al-Mufrad, in the Book of General Behavior.