Explanation of the words of Imam al-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him) regarding what he quoted: "

The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
In the remainder of the hadith of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) about the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding the story of the three men from the Children of Israel, whom Allah intended to test, and they were a leper, a bald man, and a blind man. We have previously mentioned the leper and the bald man, and that the first was given a pregnant she-camel, and the second was given a pregnant cow. The blind man: This is the most desirable thing for him, that Allah remove this defect from him, which is blindness, so that he can see people. Consider the words of the blind man: He did not ask for anything but sight by which he could see people only. As for the leper and the bald man, each of them wished for something greater than need: good skin, good color, and good hair. It was not just hair, or just skin, or just color, but they wished for something greater. As for this one, he had asceticism; he did not ask for anything but sight by which he could see people only. Then he asked him what wealth was most desirable to him, and he said, 'Sheep.' This is also part of his asceticism; he did not wish for camels or cows, but sheep. The proportion of sheep to camels and cows is small. So Allah, the Exalted, blessed the first in his camels, the second in his cows, and the third in his sheep. And each of them came to have a valley of what he was given: the first had a valley of camels, the second had a valley of cows, and the third had a valley of sheep. This means a complete valley.
His physical appearance and his ragged form, and his clothing was the clothing of a poor man. He was stingy with him, even though he had a valley of camels, but he said, 'There are many rights.' It appears, and Allah knows best, that he does not fulfill any of them, because this traveler, who is poor and whose means have been cut off, is the most deserving of help. And yet he made it difficult for him and reminded him of what he had been before.
And refuge is sought in Allah. He denied the blessing of Allah. And what appears is that Allah answered the angel's supplication, even though it was a conditional supplication, but he was certainly lying. So when the condition was fulfilled, the consequence was fulfilled.
So he acknowledged the blessing of Allah upon him. Meaning, I will not prevent you, nor will I burden you with prevention by anything you take for the sake of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic. The gratitude and acknowledgment of the blessing brought relief.
And this indicates that the story was well-known among the people, and for this reason he said: So keep your wealth. And he remained, and Allah had blessed him with sight. As for the other two, it appears that Allah returned them to what they were of poverty and affliction, and refuge is sought in Allah. And in this is proof that thanking Allah for His blessings upon the servant is among the causes for the preservation and increase of blessings, as He, the Exalted, said: And Allah knows best.
The reader: The author (may Allah have mercy on him) quoted "from Shaddad ibn Aws (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), who said:

The clever person ids the one who subjugates his soul, and works for what is after death. And the incapable is the one who follows his desires and merely hopes in Allah.

الكيس من دان نفسه وعمل لما بعد الموت والعاجز من أتبع نفسه هواها وتمنى على الله الأماني

Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2459Da'if (Darussalam)

Narrated by al-Tirmidhi and others, and he said it is a good hadith. And the meaning of 'accounted himself' is 'evaluated himself'."