They assumed that Job had brought his suffering upon himself by committing some serious sin. “ Who that is innocent has ever perished? ”
كَانَ لَدَى أَيُّوبَ ثَلَاثَةُ أَصْحَابٍ ،‏ وَقَدْ أَتَوْا لِزِيَارَتِهِ مُدَّعِينَ أَنَّهُمْ يُرِيدُونَ أَنْ « يَرْثُوا لَهُ وَيُعَزُّوهُ » .‏