234 hadith
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "There is no Muslim man or Muslim woman, no believing man or believing woman, who falls ill except that Allah erases some of their sins because of it."
الأعظمي 3411HasanHe heard the Prophet ﷺ say, "No believing man or believing woman, no Muslim man or Muslim woman, falls ill except that Allah [[r4]] removes their sins through it."
أحمد 14725SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "There is no Muslim man or Muslim woman, no believing man or believing woman, who falls ill except that Allah removes some of their sins because of it."
أحمد 15146SahihI heard the Prophet ﷺ say, "No Muslim man, Muslim woman, believing man, or believing woman is afflicted by illness without Allah removing some of their sins because of it."
أحمد 15297SahihI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "The illness that afflicts a believer is an expiation for his sins."
الأعظمي 3404SahihHe set out early to the mosque of Damascus, hastening in his journey, and met Shaddad bin Aws along with Sanabihi. I asked, "Where are you headed, may Allah have mercy on you both?" They replied, "We are going to visit a brother of ours who…
الأعظمي 3392HasanI visited the Prophet ﷺ while he was suffering from a fever, and when I touched him I said, "Messenger of Allah, you are burning with a severe fever." He replied, "Indeed. I suffer fever the way two men among you would." I said, "Then you…
أحمد 3619SahihI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Allah tests His servant with illness until it wipes away every sin from him."
الأعظمي 3406HasanHe went to the mosque of Damascus, setting out early in the day, and there he met Shaddad bin Aws, with Sanabihi accompanying him. I asked, "Ayn Tureed, may Allah have mercy on you both?" They replied, "We are heading over there to visit a…
أحمد 17118HasanI came in to see the Prophet ﷺ while he was suffering from a fever. I placed my hand on him and said, "You are burning with a severe fever." He replied, "I suffer fever as two men among you would." I said, "That must be because you have a…
أحمد 4346SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "No illness, ailment, or grief afflicts a Muslim, not even a worry that troubles him, without Allah [[r4]] expiating some of his sins through it."
أحمد 11188DifficultI came to the Prophet ﷺ during his illness while he was suffering from a severe fever, and I said, "You are suffering from a very severe fever." I said, "That is because you have a double reward." He replied, "Yes. No Muslim is afflicted…
الأعظمي 9326SahihI came to the Prophet ﷺ during his illness while he was suffering from a severe fever, and I said, "You are suffering from a very severe fever." I added, "That is because you have a double reward." He replied, "Indeed. No Muslim is…
البخاري 5647SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ visited me while I was ill and said, "Rejoice, Umm Ala, for the illness of a Muslim causes Allah to remove his sins just as fire removes the impurities of gold and silver."
الأعظمي 3486SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ visited me while I was sick and said, "Rejoice, Umm Ala, for the illness of a Muslim causes Allah to remove his sins just as fire removes the impurities of gold and silver."
الأعظمي 3419SahihThey both heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "No fatigue, weariness, illness, or grief afflicts a believer, not even a worry that troubles him, except that Allah expiates some of his sins through it."
مسلم 6568SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ visited me while I was ill and said, "Rejoice, Umm Ala, for the illness of a Muslim causes Allah to remove his sins just as fire removes the impurities of gold and silver."
أبو داود 3092HasanHe heard the Prophet ﷺ say, "The sick person's sins fall away just as the leaves fall from a tree."
أحمد 16654HasanThe Prophet ﷺ said, "When a believer falls ill, it purifies him just as a blacksmith's furnace removes the impurities from iron."
الأعظمي 3416SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Nothing afflicts the believer, no fatigue, sorrow, or illness, not even a worry that troubles him, without Allah wiping away some of his sins because of it."
الترمذي 966SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "No servant is struck down by an illness except that Allah raises him from it purified."
الأعظمي 3426HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When Allah tests a Muslim servant with an affliction in his body, Allah says, 'Record for him the righteous deeds he used to perform.' If He restores him to health, He washes him clean and purifies him, and…
الأعظمي 3390HasanAffan in his narration said, Abu Rabia informed us, saying, I heard Anas bin Malik say, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When Allah tests the Muslim servant with an affliction in his body, Allah says, 'Record for him the righteous deeds he…
أحمد 12503HasanHe heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "No fatigue, exhaustion, illness, grief, or harm afflicts a believer, not even a worry that troubles him, without Allah wiping away some of his sins because of it."
أحمد 11770HasanA man said to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, "What about these illnesses that afflict us, what do we get from them?" He replied, "They are expiations." Ubayy asked, "Even if they are minor?" He said, "Even a thorn-prick or anything greater." So…
أحمد 11183HasanA man said to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, "What do you say about these illnesses that afflict us, what do we get from them?" He replied, "They are expiations." Ubayy said, "Even if they are slight?" He answered, "Even a thorn prick or…
الأعظمي 3422HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "No fatigue, illness, sickness, sorrow, or harm afflicts a believer, not even a worry that troubles him, without Allah wiping away some of his sins because of it."
أحمد 11584SahihA man died during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and someone remarked, "How fortunate for him! He died without ever being tested by illness." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, "Woe to you! How do you know? Perhaps if Allah had…
مالك 1810DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "No worry, sorrow, fatigue, illness, or harm afflicts a believer without Allah expiating some of his sins through it."
أحمد 11336DifficultThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Allah the Exalted said, 'When I afflict My believing servant with illness and he does not complain about Me to those who visit him, I release him from his bondage, then I replace his flesh with better flesh…
الأعظمي 3393SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "No fatigue, hardship, sorrow, illness, or harm afflicts a believer, not even a worry that troubles him, except that Allah wipes away some of his sins because of it."
أحمد 11007SahihHe visited Abu Darda and said, "May you have health, not illness." Abu Darda replied, "I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'Headache and fever continue to afflict the believer even though his sins are as great as Mount Uhud, and they do…
أحمد 21728DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When Allah tests his Muslim servant with an affliction in his body, He says to the angel, 'Record for him the righteous deeds he used to perform.' If He restores him to health, He washes him clean and…
أحمد 13712DifficultAbu Darda came to visit Ubayy when he was ill. After greeting him with wishes for health rather than illness, he repeated this three times, then said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'A Muslim continues to be afflicted with fevers…
أحمد 21736DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When the Muslim servant falls ill, it is said to the angel who records his deeds, 'Write down for him the equivalent of what he used to do when he was free of illness, until I take his soul or release him…
أحمد 6916SahihHakim reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "There is no servant whom Allah [[r4]] tests with an affliction in his body except that Allah [[r4]] says to the angel, 'Record for him the righteous deeds he used to perform.' If Allah…
أحمد 13501DifficultThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Fever and headache continue to afflict the servant, both man and woman, even when their sins weigh as much as Mount Uhud, and they do not leave them until not even a mustard seed's weight of sin remains."
الأعظمي 3408HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When a servant is following a good path of worship and then falls ill, it is said to the angel assigned to him, 'Record for him the equivalent of the deeds he used to perform when he was free of illness,…
الأعظمي 3389HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When a servant follows a good path of worship and then falls ill, it is said to the angel assigned to him, 'Record for him the equivalent of the deeds he performed when he was healthy, until I release him or…
أحمد 6895SahihI came to Kufa and was told about Bilal bin Abu Burda. I said, "There is surely a lesson to be drawn from his case." So I went to him while he was imprisoned in the very house he had built. Everything about him had changed from the torture…
الترمذي 3252DaifI suffered from an eye inflammation, and the Prophet ﷺ visited me. When I recovered, I went out, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me, "Tell me, if your eyes were afflicted with what they had, what would you do?" I replied, "If my eyes…
أحمد 19348HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "By the One in whose hand my soul rests, if you did not sin, Allah would take you away and bring forth a people who would sin, then seek Allah's forgiveness, and He would forgive them."
الأعظمي 13203SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "By the One in whose hand my soul is, if you did not commit sins, Allah would take you away and bring a people who would sin, then seek Allah's forgiveness, and He would forgive them."
الأعظمي 11412SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Allah has not sent down any disease without also sending down a cure for it. Some have come to know it, and some remain ignorant of it."
الأعظمي 11541SahihAbu Hurayrah reported, attributing it to the Prophet ﷺ, "Allah has not sent down any disease without also sending down its cure. Some have come to know it, and others remain ignorant of it."
أحمد 3578DifficultHe narrated from the Prophet ﷺ that he said, "There is no day's work except that it is sealed upon completion. When a believer falls ill, the angels say, 'Our Lord, Your servant so-and-so, You have confined him.' The Lord [[r4]] then says,…
أحمد 17316SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "By the One in whose hand my soul is, if you did not sin, Allah would take you away and bring forth a people who would sin, then seek Allah's forgiveness, and He would forgive them."
أحمد 8082SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "By the One in whose hand my soul is, if you did not sin, Allah would take you away and bring forth a people who would sin, then seek Allah's forgiveness, and He would forgive them."
مسلم 6965SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "There is no day's deeds but that they are sealed upon. When a believer falls ill, the angels say, 'Our Lord, your servant so-and-so, you have confined him.' The Lord [[r4]] says, 'Seal for him the like of his deeds…
الأعظمي 3391Hasan"Messenger of Allah, how can there be any well-being after this verse, *'It will not be in accordance with your wishes nor the wishes of the People of the Book. Whoever does evil will be recompensed for it'* [Nisa 4:123]? Every evil we have…
أحمد 68SahihI went with the Prophet ﷺ to visit Zayd bin Arqam, who was suffering from a complaint in his eyes. The Prophet ﷺ said to him, "Zayd, if your eyesight were lost to this ailment, what would you do?" Zayd replied, "I would be patient and seek…
أحمد 12586HasanThe Prophet ﷺ visited Zayd bin Arqam to check on him while he was suffering from his eyes. He said, "What would you do if you lost your eyesight to this ailment?" Zayd replied, "I would be patient and seek my reward from Allah." The Prophet…
أحمد 12636HasanA woman came to the Prophet ﷺ who was afflicted with a touch of madness. She said, "Messenger of Allah, pray to Allah that He cure me." He said, "If you wish, I will pray to Allah to cure you, and if you wish, you may endure it patiently…
أحمد 9689HasanTwo reports, one of them his own words and the other from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. Abdullah said, "The believer sees his sins as though he were at the foot of a mountain, fearing that it might collapse upon him, while the sinner sees his…
أحمد 3628SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "There was a man among those who came before you who used to commit sins. When death approached him, he said to his family, 'When I die, burn my body, then grind it to dust, then scatter the dust into the sea…
الأعظمي 11419SahihWe came to visit Khabab bin Arat [[r1]] during his illness. He had been cauterized seven times on his abdomen. He said, "Were it not that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade us from praying for death, I would have prayed for it, for my illness…
أحمد 21069SahihMy illness has dragged on. Were it not that I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Do not wish for death," I would have wished for it. He also said, "A servant is rewarded for all that he spends, except for what goes into dirt," or he said,…
ابن ماجه 4163HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When a servant's sins become many and he has no good deeds to atone for them, Allah [[r4]] tests him with grief to expiate them for him."
أحمد 25236DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "A man among those who came before you used to commit sins. When death approached him, he said to his family, 'When I die, burn me, then grind me to powder, then scatter me into the sea on a windy day.' When…
أحمد 23253SahihAbdullah bin Masud narrated two hadiths to us, one from the Prophet ﷺ and the other from himself. He said, "The believer sees his sins as though he were sitting beneath a mountain, fearing it might fall upon him, while the wicked person…
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