الادب المفرد
Adab al-Mufrad
كتابBook of Expiation for the Sick
بَابُ كَفَّارَةِ الْمَرِيْضِChapter: Expiation for the Sick
Hadith 495
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا ابوبَكْرٍ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، قَالَ : جَاءَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : ”هَلْ أَخَذَتْكَ أُمُّ مِلْدَمٍ؟“ قَالَ : وَمَا أُمُّ مِلْدَمٍ؟ قَالَ : ”حَرٌّ بَيْنَ الْجِلْدِ وَاللَّحْمِ“، قَالَ : لَا ، قَالَ : ”فَهَلْ صُدِعْتَ؟“ قَالَ : وَمَا الصُّدَاعُ ؟ قَالَ : ”رِيحٌ تَعْتَرِضُ فِي الرَّأْسِ ، تَضْرِبُ الْعُرُوقَ“، قَالَ : لَا ، قَالَ : فَلَمَّا قَامَ ، قَالَ : ”مَنْ سَرَّهُ أَنْ يَنْظُرَ إِلَى رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ النَّارِ “، أَيْ : فَلْيَنْظُرْهُ .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that a (healthy) Bedouin came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked him: "Have you ever had a fever?" He asked: What is fever? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It is heat that develops between the skin and the flesh." He said: No. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Have you ever had a headache?" He said: What is a headache? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It is a wind that enters the head and strikes the veins." He said: No. The narrator says that when he got up and left, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever wishes to see a person of the people of Hell, let him look at this one."
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Usman Muneeb
Benefits and Issues:
From this, it is understood that falling ill and experiencing hardships are signs of being a Muslim and a believer. Whoever recites the kalimah (testification of faith) and has never fallen ill should fear hypocrisy regarding himself. However, this does not mean that whoever falls ill is necessarily a believer; for this, other rulings of the Shari‘ah must also be taken into consideration.
From this, it is understood that falling ill and experiencing hardships are signs of being a Muslim and a believer. Whoever recites the kalimah (testification of faith) and has never fallen ill should fear hypocrisy regarding himself. However, this does not mean that whoever falls ill is necessarily a believer; for this, other rulings of the Shari‘ah must also be taken into consideration.
Source: Fadlullah al-Ahad: Urdu Commentary on al-Adab al-Mufrad, Page: 495
