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Hadith 9373

عَنْ أُبَيِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّهُ دَخَلَ رَجُلٌ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ مَتَى عَهْدُكَ بِأُمِّ مِلْدَمٍ وَهُوَ حَرٌّ بَيْنَ الْجِلْدِ وَاللَّحْمِ قَالَ إِنَّ ذَلِكَ لَوَجَعٌ مَا أَصَابَنِي قَطُّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ ((مَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِ مَثَلُ الْخَامَةِ تَحْمَرُّ مَرَّةً وَتَصْفَرُّ أُخْرَى))
Narrated from Sayyiduna Ka'b bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man came to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked him: "How long have you had a fever? It is an increase of heat between the skin and flesh." He replied: "It is such an affliction that I have never suffered from it." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The example of a believer is like that of a soft, delicate, and fresh crop which is sometimes red and sometimes yellow."
Hadith Reference الفتح الربانی / 9373
Hadith Grading محدثین: ضعیف
Hadith Takhrij «اسناده ضعيف لابھام الرجل الذي حدث عنه اسماعيل بن امية، ولابھام ام ولد ابي بن كعب ، (انظر مسند أحمد ترقيم الرسالة: 21282 ترقیم بيت الأفكار الدولية: 21606»
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … The meaning of "اَلْدَمَ یُلْدِمُ" is that someone is constantly afflicted with fever. And "Umm Mildam" is a kunyah (nickname) for fever; for further details, see hadith number (9390).

Fever is a condition of increased body heat, which is sometimes red and sometimes yellow. What is meant by this is that a Muslim passes through various states: sometimes a period of health, sometimes afflicted with an illness, sometimes beset by some distress.