Syeduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, narrates that a Bedouin passed by the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him. His health and strength amazed the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, asked him: "When did you ever feel Umm Milad?" He replied: "What is Umm Milad?" The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Fever." He said: "What is fever?" The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "The heat that arises between the skin and the bones is called fever." He said: "I have never felt this." The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, then asked him: "Alright, have you ever felt a headache (suda‘)?" He said: "What is suda‘?" The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "It is pain between the temples and the head." He said: "I have never felt this either." When the Bedouin left, the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Whoever would like to see a man from among the people of Hell, let him look at this one." In another narration: "Whoever wishes to see someone from the people of the Fire, let him look at this one."
Hadith Referenceالفتح الربانی / 9390
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:صحیح
Hadith Takhrij«اسناده حسن، أخرجه ابويعلي: 6556، والبزار: 778، وابن حبان: 2916، والحاكم: 1/ 347 ، (انظر مسند أحمد ترقيم الرسالة: 8794 ترقیم بيت الأفكار الدولية: 8780»
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … The Noble Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam has always taught to supplicate for health and well-being, and to ask for the removal of trials and illnesses, while health itself is a very great blessing from Allah Ta’ala. However, if a person becomes afflicted with some physical pain, then he should be patient and should have good expectations that Allah Ta’ala will make this illness an expiation for his mistakes.
And since becoming ill is not an act of the servant himself, supplicating for illness has also been prohibited. Therefore, the above-mentioned hadith will be interpreted as follows: it is possible that the person was sinful and neither repented to have his sins forgiven, nor did he become ill so that the illness could become an expiation for his sins, or your (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) intent was to mention the virtue of illness. And Allah knows best what is correct.
اَلْدَمَیُلْدِمُ: means for someone to always have a fever, and Umm Mil'dam is the kunyah (nickname) for fever.