Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri and Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "No fatigue, nor disease, nor sorrow, nor sadness, nor hurt, nor distress befalls a Muslim, even if it were the prick he receives from a thorn, but that Allah expiates some of his sins for that."
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
(1)
The reason for the occurrence of these hadiths is that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) suddenly experienced pain at night, so due to the intensity of the pain, he began to turn from side to side on the bed.
Aisha (radi Allahu anha) said:
"O Messenger of Allah! If any one of us were to do this, you would become displeased."
At that time, he said:
"Righteous people are afflicted with trials and hardships."
(Musnad Ahmad: 159/6, 160)
In a narration of Ibn Hibban, it is stated that due to the pain, Allah, the Exalted, wipes away sins and also raises ranks.
(Sahih Ibn Hibban bi Tartib Ibn Balban: 167/7, No. 2906)
(2)
Its meaning is that pain becomes a cause for both the removal of punishment and the attainment of reward.
In any case, if a person experiences pain, it becomes an expiation for his sins, and if he endures it considering it as the decree of Allah, the Exalted, then it also becomes a means of attaining reward.
(Fath al-Bari: 131/10)
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 5641