Question
Please verify the following Hadith:
Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “If a person becomes ill, Allah rewards him for his illnesses.”
(Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim)
Answer
You are probably referring to the following authentic Hadith recorded in Sahih Muslim:
Sayyidah ‘Aaishah (radiyallahu ‘anha) reported: “I heard Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) say, ‘Allah records a good deed and expiates a sin whenever anything afflicts a believer, even if it be a thorn prick.’”
(Sahih Muslim, Hadith: 2572)
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Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala
Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar