حَدَّثَنَا بِشْر’‘ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُاللہِ قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا یُوْنُسُ عَنِ الزُّھْرِیْ قَالَ: حَدَّ ثَنِيْ عُرْوَۃُ، عَنْ عَاِ شَۃُُ ؓ، عَنِ النَّبِی’‘ﷺ قَالَ: ((مَامِنْ مُسْلِمٍ یُصَابُ بِمُصِیْبَھٍ وَ َجٍع أَوْ مَرَ ضٍ اِ لَّا کَانَ کَفَّارَۃ َ ذُنُوْبِھِ، حَتَّی الشَّوْکَھُ أَوِ النَکْبَھُ))۔
الأدب المفرد · Hadith 498
It is narrated by Ayeshah (ra) that the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "when a Muslim is afflicted by an anxiety, pain or sickness then, because of that, his sins are atoned. So much, so that if a thorn pricks him or he suffers a simple, minor injury (His sins are forgiven)”.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020