حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَکْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا وَکِيعٌ عَنْ مُوسَی بْنِ عُبَيْدَةَ عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنِ مَرْثَدٍ عَنْ حَفْصِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ ذُکِرَتْ الْحُمَّی عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَسَبَّهَا رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَا تَسُبَّهَا فَإِنَّهَا تَنْفِي الذُّنُوبَ کَمَا تَنْفِي النَّارُ خَبَثَ الْحَدِيدِ
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 3469
It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: "Mention of fever was made in the presence of the Messenger of Allah P.B.U.H , and a man cursed it. The Prophet said: 'Do not curse it, for it erases sin as fire removes the filth from iron." (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020