حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ وَمَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلَانَ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ بْنِ جَابِرٍ عَنْ إِسْمَعِيلَ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ الْأَشْعَرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَادَ رَجُلًا مِنْ وَعَكٍ كَانَ بِهِ فَقَالَ أَبْشِرْ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ يَقُولُ هِيَ نَارِي أُسَلِّطُهَا عَلَى عَبْدِي الْمُذْنِبِ لِتَكُونَ حَظَّهُ مِنْ النَّارِ
جامع ترمذی · Hadith 2088
Abu Hurairah narrated that the Prophet(S.A.W) visited a man who was ill, so he said: Cheer up, for indeed Allah said: 'It is My Fire which I impose upon My sinning slave as his portion of the Fire. (Hasan) Al-Hasan said: They would hope that the fever that occurred at night would atone for any deficiency caused by sins.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020