- Shaykh Jalaluddin as Suyuti al Misri
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From "Tibb un Nabawiyy" of Shaykh Jaluddin as Suyuti al Misra
A complete exposition on the good that results from sickness, on visits to the sick and other matters.
"Verily sickness is the strongest incentive for a Believer to repent, to speak the truth, to do penance for his sins, and to raise himself Heaven- wards."
It is told about The Prophet Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa Aalihi wa sallim that he said: He who dies on a sickbed, dies the death of a martyr and is secure against the inquisition of the tomb. His food descends upon him with the sustenance of Heaven. So says Ibn Maja.
Abu Hurairah and Abu Sa'id radhi Allahu ‘anhumma said: The Prophet Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa Aalihi wa sallim said: A Believer will suffer no sickness nor fatigue nor indisposition nor even sorrow to cause him anxiety nor a thorn to pierce skin without that Allah will forgive him his sins by these means. This was extracted by al-Bukhari and Muslim.
It is related of The Prophet Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa Aalihi wa sallim that he said: Verily a Believer should not fear sickness; for if he knew what he derives from sickness, he would desire to be sick even to death. This tradition is told by al-Zair. Said the Prophet Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa Aalihi wa sallim: The greater number of my witnesses are the people of the bed. As for those who died in the battle at Safin Allah alone knows what was in their heart. This is related by Ibn Abi Shabayba.
A tradition says that Jabir said: Fever takes away sin from the Children of Adam just as bellows remove dross from iron. Abu Hurairah Radhi Allahu ‘anhu adds that The Prophet Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa Aalihi wa sallim also said: To whom Allah intends a blessing, He will make him partake of it. This is related by al-Bukhari.
Said 'Ayesha: I have seen no one in greater pain than I have seen The Prophet Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa Aalihi wa sallim. Al-Bukhari reports this saying. Said The Prophet Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa Aalihi wa sallim: The people who meet with severe pain are The Prophet Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa Aalihi wa sallim s of Allah, the devout and the very best of men. A man is afflicted in pro- portion to his love of the Faith. Affliction does not cease for the devout as long as they walk this Earth and until they are free from sin. This tradition is reported by al-Tirmidhi and it is a fair and sound tradition.
Said the Prophet Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa Aalihi wa sallim: If Allah loves a people, He will give them affliction. Said the Prophet Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa Aalihi wa sallim: There is no sickness or pain which a Believer receives that is not a penance for his sins whether it be a thorn which pricks him or a disaster that overwhelms him. Al-Bukhari reports this tradition.
Said the Prophet Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa Aalihi wa sallim: No Muslim receives any injury without Allah shedding from him his sins, as a tree sheds its leaves. This tradition has been extracted and many more similar ones.
Said the Prophet Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa Aalihi wa sallim: If there had been naught else for the children of Adam except safety and health, this would have been enough. This saying is reported by Abu Dawud.
