Umm Yoosuf
09-28-2005, 11:33 PM
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I posted this in the sister section also.
Bismillahi Rahmani Raheem,
As-salaamoualaikoum wa rahmutAllahi wa barakaatu,
Tests for the Believers: Fluctuations of Life
A persons life in this world is not stable. One passes through alternating periods of happiness and dismay, strength and weakness. wealth and poverty, health and sickness etc. A true believer is one who maintains a clear level of Eemaan throughout the worldly fluctuations. He continues to remember Allah and ascribe the bounties to Him; and he turns to Him in submission, asking for relief from his affliction. This is described by the Messenger (SAW) who said: " Indeed amazing are the affairs of a believer ! They are all for his benefit; If he is granted ease of living he is thankful; and this is best for him. And if he is afflicted with a hardship, he perseveres; and this is best or him." [ Muslim ]
And Allah (S) said (which means); " Certainly, We shall test you with fear, hunger, loss of wealth, lives and fruits; but give glad tidings to the patient - those who, when afflicted with calamity say, "Truly to Allah we belong, and truly to Him shall we return." it is those who will be awarded blessings and mercy from their Lord; and it is those who are the guided ones." [ 2:155-157 ]
Thus, a believer shows gratitude and thankfulness for all the wonderful blessings that Allah grants him. And he displays patience and submission during sickness and hardships, hunger, or other afflictions.
Hardships Benefit the Believer
Allah has decreed that, in this life, hardships and disasters strike both believers and non-believers. For a non-believer, they are inconveniences that hinder him from proceeding with his normal involvement in the worldly life. For a believer, on the other hand, they are instances of rest and remembrance, tests that promise great rewards, and indications of atonement and expiation of sins. Regardless of how little is the harm that strikes a believer, it carries with it good news of forgiveness and elevated rank ( in Jannah ). The Righteous Predecessors used to be pleased when a hardship afflicted them, seeing it as a token of Allah's forgiveness and benevolence.
Expiations of Sins
Abu Hurayrah (RA) reported that the Prophet said: " Hardships continue to befall a believing man and woman in their body, family, and property, until they meet Allah (S) burdened with no sins. " [Tirmithee ]
Sign of Allah's Love
Abu Hurayrah (RA) reported that the Prophet (SAW) said: " Whenever Allah wills good for a person, He subjects him to adversity" [Bukharee and others ]
Sign of Eeman
Abu Hurayrah (RA) and Ka'b Bin Maalik (RA) reported that the Prophet (SAW) said: " The parable of a believer is that of a fresh and moist plant; the wind tilts it this way and that way; and so is the believer; he continues to be subject to affliction. And the parable of a hypocrite is that of a firm cedar tree; it does not shake - until it is uprooted all at once." [Bukharee and Muslim ]
Sign of Righteousness
The prophets and righteous people are afflicted the most, and their rewards are the highest. Sa'd (RA) reported that the Prophet (SAW) said: " The most in their suffering among the people are the prophets, then the best, then the (next) best. One is afflicted in accordance with his deen (faith). If his deen is firm his affliction is hard, and if his deen is weak, his affliction is light. Indeed, one would be so much subjected to adversity until he walks among the people without any sins. " [Ahmad, Tirmithee ]
Early Punishment
Anas (RA) reported that the Prophet (SAW) said: " When Allah wills good for a servant of His, He expedites his punishment in this life; and when He wills retribution for a servant of His, He holds his sins for Him to judge him by them on the Day of Resurrection. " [Tirmithee ]
Multiplication of Rewards
Anas (RA) reported that the Prophet (SAW) said: " The amount of reward is in accordance with the amount of suffering. When Allah (SWT) loves some people, He tries them (with affliction). He who then is content (with Allah's decree) has achieved the acceptance (of Allah), and he who is dissatisfied (with Allah's decree) will attain the anger (of Allah)." [ Tirmithee ]
Rewards for Sickness
One should not look to sickness as a gloomy episode, but should remember the great good in it. It is one form of affliction with which Allah (SWT) tests His 'ibaad (servants), giving them a chance to acquire rewards, as was explained above, as is further emphasized below.
Removal of Sins and Elevation in Ranks
Abu Hurayrah (RA) reported that the Prophet (SAW) said: " Whenever a Muslim is afflicted by harm from sickness or other matters, Allah will drop his sins because of that, like a tree drops its leaves." [Bukharee and Muslim ]
Abu Sa'eed al-Khudree (RA) reported that the Prophet (SAW) said: " A Muslim is not afflicted by hardship, sickness, sadness, worry, harm, or depression - even if pricked by a thorn, but Allah expiates his sins because of that. " [ Bukharee and Muslim ]
Sa'eed said, " I was with Salmaan (RA) when he visited a sick man in Kindah ( in Persia ), and he said to him: " Expect good because Allah (SWT) makes a believers sickness an expiation (for his sins) and a period of rest. However, when a disbeliever falls sick, he is like a camel whose owner ties it then lets it loose - it does not understand why it was tied nor why it was freed."" [ Bukharee ]
'Aishah (RA) narrated that once some pain afflicted the Prophet (SAW) causing him to suffer and turn about in his bed. she said: " Had one of us done this, you would have blamed him." He (SAW) replied: " An ailment is intensified for the righteous. whenever a believer is afflicted by a hardship, whether it is a thorn or more, a sin is taken off from him because of it, and he is elevated by one rank (in Jannah). " [Ahmad ]
Retaining Rewards for Deeds Before Sickness
Usually, when a believer falls sick, he would not be able to do the same amount of good (prayer, fasting, helping Muslims etc) that he used to do when he was well. But Allah out of His great mercy, continues to record for him the good deeds that he was forced to stop because of his sickness. Abu Moosa Al-Ash'aree narrated that the Prophet (SAW) said: " For a traveling or sick person, his deeds will be recorded in accordance with what he used to do when he was resident or well." [Bukharee ]
'Abdullah Bin 'Amr reported that the Prophet said: " No (believing) person gets sick, but (his deeds) will be recorded for him in accordance with what he used to do when he was well." [ Bukharee ]
Anas (RA) reported that the Prophet (SAW) said: " No Muslims body is afflicted by Allah, but He will record (his deeds) foe him in accordance with what he used to do when he was well - as long as he is sick. Thus, if He takes his life, He forgives him; and if He cures him, He washes him (from sins)." [ Bukharee ]
'Uqbah Bin 'Aamir reported that the Prophet (SAW) said: " Each days deeds are sealed with it. thus, when a believer gets sick, the angels say, " Our lord! Your servant such and such, You have restrained him (from doing good this day)." And the lord replies, " Seal his day in accordance with his (usual) deeds, until he is cured or dies". [Ahmad]
Reason for the Reward
'Atta Bin Rabaah reported that Ibn 'Abbaas (RA) told him, "Do you want to see a woman from the people of Jannah (paradise)?" He said "Yes". He said: " It is this black woman. She came to the Prophet (SAW) saying, " I have (epileptic) seizures, and I get exposed, so supplicate to Allah for me." He (SAW) said: " If you wish, be patient and you will attain Jannah; or if you wish, I will ask Allah to cure you."
She replied, " I will be patient ! But my body gets exposed (because of the fall), so supplicate to Allah for me that I do not become exposed." and he (SAW) did." [ Bukharee and Muslim ]
The scholars have differed in opinion as to whether a sick person will be rewarded for the sickness itself or for being patient during it. the correct opinion is that if he is patient and submits to Allah's will, as in the above hadeeth, he would be rewarded for both the submission and the sickness, otherwise, he would not be rewarded at all; because he resented Allah's decree. This is what should be understood from Ibn hajar al -'Asqalaanees words:
" The authentic hadeeths are clear in that the rewards are recorded once affliction strikes a Muslim. As for patience and acceptance, they are virtues for which a person may get additional rewards over those for the affliction."
'Abdullah Bin 'Amr reported that the Prophet (SAW) said: " If a Muslim is pricked by (as little as) a thorn in the worldly life, and he seeks its reward from Allah, some of his sins will be removed, because of it, on the Day of Judgement." [ Bukharee ]
ReplyUmm Yoosuf
11-22-2005, 02:59 PM
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I didn't know weather to make a sprate thread for this or not, so i just posted it here Insha Allah.
AFFLICTION
From sheikh muhammad al munajid
The Messenger of Allaah said: "Nothing of fatigue, illness, distress, worry, grief or harm befalls the Muslim, not even a prick from a thorn, but Allaah will accept it as expiation for some of his sins."
According to a report narrated by Muslim: "No illness, fatigue, sickness or grief befalls the Muslim, not even worries, but it will be an expiation for some of his sins."
The one who is distressed or worried should know that whatever psychological pain afflicts him is not wasted, but serves a purpose in increasing his hasanaat (good deeds) and expiating for his sayi'aat (bad deeds). The Muslim should realize that if it were not for disasters and afflictions, we would come empty-handed on the Day of Resurrection, as some of the salaf (early generations of Islam) pointed out, which is why they would rejoice when misfortune struck just as we rejoice at times of ease.
When a person understands how the disasters that befall him expiate for his sins, he will rejoice and be of good cheer, especially if that happens to him straight after he has committed a sin, as happened to some of the Sahaabah, may Allaah be pleased with them. `Abd-Allaah ibn Mughaffal (may Allaah be pleased with him) reported that a man met a woman who had been a prostitute during the time of Jaahiliyyah. He started to joke with her, then he touched her. She told him, "Watch it! Allaah has destroyed shirk (once `Affaan said: has destroyed Jaahiliyyah) and has brought us Islam." The man went away, and walked into a wall, cutting his face. The Prophet came along, so the man told him what had happened, and he said: "You are a slave for whom Allah wishes good. When Allaah wishes good for His slave, He hastens the punishment for his sin; when He does not wish good for His slave, he withholds the punishment until the matter is settled on the Day of Resurrection, when all of his sins will be brought forth together."
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "When Allaah wishes good for His slave, He hastens to bring about his punishment in this world, and if He does not wish good for him, He withholds the punishment until he is dealt with for his sin on the Day of Resurrection."
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WISDOM BEHIND AFFLICTIONS
Ibn ul-Qayyim's views on afflictions.
Ibn Qayyim il-Jawziyyah covers some very important and comprehensive principles regarding afflictions, as well as various aspects of wisdom associated with them. His discussion is presented in this article.
LESS AFFLICTIONS FOR THE BELIEVERS
The evils, hardships, and harms afflicting the believers are less than those afflicting the disbelievers. Also, the afflictions of the righteous in this life are far less than that of the sinful, the corrupt, and the wrongdoers.
THE BELIEVERS' HIGH EXPECTATIONS
The believers' affliction is accompanied by acceptance (of Allah's decree) and expectation (of His rewards and forgiveness). Even if they are unable to achieve that acceptance, the believers still exhibit patience and expectation (of Allah's rewards). Their perception of the beneficent outcome of the affliction reduces its burden and makes it easier for them to withstand its hardships. As for the disbelievers, they know no acceptance or expectation, and any patience that they display is similar to that of animals. Allah points to this by saying (what means): "Do not falter in pursuing the (opposition) folk. If you should be suffering, so are they suffering like you do, but you expect from Allah that which they do not." (4:104)
Thus they both share in the suffering; but the believers excel in that they hope that Allah will reward them and elevate their ranks (in Jannah).
REDUCING THE BELIEVERS' SUFFERING
When a believer - with submission to Allah - receives the suffering resulting from afflictions, it is reduced for him in accordance with his level of obedience sincerity, and truth of faith. Thus, the amount of suffering lifted from him is such that others (of lesser faith) would not even be able to bear a small fraction of it.
This is how Allah wards off harm from His believing servant: He protects him from a great deal of affliction; and if some of it is inevitable, He reduces its burden, effect, harm, and outcome.
A SIGN OF LOVE
As the love of Allah becomes more firmly established in the heart, the lovers' affliction for the sake of the beloved One becomes more pleasurable and less objectionable.
Many lovers have declared their pleasure with the affliction coming from their beloved ones, as one poet said: "Even though your abuse troubles me, My occurring in your thoughts pleases me!"
How, then, about the love of the Supreme beloved One? His affliction toward His beloved ones is surely a mercy and favour from Him to them.
BETWEEN FAKE AND TRUE HONOUR
The level of victory and honour occurring to the disbelievers, wrongdoers, and hypocrites is far less than that occurring to the believers. Furthermore, their honour is truly humility and disgrace, even if it appears differently.
PURIFICATION THROUGH AFFLICTION
For a believer, afflictions are like medicine, they remove from him diseases that, were they to remain, would destroy him or decrease his level of eemaan. The afflictions and tests extract such diseases and prepare him for receiving full rewards and a high position (in Jannah).
The occurrence of these afflictions is better than their absence, as Allah's Messenger (sallallahu alayhe wa sallam) said: "By Him in Whose hand is my soul, Allah does not ordain a decree for a believer but it is for his good; and this merit is for no one except a believer. If he is granted ease of living, he is thankful; and this best for him. And if he is afflicted with a hardship, he perseveres; and this is best for him."
Therefore, affliction and testing are required for the believer to achieve victory, honour, and well-being. Because of this, the Prophet (sallallahu alayhe wa sallam) said: “Those most afflicted among the people are the prophets, then the most righteous, then the next most righteous. One is afflicted in accordance with his deed. If his deen is firm, his affliction is made harder, and if his deen is weak, his affliction is made lighter. A believer continues to be subjected to adversity until he walks on the surface of the earth without a sin."
REQUISITES OF THIS LIFE
There are things that afflict the believers in this world; such as being oppressed, defeated, and harmed by their enemies. These occurrences are essential and inevitable aspects of this world, and are similar to extremely hot and cold weather, sickness, worries, and grief. They are essential to human life and nature, and are applicable even to children and animals, as decreed by the wisdom of the Most-Wise.
There is a great wisdom behind mixing good with evil, pleasure with pain, and benefit with harm. Had this world been devoid of such mixing, it would be a totally different world, and that wisdom would have been lost.
Refining the good from the bad will occur in a world other than this world, and a life other than this life, as Allah said (what means): So that Allah may distinguish the wicked from the good, and place the wicked one on another, heap them together, and cast them into Hell. It is those who are the losers! (8:37)
WISDOM IN AFFLICTIONS
There is a great wisdom, not possible to encompass to the fullest by other than Allah, in afflicting the believers and letting their enemies sometimes defeat, oppress, or subdue them. Some of this wisdom is explained in the following;
a)Weakness brings submission, strength brings obedience: Affliction instigates in the believers full humility and submission to Allah, makes them realise their need and dependence on Him, causes them to ask Him for victory against their enemies. Had they always been victorious and triumphant, they would become arrogant and insolent. Contrarily, had they always been subdued and oppressed by their enemies, it would not be possible for them to establish the deen and secure the truth. Therefore, the wisdom of the Most-Wise has mandated alternating them between being victors sometimes and sometimes losers. When they lose, they implore, turn with sincerity, submit, and repent to their Lord. And when they win, they establish his deen and its rites, command good, forbid evil, strive against His enemies, and support His allies.
b) Distinguishing the truthful from the liars: Had the believers always been victorious and triumphant, they would be followed by those whose purpose is not to establish the deen and obey Allahs Messenger (sallallahu alayhe wa sallam) but only to be with those who are in positions of honour and victory. On the other hand, had they always been losers and defeated, no one would follow them. Therefore, Divine wisdom has mandated that they be winners sometimes and losers others, thereby distinguishing those who strive to obey Allah and His Messenger (sallallahu alayhe wa sallam) from those whose only goal is worldly possessions and positions.
c) Servitude in all situations: Allah loves for His servants to perfect their servitude to Him in situations of both ease and hardship, well-being and affliction, victory and defeat. In each of the two situations, Allah requires from His servants a form of servitude consistent with that situation, and not possible to fulfil without it. The heart cannot be well without these opposite situations, like the body which cannot be well without being subjected to heat and cold, hunger and thirst, toil and strife, and their opposites. Those trials and afflictions are required for attaining human perfection and well-being, as it is not possible to reach a goal without the necessary means.
d) Rectification through affliction: Allowing the believers enemies to overcome them is a test that cleanses, purifies, and rectifies them. Allah indicates the wisdom behind allowing this to happen in the battle of Uhud by saying (what means)
Do not falter nor grieve, since you are superior (to your enemy) if you are (true) believers. If a sore should afflict you, similar sores have afflicted the (opposing) folk. We alternate such days (of victory) among the people, so that Allah may know those who believe, and may accept martyrs from among you - Allah does not love the wrongdoers - and so that Allah may purge the believers and wipe out the disbelievers. Or did you think that you would enter Jannah before Allah knows those among you who strive (in His way) and those who are steadfast? (3: 139-142)
Here Allah mentions the wisdom for which he allowed the disbelievers to win that battle.
First, Allah encourages and reassures the believers, and gives them the tidings that they are superior to their enemy by virtue of their belief. He also consoles them in that, even though they have been afflicted with sores because of their obedience to Allah and His Messenger, their enemy had previously been afflicted with sores because of its disobedience to Allah and His Messenger (sallallahu alayhe wa sallam).
Allah then indicates that, out of His wisdom, He makes the days (of victory) alternate among the people so that, similar to sustenance and life-spans, each group will earn its appointed share.
Allah then informs them that He does that in order to know the believers among them. Of course, He is All-Knowing of everything, before and after its occurrence. But He wanted to manifest their belief in actual existence.
Allah then mentions that He loves to take martyrs from among them. Martyrdom is an elevated and exalted position that can only be attained through dying for His cause. Without the enemys victory, it is not possible for the believers to attain this rank of martyrdom so beloved to Allah and beneficent to them.
Allah then indicates that He wants to purge the believers: He wants to purify them from their sins through their repenting to Him and seeking His forgiveness for the sins that made their enemys victory possible. Furthermore, He indicates that He wants to wipe out the disbelievers because of their oppression, persecution, and tyranny.
Allah then disapproves of the believers presumption to enter Jannah without striving and patience, as His wisdom requires. Were they to be always victorious, no one would fight them, and it would not be possible to test their patience in the face of their enemys harm.
THE CREATIONS PURPOSE IS TO TEST THE PEOPLE
Allah has created the heavens and the earth, and death and life, and has adorned the earth with all the things that are on it, for one purpose: to test His servants and distinguish between those who seek Him and His rewards and those who seek the worldly life and its pleasures. Allah says (what means): He is the One Who created the heavens and the earth in six days - and His throne was over water - so He may test you as to which of you is better in deeds. (11:7)
Surely We have made whatever is on the earth an adornment for it, so We may test them as to which one is better in deeds. (18:7)
When a messenger is sent to the people, they have two options; believe, or deny and persist on committing disbelief and sins. And it is essential to test both types.
As for the one who says, I believe, Allah must test and afflict him to make it clear whether he is truthful or lying in what he says. If he were lying, he would turn around and run away from the test as he would also run away from Allahs punishment. And if he were truthful, the test would merely increase his eemaan, as Allah says (what means): And when the believers saw the Confederates (advancing against them), they said, ?This is what Allah and His Messenger had promised us! Allah and His Messenger have told the truth! And all this merely increased them in faith and submission (to Allah). (33:22)
And as for a disbeliever, he will be tried and afflicted with Allahs punishment in the hereafter. In addition, he will suffer from the pain, disasters, and punishment that Allah ordained in this life for those who disobey His Messengers.
No one can escape from trials in this life, in al-Barzakh (the intermediate stage for human beings between the moment of death and the time resurrection), or on the Day of Resurrection. A believers trials and affliction are light and temporal; because of his faith, Allah protects him, lightens his load, and grants him the patience, firmness, and submission to ease his affliction. On the other hand, the trials and affliction are hard and prolonged for a disbeliever, hypocrite, or corrupt person.
Suffering and trials are, therefore, necessary for everyone - believer or disbeliever. A believer initially suffers in the first life, and is then granted the success of the first and last lives. A disbeliever, a hypocrite, or a wrongdoer initially enjoys the pleasure, but then ends up in pain and suffering. This is further explained in the next point.
AFFLICTIONS ARE A BY-PRODUCT OF SOCIALISATION
By nature, a human being is social: he must mix with other people. And since the other people have their own tendencies, attitudes and beliefs, they expect him to conform to that. If he does not, they would harm and punish him, and if he does, he would be harmed and punished in a different way. Thus, it is necessary to mix with people; which leads to agreeing with them in some matters and disagreeing in others. Agreeing with the evil of their desires, beliefs, and tendencies, results in pain and suffering, and disagreeing with that results in pain and suffering as well. There is no doubt, though, that the pain resulting from disagreeing with their wrong is lighter and easier than that resulting from obeying them.
As an example, you would find those who expect from a person to agree to their injustice, sinning, or false witness, or to help them in committing a prohibited act. If he does not agree, they would harm, oppress, and persecute him; but the final success will be his if he maintains patience and piety. On the other hand, conforming with them to evade their persecution would result in a greater pain; and most often they would eventually turn against him and inflict on him an amount of pain much larger than he had tried to evade.
Understanding this and acting upon by it is one of the most useful matters for a person: a little pain followed by a great and permanent pleasure is more endurable that a slight pleasure followed by a great permanent pain. Indeed, facilitation is in Allahs hand.
THE FOUR TYPES OF AFFLICTIONS
Affliction that occurs to a person can only be with respect to one of four things: his self, wealth, honour, or family and beloved ones. The affliction in regard to his self can be through harming or totally destroying it, and this is the most severe forms of affliction.
Replyhidaayah
03-26-2006, 02:30 PM
Fluctuations of Life: Tests for Believers
A person s life in this world is not stable. One passes through alternating periods of happiness and dismay, strength and weakness, wealth and poverty, health and sickness, etc. A true believer is one who maintains a clear level of faith throughout the worldly fluctuations. He continues to remember Allah and ascribe the bounties to Him, and he turns to Him in submission, asking for relief from his affliction. This is described by the Messenger (peace be upon him), who said: Indeed amazing are the affairs of a believer! They are all for his benefit. If he is granted ease of living he is thankful; and this is best for him. And if he is afflicted with a hardship, he perseveres; and this is best for him. (Muslim)
Thus, a believer shows gratitude and thankfulness for all the wonderful blessings that Allah grants him. And he displays patience and submission during sickness and hardships, hunger, or other afflictions.
Hardships benefit the believer
Allah has decreed that, in this life, hardships and disasters strike both believers and non-believers. For a non-believer, they are inconveniences that hinder him from proceeding with his normal involvement in the worldly life.
Expiations of sins
Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet said, Hardships continue to befall a believing man and woman in their body, family, and property, until they meet Allah burdened with no sins. (At-Tirmidhi)
Sign of Allah' s Love
Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, Whenever Allah wills good for a person, He subjects him to adversity. (Al-Bukhari and others)
Sign of faith
Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) and Ka`b Ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said,
The parable of a believer is that of a fresh and moist plant; the wind tilts it this way and that way; and so is the believer; he continues to be subject to affliction. And the parable of a hypocrite is that of a firm cedar tree; it does not shake until it is uprooted all at once. (Al-Bukhari and Muslim)
Sign of righteousness
The prophets and righteous people are afflicted the most, and their rewards are the highest. Sa`d (Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said,
The most in their suffering among the people are the prophets, then the best, then the (next) best. One is afflicted in accordance with his faith. If his faith is firm, his affliction is hard, and if his faith is weak, his affliction is light. Indeed, one would be so much subjected to adversity until he walks among the people without any sins. (Ahmad and At-Tirmidhi)
Early punishment
Anas (Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said,
When Allah wills good for a servant of His, He expedites his punishment in this life; and when He wills retribution for a servant of His, He holds his sins for Him to judge him by them on the Day of Resurrection. (At-Tirmidhi)
Multiplication of rewards
Anas (Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said,
The amount of reward is in accordance with the amount of suffering. When Allah loves some people, He tries them (with affliction). He who then is content (with Allah s decree) has achieved the acceptance (of Allah), and he who is dissatisfied (with Allah s decree) will attain the anger (of Allah). (At-Tirmidhi)
Rewards for sickness
One should not look to sickness as a gloomy episode, but should remember the great good in it. It is one form of affliction with which Allah tests His servants, giving them a chance to acquire rewards, as was explained above, as is further emphasized below.
Removal of sins and elevation in ranks
Abu Hurairah (Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said, Whenever a Muslim is afflicted by harm from sickness or other matters, Allah will drop his sins because of that, like a tree drops its leaves. (Al-Bukhari and Muslim)
Retaining rewards for deeds before sickness
Usually, when a believer falls sick, he would not be able to do the same amount of good (prayer, fasting, helping Muslims, etc.) that he used to do when he was well. But Allah, out of His great mercy, continues to record for him the good deeds that he was forced to stop because of his sickness. Abu Musa Al-Ash`ari narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, For a traveling or sick person, his deeds will be recorded in accordance with what he used to do when he was resident or well. (Al-Bukhari)
Reason for the reward
Atta Ibn Rabaah reported that Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) told him, Do you want to see a woman from the people of Paradise? He said, Yes. He said, It is this black woman. She came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saying, I have (epileptic) seizures, and I get exposed, so supplicate to Allah for me. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said, If you wish, be patient and you will attain Paradise; or if you wish, I will ask Allah to cure you. She replied, I will be patient! But my body gets exposed (because of the fall), so supplicate to Allah for me that I do not become exposed. And he (peace be upon him) did. (Al-Bukhari and Muslim)
Abdullah Ibn Amr reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, If a Muslim is pricked by (as little as) a thorn in the worldly life, and he seeks its reward from Allah, some of his sins will be removed, because of it, on the Day of Judgment. (Al-Bukhari)
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