Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah and Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with them) narrate that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whenever a believer is afflicted with pain and hardship, fatigue and weariness, sorrow and grief, or distress and loss—even the prick of a thorn that hurts him—Allah, because of it, forgives his sins.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whenever a believer is pricked by a thorn in this world and he endures it with the intention of reward, then because of this, his sins will be reduced on the Day of Resurrection.

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whenever a believer is afflicted with fatigue, exhaustion, sorrow, illness, pain, or any distressing grief, Allah Almighty makes these trials an expiation for his sins.

Syedna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: There is no one who is more patient over what he hears of harm than Allah Almighty. The servant associates partners with Allah and claims that He has a child, yet Allah still grants them well-being, defends them, and provides them with sustenance.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Khabbab (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: We went to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) while he was sitting in the shade of the Ka'bah, having made a cloak his pillow. We said: O Messenger of Allah! Pray to Allah for us and seek help from Him for us. Upon hearing this, the color of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) turned red or changed, and he said: Indeed, those before you were such that a pit was dug for them, then a saw was brought and placed on their heads and they were split in two, but this hardship did not turn them away from their religion. And with iron combs, the flesh was torn from the bones and nerves of people, but even this did not turn them away from their religion. And surely, surely Allah will complete this religion so that a rider will travel from Sana'a to Yemen, and he will fear none but Allah, or fear the wolf for his sheep, but you are being hasty.

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whatever affliction befalls a Muslim, Allah makes it an expiation for his sins, even the thorn that pricks him.

(Second chain) The Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: There is no Muslim who is pricked by a thorn or suffers a greater pain, except that his sins are forgiven.

(Third chain) A similar narration is reported, except that it contains these words: But for him, one rank is written and one sin is erased.