Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that a funeral passed by the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), so he stood up and said: "Stand up! For indeed, there is anxiety in death."

Ala bin Abdur Rahman narrates from his father that he attended a funeral, Marwan led the funeral prayer, and Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) and Marwan went and sat in the graveyard. Sayyiduna Abu Saeed Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) came and said to Marwan: "Show me your hand." He handed his hand to him. He said to him: "Stand up." So he stood up. Then Marwan said to Abu Saeed: "Why did you make me stand up?" He replied: "When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saw a funeral, he would stand until it had passed by and would say: 'Death is a terrifying thing.'" Marwan (for confirmation) said: "O Abu Hurairah! Is Abu Saeed telling the truth?" He said: "Yes." Marwan said: "Then why did you not narrate this hadith to me?" Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: "You are the ruler, you sat down, and seeing you, I also sat down."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up for a funeral, and it was the funeral of a Jew, and he said: "Its stench caused me discomfort, so I stood up."

Sayyiduna Abu Sa‘id (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "When you walk with a funeral, do not sit down until the deceased has been placed on the ground."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) went to visit a sick person who had a fever, and I was with him. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said to him: "Rejoice, for Allah the Exalted says: (This fever) is My fire which I impose upon My believing servant in this world so that it may be a substitute for the punishment of the fire in the Hereafter."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Uthman bin Affan (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "For the believer, fever is a substitute for his share of the Fire on the Day of Resurrection."

Sayyiduna Abu Umamah narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Fever is the bellows of Hell; whichever believer falls ill, it will be in place of his share from the people of Hell."

Sayyidah Umm al-‘Ala’ (may Allah be pleased with her) says: I was ill, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) came to visit me during my illness and said:“Umm al-‘Ala’! Rejoice, for Allah, because of a Muslim’s illness, removes his sins just as fire removes the impurities of gold and silver.”

Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) says that I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "When a believer is afflicted with something painful, Allah, the Exalted, makes it an expiation for his sins."

Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "A believer's suffering is an expiation for his sins."