مختصر صحيح بخاري
Mukhtasar Sahih Bukhari
Expiation for illness.
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) and Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to say: "No hardship (or illness, sorrow, grief, or pain) befalls a Muslim except that Allah, in return, wipes out some of his sins because of it, even if a thorn pricks him (then in exchange for that too, some sin is wiped out)."
Narrated Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him): The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to say: "The example of a believer is like that of a fresh crop; the wind bends it from one side to another, but when the wind stops, it stands straight again. In this way, a believer remains safe from affliction. And the example of a sinner is like that of a pine tree, which stands straight and stiff; (so) whenever Allah wills, He uproots it."
Narrated Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him): The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to say: "When Allah intends good for someone, He afflicts him with hardship."
Virtue of enduring severe illness.
Narrated from Umm al-Mu'minin Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her): I have not seen the severity of illness upon anyone as much as I saw upon the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
Narrated Abdullah (bin Mas'ud) (may Allah be pleased with him):
I visited the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) during his illness, and he had a very high fever. I said, "You have a very severe fever, O Messenger of Allah." (Perhaps) it is because you will have a double reward. He said: "Yes! No affliction befalls a Muslim but that Allah expiates his sins because of it, just as the leaves of a dry tree fall off."
I visited the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) during his illness, and he had a very high fever. I said, "You have a very severe fever, O Messenger of Allah." (Perhaps) it is because you will have a double reward. He said: "Yes! No affliction befalls a Muslim but that Allah expiates his sins because of it, just as the leaves of a dry tree fall off."
Virtue of epilepsy due to wind.
Narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he said to some of his companions, "Shall I show you a woman of Paradise?" They said, "Yes, why not." He said, "This dark-complexioned woman came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and said, 'I have epileptic fits and my body becomes uncovered. Please pray to Allah for me.' The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, 'If you wish, be patient and you will have Paradise, or if you wish, I will pray to Allah and He will cure you.' She said, '(It is better that) I will be patient, but please pray to Allah that my body does not become uncovered.' So he (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) prayed for her (and her body was never uncovered again)."
Virtue of becoming blind.
Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) says that I heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: "Allah, the Most Great and Exalted, says: When I test My servant by taking away his two beloved things and he remains patient over it, I certainly grant him Paradise in exchange for both." (By this) the Prophet (peace be upon him) meant the eyes.
Visiting the sick.
Narrated Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him): The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) came to me to visit me while I was ill, and he was neither riding a mule nor a horse.
The sick may express their pain; Prophet Ayyub's supplication.
Narrated from Umm al-Mu’minin Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that she said,“Oh, my head is splitting!”Upon hearing this, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said,“(Do not grieve, rather) it would be better if your end comes in this pain while I am still alive, so that I may pray for you and seek forgiveness for you.”Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said,“Alas! By Allah, I think you only wish for my death. In fact, if I die, you will spend the night with one of your wives that very evening.”The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said,“It is not so at all. Rather, I am (myself afflicted) with a headache, and I wish or intend (the narrator is unsure) to send for Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) and his son, and call them, and make a bequest (regarding the caliphate), so that no one can say anything after me, nor can anyone desire (the caliphate). (But) then I thought that Allah Himself will not approve (of anyone else’s caliphate), nor will the Muslims approve.”
Wishing for death is forbidden.
Narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to say: "Every person should never wish for death because of distress or calamity, and if someone is compelled to do so, then he should pray in this way: 'O Allah! Keep me alive as long as life is better for me, and when death is better for me, then take me away.'"