Sickness – Hadith Answers

Three bounties that are equivalent to possessing the entire world

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Someone is requesting the complete Hadith regarding when a person wakes up having three bounties.

An epidemic had gripped Madinah Munawwarah at the time of Hijrah

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Can you please give me the source of the following incident:

When there was disease in Madinah and Sayyiduna Abu Bakr and Sayyiduna Bilal (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) were affected by it, Sayyidah ‘Aaishah (radiyallahu ‘anha) went to meet them.

A person is rewarded for any discomfort or illness that afflicts him

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Please verify the following Hadith:

Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “If a person becomes ill, Allah rewards him for his illnesses.”

(Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim)

Applying henna on wounds, cuts and abrasions

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Is there any Hadith that states Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) used henna on a wound?

Applying henna on sore legs

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Is there any Hadith that states one should use henna on sore legs?

Ummud Darda (rahimahallah) visits the sick

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What is the authenticity and interpretation of this narration?

عن الحارث بن عبد الله الأنصاري قال: رأيت أم الدرداء على رحالها أعواد ليس عليها غشاء، عائدة لرجل من أهل المسجد من الأنصار

The reward for suffering a headache in the path of Allah

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What is the authenticity of this Hadith?

“Whoever suffered from headache in the path of Allah and believes in reward for it, then, his all previous sins will be forgiven.”

Practising medicine without having knowledge

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Is this Hadith authentic and can it be quoted?

من تطبب ولم يعلم منه طب قبل ذلك فهو ضامن

Whoever gives medical treatment and he is not known to be [a doctor/medical practitioner] then he is liable

Explanation of the narration regarding giving charity without delay

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I would like to know the level of this Hadith regarding sadaqah and charity repelling calamities. I would also like to know the meaning and any commentary.

باكروا بالصدقة فإن البلاء لا يتخطاها

“Give charity without delay, for indeed, calamity cannot overcome it” (Tirmidhi)

Authenticity of the Hadith in Ibn Majah regarding the reward of visiting the sick

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What is the authenticity of the Hadith you have mentioned here:

Sayyiduna ‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhu) reported that he heard Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) say: “Whomsoever visits his ill Muslim brother, is walking among the harvest of Jannah until he sits. Once he sits, mercy envelopes him. [If he visits] in the morning, seventy thousand angels make du’a of forgiveness for him till the evening. If it is in the evening, seventy thousand Angels make du’a of forgiveness for him till the morning.”

Another version of the Hadith regarding the reward of visiting the sick

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Can you mention the source of this Hadith?

‘Whoever comes to visit his Muslim brother (when he is sick), he is walking among the harvest of Jannah (Paradise) until he sits, then when he sits he is showered with mercy. If it is in the morning, seventy thousand angels will send blessing upon him until the evening, and if it is in the evening, seventy thousand angels will send blessing upon him until the morning.”

The Quran has explained the sickness as well as the cure

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Is the following Hadith suitable to quote?

ألا أدلكم على دائكم ودوائكم، ألا إن داءكم الذنوب، ودواؤكم الاستغفار

A Hadith regarding calamities and the Masjid

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Is the following Hadith authentic?

Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said, “When disease descends from the skies, it is averted from the inhabitants of the Masajid.”