Question

What is the authenticity of this Hadith?

Abdur Rahman ibn Azhar reported: Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said,

“Verily the parable of the believer, when he is afflicted by illness or fever, is only that of a piece of iron placed in the fire; its defects vanish and its goodness remains.”

 

Answer

Imam Bayhaqi (rahimahullah) has recorded this narration.

(As Sunanul Kubra, vol. 3, pg. 374)

‘Allamah Dhahabi (rahimahullah) has declared the Hadith reliable (mursalun jayyid)

(Al Muhaddhab of Hafiz Dhahabi, Hadith: 5814)

Also see here.

 

And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.

Answered by: Mawlana Suhail Motala

Approved by: Mawlana Muhammad Abasoomar

Checked by: Mawlana Haroon Abasoomar

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التخريج من المصادر العربية

السنن الكبرى: (٣/ ٣٧٤)
أخبرنا أبو الحسين بن الفضل القطان، أنبأ عبد الله بن جعفر، ثنا يعقوب بن سفيان، ثنا سعيد بن أبي مريم، عن نافع بن يزيد قال: حدثني جعفر بن ربيعة، عن عبيد الله بن عبد الرحمن بن السائب، أن عبد الحميد بن عبد الرحمن بن أزهر حدثه، عن أبيه عبد الرحمن بن أزهر، أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: «إنما مثل المؤمن حين يصيبه الوعك أو الحمى كمثل حديدة تدخل النار فيذهب خبثها ويبقى طيبها».

المهذب:
(٥٨١٤ سعيد بن أبي مريم، عن نافع بن يزيد، حدثني جعفر بن ربيعة، عن عبد الله بن عبد الرحمن بن السائب، أن عبد الحميد بن عبد الرحمن بن أزهر، حدثه عن أبيه، أن رسول الله – صلى الله عليه وسلم – قال: «إنما مثل المؤمن حين يصيبه الوعك أو الحمى، كمثل حديدة تدخل النار فيذهب خبثها ويبقى طيبها».
قلت: مرسل جيد.


Moulana Suhail Motala


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