Sahih Muslim The Book of Virtue, Enjoining Good Manners, and Joining of the Ties of Kinship

Sahih Muslim 2572a

Chapter: The Reward Of The Believer For Whatever Befalls Him Of Sickness, Grief And The Like, Even A Thorn That Pricks Him

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Sahih Muslim 2572a

Narrator:Ā’ishah

حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، جَمِيعًا عَنْ جَرِيرٍ، قَالَ زُهَيْرٌ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ، قَالَ دَخَلَ شَبَابٌ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ عَلَى عَائِشَةَ وَهِيَ بِمِنًى وَهُمْ يَضْحَكُونَ فَقَالَتْ مَا يُضْحِكُكُمْ قَالُوا فُلاَنٌ خَرَّ عَلَى طُنُبِ فُسْطَاطٍ فَكَادَتْ عُنُقُهُ أَوْ عَيْنُهُ أَنْ تَذْهَبَ ‏.‏ فَقَالَتْ لاَ تَضْحَكُوا فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏

مَا مِنْ مُسْلِمٍ يُشَاكُ شَوْكَةً فَمَا فَوْقَهَا إِلاَّ كُتِبَتْ لَهُ بِهَا دَرَجَةٌ وَمُحِيَتْ عَنْهُ بِهَا خَطِيئَةٌ ‏"

Aswad reported that some young men from the Quraish visited 'A'isha as she was in Mina and they were laughing. She said:

What makes you laugh? They said: Such and such person stumbled against the rope of the tent and he was about to break his neck or lose his eyes. She said: Don't laugh for I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: If a Muslim runs a thorn or (gets into trouble) severe than this, there is assured for him (a higher) rank and his sins are obliterated.

Reported by Muslim (No. 2572a, 2572b), At-Tirmidhi (No. 965) and Ahmad (No. 23027, 24234, 24258, 25173, 25181).

Classical commentary

An-Nawawi — Sharh Sahih Muslim

" 5995 " قَوْله : ( إِنَّ عَائِشَة رَضِيَ اللَّه عَنْهَا قَالَتْ لِلَّذِينَ ضَحِكُوا مِمَّنْ عَثَرَ بِطُنْبِ فُسْطَاط : لَا تَضْحَكُوا ) فِيهِ النَّهْي عَنْ الضَّحِك مِنْ مِثْل هَذَا إِلَّا أَنْ يَحْصُل غَلَبَة لَا يُمْكِن دَفْعه , وَأَمَّا تَعَمُّده فَمَذْمُوم ; لِأَنَّ فِيهِ إِشْمَاتًا بِالْمُسْلِمِ وَكَسْرًا لِقَلْبِهِ. وَ ( الطُّنْب ) بِضَمِّ النُّون وَإِسْكَانهَا هُوَ الْحَبْل الَّذِي يُشَدّ بِهِ الْفُسْطَاط , وَهُوَ الْخِبَاء وَنَحْوه. وَيُقَال فُسْتَاط بِالتَّاءِ بَدَل الطَّاء , وَفُسَّاط بِحَذْفِهَا مَعَ تَشْدِيد السِّين , وَالْفَاء مَضْمُومَة وَمَكْسُورَة فِيهِنَّ , فَصَارَتْ سِتّ لُغَات. قَوْله صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : ( مَا مِنْ مُسْلِم يُشَاك شَوْكَة فَمَا فَوْقهَا إِلَ…

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Other versions

Authentic Sahih Muslim 2572b

A believer does not receive (the trouble) of running a thorn or more than that but Allah elevates him in rank or effaces his sins because of that.

مَا يُصِيبُ الْمُؤْمِنَ مِنْ شَوْكَةٍ فَمَا فَوْقَهَا إِلاَّ رَفَعَهُ اللَّهُ بِهَا دَرَجَةً أَوْ حَطَّ عَنْهُ بِهَا خَطِيئَةً ‏"

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Authentic Jami' at-Tirmidhi 965

The Messenger of Allah said: "The believer is not afflicted by the prick of a thorn or what is worse (or greater) than that, except that by it Allah raises him in rank and removes sin from him."

"‏ لاَ يُصِيبُ الْمُؤْمِنَ شَوْكَةٌ فَمَا فَوْقَهَا إِلاَّ رَفَعَهُ اللَّهُ بِهَا دَرَجَةً وَحَطَّ عَنْهُ بِهَا خَطِيئَةً ‏"

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 23027