45/14. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2572a — Hardship Reward
The Reward Of The Believer For Whatever Befalls Him Of Sickness, Grief And The Like, Even A Thorn That Pricks Him
Hadith About Thorn Removing Sins
Sahih Muslim : 2572a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2572a
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 " .
Al-Aswad Narrated from:
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.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2572aIn-book reference : Book 45, Hadith 59USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 32, Hadith 6237
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2572a
This hadith begins with a small scene. Some young men were laughing because a person stumbled against a tent rope and nearly suffered serious harm. A’isha told them not to laugh. She then reported that Allah’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم said that if a Muslim is pricked by a thorn, or faces something more severe, a rank is written for him and a sin is removed from him. For readers searching for hadith about a thorn removing sins, this narration teaches both compassion and hope. It warns against laughing at someone’s pain, and it reminds us that even small harm may carry spiritual meaning for a Muslim.
What we learn from this hadith
- Do not laugh at another person’s painful accident.
- Even a thorn prick is mentioned as meaningful for a Muslim.
- The hadith says a rank is written through such harm.
- It also says a sin is removed through it.
