47/3. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2991 — Hardship and Sins
Regarding Surat Al-Baqarah
Hadith About Hardship Removing Sins Through Fever and Worry
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2991
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2991
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُوسَى، وَرَوْحُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ، عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ أُمَيَّةَ، أَنَّهَا سَأَلَتْ عَائِشَةَ عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى : (إِنْ تُبْدُوا مَا فِي أَنْفُسِكُمْ أَوْ تُخْفُوهُ يُحَاسِبْكُمْ بِهِ اللَّهُ) وَعَنْ قَوْلِهِ : (مَنْ يَعْمَلْ سُوءًا يُجْزَ بِهِ ) فَقَالَتْ مَا سَأَلَنِي عَنْهَا أَحَدٌ مُنْذُ سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ " هَذِهِ مُعَاتَبَةُ اللَّهِ الْعَبْدَ فِيمَا يُصِيبُهُ مِنَ الْحُمَّى وَالنَّكْبَةِ حَتَّى الْبِضَاعَةُ يَضَعُهَا فِي كُمِّ قَمِيصِهِ فَيَفْقِدُهَا فَيَفْزَعُ لَهَا حَتَّى إِنَّ الْعَبْدَ لَيَخْرُجُ مِنْ ذُنُوبِهِ كَمَا يَخْرُجُ التِّبْرُ الأَحْمَرُ مِنَ الْكِيرِ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ حَدِيثِ عَائِشَةَ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ إِلاَّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ حَمَّادِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ .
Umayyah Narrated from:
Narrated Umayyah: That She Asked 'Aishah About The Saying Of Allah, Blessed And Most High:And Whether You Disclose What Is In Yourselves Or Conceal It, Allah Will Call You To Account For It (2:284).And About His Saying: And Whoever Does Evil, He Will Be Recompensed For It (4:123).She Said: "No One Has Asked Me About It Since I Asked The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ), He Said: 'This Is Allah'S Admonition For His Slave Regarding Whatever He Is Stricken With, Of Fever And Problems, Even The Item That He Has In The Pocket Of His Shirt Which He Loses And Worries About, Until The Slave'S Sins Are Removed, Just As The Red Ore Is Removed From The Bellows.'"
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2991In-book reference : Book 47, Hadith 43English translation : Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 2991
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2991
This hadith about hardship and sins comes from a question asked to Aishah about two verses: Allah calling people to account for what they conceal, and whoever does evil being recompensed for it. Aishah said she had asked the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم about them. He explained that this is Allah's admonition for His slave in what strikes him, such as fever, problems, and even losing an item from the pocket of his shirt and worrying about it. The hadith then gives the image of sins being removed like red ore from the bellows. The text teaches that some hardships, even small worries, can carry a cleansing meaning for the believer.
What we learn from this hadith
- Fever, problems, and even small worries are mentioned as forms of admonition in this hadith.
- The hadith links hardship with sins being removed.
- Aishah sought understanding directly from the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم.
- Even a small loss that causes worry is not ignored in the wording of the hadith.
