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SUFFERING AND THE REMOVAL OF SINS

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“I (Abdullah son of Mas'ud) said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, you have a very high fever.’ He replied, ‘Indeed, my fever is as high as that of two of you.’ I said, ‘That is because you will receive twice the reward.’ The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, replied, ‘That is so. A Muslim does not suffer from anything, even from a (little) thorn prick or greater, unless Allah removes (from him) in its stead some of his sins, and his sins fall as leaves fall from a tree.’"

Abdullah son of Mas'ud related that he visited the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, when he had fever and that he said this.