(1) باب مَا جَاءَ فِي ثَوَابِ الْمَرِيضِ
Aishah narrated that:
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." (DE)
Reference (DE): Jami` at-Tirmidhi 965 (DE)
In-book reference (DE): Book 10, Hadith 1 (DE)
English translation (DE): Vol. 2, Book 5, Hadith 965 (DE)