(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." (ID)
Reference (ID): Jami` at-Tirmidhi 965 (ID)
In-book reference (ID): Book 10, Hadith 1 (ID)
English translation (ID): Vol. 2, Book 5, Hadith 965 (ID)