Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 502

Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.

Qurrah ibn Habib related to us: Iyas ibn Abi Tamimah related to us, from ‘Ata’ ibn Abi Rabah, from Abu Hurayrah, who said: Fever came to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and said, “Send me to those of your people dearest to you.” So he sent it to the Ansar, and it remained among them for six days and nights. This became severe for them, so he came to them in their homes, and they complained to him about it. The Prophet began entering their dwellings one after another, and their houses one by one, praying for their well-being. When he returned, one of their women followed him and said, “By the One who sent you with the truth, I am one of the Ansar, and my father is one of the Ansar. Pray to Allah for me as you prayed for the Ansar.” He said, “Choose what you wish: if you wish, I will pray to Allah to grant you well-being; or if you wish, be patient, and Paradise is yours.” She said, “Rather, I will be patient, and I will not put Paradise at stake.”