Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2086
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْمُوَقَّرِيُّ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنَّمَا مَثَلُ الْمَرِيضِ إِذَا بَرَأَ وَصَحَّ كَالْبَرْدَةِ تَقَعُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ فِي صَفَائِهَا وَلَوْنِهَا " .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
‘Ali ibn Hujr narrated to us; al-Walid ibn Muhammad al-Muwaqqari informed us, from al-Zuhri, from Anas ibn Malik, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, ‘The example of a sick person when he recovers and becomes well is like hail that falls from the sky in its clarity and color.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The comparison to hail’s clarity and color is retained as imagery in the source.