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72 if God will"—and he said to him, "There is no fear. It is a purification, if God will." The man replied, "Never! rather it is a fever boiling on an old man, which will send him on a visit to the graves!" The Prophet replied, "Very well, then be it so."'—Al Bukhárí.

It is related from Abú Saʿíduʾl-Khudri that, 'Gabriel came to the Prophet and said, "O Muḥammad, art thou ill?" He replied, "Yes." He said, "In the name of God I utter this spell for thee, that He will protect thee from the evil of every person and of every envious eye. May God heal thee. In the name of God I utter this spell for thee."'—Muslim.

It is related from Ibn ʿAbbás that he said, 'The Apostle of God used to make over Ḥasan and Ḥusain to the protection of God, saying, "I make you over to the protection of the perfect word of God from the evil of every Satan and from every reptile and from every evil eye." And he used to say, "Verily your father (Abraham) used to protect Ishmael and Isaac by these words."'—Al Bukhárí.

It is related from ʿAbduʾlláh bin Masʿúd that he said, 'I entered in to the Prophet when he was in a fever, and I massaged him with my hand, and said, "O Apostle of God, verily the fever is severe upon thee." He replied, "Yes, I am afflicted with fever equal to that of two other men of you." I said, "That is because thou wilt obtain a double reward." He replied, "Yes." Then he said, "There is no Muslim afflicted with illness or anything else, but God thereby puts away his sins, as a tree sheds its leaves."'—Muslim, Al Bukhárí.

It is related from ʿÁyesha that she said, 'I never saw anyone suffer such severe pain as the Apostle of God.'—Muslim, Al Bukhárí.

It is related from Abú Hurairah that, 'The Apostle of God said, "Martyrs are of five kinds: those who die of pestilence, of stomach troubles, of drowning, of a broken back, and those who die in war for the faith."'—Muslim, Al Bukhárí.

It is related from ʿÁyesha that she said, 'I asked the Apostle of God about the plague, and he informed me that it was a punishment which God sends upon whomsoever He wills, and that God had made it a mercy for the believers. He said, "There is no one on whom the plague comes who remains in