{"fatawa":{"id":7212,"title":"What is the status of the hadeeth, \u201cNo man is scratched by a thorn\u2026\u201d?","slug":"what-is-the-status-of-the-hadeeth-no-man-is-scratched-by-a-thorn","order":"","question":"What is the status of this hadeeth?  \r\nIt was narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: \u201cNo man is scratched by a thorn, or stumbles, or has a twitching in a vein, except for a sin, and what Allaah forgives is greater.\u201d  \r\nDoes this mean that everything that happens to a person is because of his sin? I read this in Tafseer al-Qurtubi, and I looked in Saheeh al-Bukhaari and Fath al-Baari, but I could not find it.","answer":"Praise be to Allaah.  \r\nFirstly: \r\n\r\nThis hadeeth was narrated by al-Tabari in al-Tafseer, 5\/175; and by al-Bayhaqi in Shu\u2019ab al-Eemaan, 7\/153; from the mursal hadeeth of Qataadah. \r\n\r\nA mursal report is one which is narrated by a Taabi\u2019i from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), with no narrator in between. This is one of the categories of da\u2019eef (weak) hadeeth. So this hadeeth has a weak isnaad, as was mentioned by al-Albaani in al-Silsilah al-Da\u2019eefah, 1796. \r\n\r\nSecondly: \r\n\r\nThe meaning of the hadeeth is sound and is supported by other evidence from the Book of Allaah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). The calamities that befall a man may be as the result of sin that he has committed, so this calamity may be expiation for that sin. \r\n\r\nAllaah says (interpretation of the meaning): \r\n\r\n\u201cWhatever of good reaches you, is from Allaah, but whatever of evil befalls you, is from yourself. And We have sent you (O Muhammad) as a Messenger to mankind, and Allaah is Sufficient as a Witness\u201d\r\n\r\n[al-Nisa\u2019 4:79] \r\n\r\n\u201cAnd whatever of misfortune befalls you, it is because of what your hands have earned. And He pardons much\u201d\r\n\r\n[al-Shoora 42:30] \r\n\r\nIbn Katheer said in his Tafseer (1\/529): \r\n\r\n\u201cWhatever of good reaches you, is from Allaah\u201d means, it is by the grace, bounty, kindness and mercy of Allaah. \u201cbut whatever of evil befalls you, is from yourself\u201d means, it is because of your own actions. This is like the verse in which Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): \r\n\r\n\u201cAnd whatever of misfortune befalls you, it is because of what your hands have earned. And He pardons much\u201d\r\n\r\n[al-Shoora 42:30] \r\n\r\nAl-Saddi, al-Hasan al-Basri, Ibn Jurayj and Ibn Zayd said: \u201cis from yourself\u201d means, because of your sin. Qataadah said concerning this verse, \u201cis from yourself\u201d means, as a punishment to you, O son of Adam, for your sin. \r\n\r\nThirdly: \r\n\r\nThe calamities that befall a believer in this world raise him in status and expiate for his sins. \r\n\r\nHence the believer should accept whatever calamities Allaah decrees for him, and should realize that this is good for him. \r\n\r\nIt was narrated that \u2018Aa\u2019ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her), the wife of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: \u201cThere is no calamity that befalls a Muslim but Allaah expiates (sin) thereby, even a thorn that pricks him.\u201d Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 5640; Muslim, 2572. \r\n\r\nMuslim (2572) narrated that \u2018Aa\u2019ishah said: I heard the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say: \u201cThere is nothing that befalls a believer, not even a thorn that pricks him, but Allaah will record a hasanah (good deed) for him thereby, or erase from him a sin.\u201d \r\n\r\nAnd Allaah knows best.\r\n\r\nIslam Q&A","status":1,"created_at":"2014-10-25T20:51:56.000000Z","updated_at":"2014-10-25T20:51:56.000000Z","language_id":1,"fatawacate_id":30,"parent_id":7211,"author_id":"","books":[],"articles":[],"videos":[],"audios":[],"author_name":"","category_name":"Commentary on Hadeeth","category_slug":"","get_date":"2014-10-25"},"translations":[],"fatawa_books":[],"fatawa_articles":[],"fatawa_videos":[],"fatawa_audios":[],"url":"http:\/\/islamland.com\/eng\/api\/fatawas\/7212"}