Is the hadith that came concerning the merit of headaches for the believer authentic?
The questioner did not quote the specific text of the , but there are hadiths that mention the virtue of headaches and illnesses in general. Among them is the hadith: "Whoever suffers a headache in the way of Allah, and then endures it patiently hoping for Allah's reward, Allah will forgive him whatever sins he committed before that." And the hadith: "No vein throbs in a believer except that Allah thereby removes a sin from him, records a good deed for him, and raises him a degree." Both indicate the virtue of headaches and pain in expiating sins and raising ranks. This is supported by the general texts regarding the virtue of trials, such as the hadith: "When Allah desires good for someone, He afflicts him." And the hadith that states if a servant has a high station destined for him with Allah, but he does not reach it through his deeds, Allah afflicts him in his body, wealth, or child until he attains it.
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