[Q 613] Do Injuries Remove Sins?

QUESTION:

If one injures his left hand on numerous occasions, is there anything hadith or teaching where it decreases the bad deeds from that hand

ANSWER:

We have not found such specific wording in the Ahadith (Ahadith – sayings of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وآلہ وسلم) that when a particular limb suffers a hardship, only the sins of that specific limb are forgiven. However, there are Ahadith regarding this matter which state that whatever hardship, grief, or pain befalls a Muslim—even to the extent of a thorn pricking the foot—Allah Tabarak wa Ta‘ala forgives his sins in return. In one Hadith, it is also mentioned that his درجات (darajaat – ranks) are raised as well. Therefore, in this general sense, it can be said that if a person’s left hand is repeatedly afflicted with pain, then due to that, his sins are forgiven.

It is mentioned in Sahih Muslim:

عن الأسود، قال: دخل شباب من قريش على عائشة وهي بمنى، وهم يضحكون، فقالت: ما يضحككم؟ قالوا: فلان خر على طنب فسطاط، فكادت عنقه، أو عينه أن تذهب، فقالت: لا تضحكوا، فإني سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، قال: «ما من مسلم يشاك شوكة، فما فوقها إلا كتبت له بها درجة، ومحيت عنه بها خطيئة»
(Sahih Muslim, Hadith no. 2572)

It is mentioned in Sahih al-Bukhari:

وعن أبي هريرة: عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: «ما يصيب المسلم، من نصب ولا وصب، ولا هم ولا حزن ولا أذى ولا غم، حتى الشوكة يشاكها، إلا كفر الله بها من خطاياه»
(Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith no. 5641)

Answered by: Mubashir Attari (AskMufti Scholar)
Translated answer
Date: 10th April 2026.