When a believer falls ill and then recovers, his illness serves as an expiation for his previous sins. Furthermore, it serves as an admonition for the future. On the other hand, when a hypocrite falls ill and then recovers, his example is like a camel that is tied up by its master and then set free; it does not know why it was bound or why it was released.^[1]

Mufti Aḥmad Yār Khān NaꜤīmī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه comments on this hadith:

When a believer falls ill, he repents for his sins, and considers that this illness is due to a sin of his and that perhaps it is the last illness before death, and thus, he is granted healing along with forgiveness. In contrast, the hypocrite remains oblivious, attributing his illness to random factors like eating a certain food or seasonal changes, and believing that a particular medicine cured him. He remains so engrossed in the means and does not turn his attention to the Lord and Creator of means; neither does he repent, nor does he contemplate over his sins.

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                 صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

5. The coming and going of days is also a harbinger of death

Dear Islamic brothers! The rising and setting of the sun, the passing of days, weeks, months and years are all harbingers of death, which we can learn a great deal from. Unfortunately, we ride on the ‘conveyances’ of the day and night, moving towards our death. Soon, the time will come when our journey is complete, and we reach the abode of the grave.

Allah Almighty states in the Glorious Quran: