Chapter: It is permissible for the patient to say, “I am in pain,” “my pain is severe,” “I have a fever,” and similar expressions, and there is nothing disliked in doing so provided it is not said in resentment or in a display of panic.

914 – Ibn Masʿūd (may Allah be pleased with him) said: “I entered upon the Prophet ﷺ while he was suffering from fever. I touched him and said, ‘You are enduring a very strong fever!’ He replied, ‘Yes, I suffer a fever equal to that of two men among you.’” Agreed upon.

915 – Saʿd ibn Abī Waqqāṣ (may Allah be pleased with him) said: “The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to visit me when the illness that afflicted me had grown intense. I said, ‘As you can see, the sickness has reached this point, and I possess wealth while none will inherit from me except my daughter,’ and he related the remainder of the report.” Agreed upon.

916 – Al-Qāsim ibn Muḥammad said: ʿĀʾishah (may Allah be pleased with her) exclaimed, “Wa rāsāh! (Oh, my head!).” The Prophet ﷺ replied, “Rather, it is I who should say, ‘Oh, my head!’” and he went on to recount the rest of the ḥadīth. Reported by al-Bukhārī.