Virtues of Visiting the Sick
Visiting the sick is Sunnat. The great virtues in regards to this
have been explained in the Hadith.
Hadith 1: Bukhari, Muslim, Abu
Dawud and Ibn Majah report from Abu Hurairah رضی اﷲ
تعالیٰ عنہ that Rasoolullah صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم said, ‘A Muslim has five duties towards a
fellow Muslim: to reply to Salaam, to visit the sick, to accompany the funeral,
to accept an invitation, to respond to a sneezing person (if he says Alhamdu
Lillah)’.
Hadith 2: It is in Sahihain from
Bara’ Ibn Aazib رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ says, Rasoolullah
صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم
commanded us to do seven things: (The five
which have been mentioned above and) 6. To fulfil the vow (Qasm) of one who has
taken a vow (and) 7. To assist the oppressed.
Hadith 3: Bukhari and Muslim
report from Thaubaan رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ that Rasoolullah
صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم
said, ‘When a Muslim visits his fellow Muslim
brother, he is engaged in picking (harvesting) the fruits of Jannat, until his
return’.
Hadith 4: It is in Sahih Muslim
Shareef from Abu Hurairah رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ that Rasoolullah
صلی
اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم said, ‘On the Day of Qiyaamat Almighty Allah
will say, O Ibn (Son) of Adam, I was ill but you did not visit me. He would
say, How could I visit You, You are Rabbul Aalameen (in other words, how can
Allah be ill that He may be visited)? Did you not know that My certain servant
was ill, but you did not visit him; Did you not realise that if you went to
visit him you would have found Me with him. (And Allah will say) O Ibn Adam, I
asked food from you, but you did not feed Me. He would say, How could I feed
You, You are Rabbul Aalameen? Did you know that My such and such servant asked
you for food but you did not feed him? Did you not realise that if you fed him,
you would have surely found (its reward) with Me. (Allah will say) O Ibn Adam,
I asked water from you, but you did not give it to Me. He would say, How could
I give You water, You are Rabbul Aalameen? He will say, Such and such servant
of Mine asked you for water (to drink), but you did not give it to him. Did you
not realize that if you had given him to drink, you would have found it by Me (its
reward)?’
Hadith 5: It is in Sahih Bukhari
from Ibn Ab’bas رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہما that Rasoolullah صلی اللہ
تعالی علیہ وسلم
went to visit a Bedouin, and it was the
blessed manner of Rasoolullah
صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم that whenever he صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم visited a
sick person, he صلی
اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم would say, لَا بَأْسَ
طُھُوْرٌ اِنْشَآءَ اللہُ تَعَالیٰ (In other words, no
harm) In’sha Allah (it will be a) purification (from your sins). He صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم said the
same to the Bedouin لَا بَأْسَ طُھُوْرٌ اِنْشَآءَ اللہُ
تَعَالیٰ (Laa Ba’sa Tahurun In’sha Allah)
Hadith 6: Abu Dawud and Tirmizi
reported from Ameer ul Momineen Ali رضی اﷲ
تعالیٰ عنہ that Rasoolullah
صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم said, ‘When a Muslim goes in the morning to
visit a fellow Muslim who is ill, seventy thousand Angels continue praying for
his forgiveness till evening; and if he visits him in the evening, then seventy
thousand Angels continue praying for his forgiveness till the morning, and
specially for him, there shall be a garden in Jannat (Paradise)’.
Hadith 7: Abu Dawud reported
from Anas رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ that Rasoolullah صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم said, ‘One
who performs proper Wudu and goes to visit his Muslim brother with the
intention of attaining reward, he will be kept away at a distance of sixty
years from Jahanum (hell)’.
Hadith 8: Tirmizi reports with
benefit of approval from Ibn Majah on the authority of Abu Hurairah رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ that Rasoolullah صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم said,
‘When a person goes to visit one who is ill, an announcement is made from the
heavens; You are blessed (good), and your walking is blessed, and you have made
a station in Jannat your final abode’.
Hadith 9: Ibn Majah reports from
Ameer ul Momineen Farooq e Azam رضی اﷲ
تعالیٰ عنہ that Rasoolullah صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم said, ‘When you go to visit a sick person, ask
him to make Dua (pray) for you, for his Dua is like the Dua of the Mala’ika
(Angels)’.
Hadith 10: Baihaqi reported from
Sa’eed ibn Al Musay’yab رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ (a Mursal
narration) that he صلی
اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم says, ‘the best way to visit the sick is to do
so by rising soon (i.e. not to sit with him for too long)’. A similar narration
is reported from Anas رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ.
Hadith 11: Tirmizi and Ibn Majah
report from Abu Sa’eed رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ that Rasoolullah
صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم
said, ‘When you visit a sick person speak of
heartwarming words regarding age, for this will not counter anything, and he
will feel good about it’.
Hadith 12: Ibn Hib’ban reports in
his Sahih that Rasoolullah
صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم said, ‘Allah will record one who does (these)
five things in one day, amongst the Jannatis (i.e. dwellers of paradise): 1. One
who visits the sick, 2. One who presents himself in a Janaazah, 3. One who
keeps fast, 4. One who goes for Jummah prayer, 5. One who frees a slave’.
Hadith 13&14: Ahmed,
Tabrani, Abu Ya’la and Ibn Hib’ban report from Mu’az ibn Jabl and Ibn Dawud
reports from Abu Umaama that Rasoolullah صلی اللہ
تعالی علیہ وسلم
said, ‘There are five things of which if a
person does even one, he will enter into the Divine Protection of Allah: 1. To
Visit the sick, 2. To walk with the Janaazah, 3. Or to go to a battle, 4. Or to
visit the Imam (Muslim leader) with the intention of showing respect and honour
to him, 5. Or to sit at home so that the people are safe from him and he
remains safe from them’.
Hadith 15: Ibn Khuzaima reports
in his Sahih from Abu Hurairah رضی اﷲ
تعالیٰ عنہ that Rasoolullah
صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم asked, ‘Who from amongst you is fasting today?’,
Abu Bakr رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ said, ‘I am’. He صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم asked,
‘Who from amongst you fed a poor person today?’ He (Abu Bakr رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ) said, ‘I have’. He صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم asked,
‘Who went along with a Janaazah today?’ He (Abu Bakr رضی
اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ) said, ‘I did’. He صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم asked,
‘Who visited a sick person today?’ He (Abu Bakr رضی
اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ) said, ‘I did’. He صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم
said, ‘These qualities cannot be found in anyone
else, except one who will enter Jannat’.
Hadith 16: Abu Dawud and Tirmizi
report from Abdullah ibn Ab’bas رضی اللہ
تعالٰی عنہما that Rasoolullah
صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم said, ‘When a Muslim visits a fellow Muslim
who is ill, he should recite the following Dua seven times:
اَسئَالُ اللہَ الْعَظِیْمَ رَبَّ الْعَرْشِ الْکَرِیْمِ اَنْ
یَّشْفِیْکَ
I ask of Allah Azeem, Who is the
Master of the Arsh Kareem; that He should grant you Shifa
If it is not the time of his death, then he will be blessed with
Shifa (cure)’.
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