Ahadith

This hadith is the same as No. 241.

This hadith is the same as No. 240.

Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet said: Allah, the Lord of honour and glory, will say on the Day of Judgment: Son of Adam, I was sick and you did not visit me. The man will exclaim: Lord, how could I visit You and You are Lord of the'worlds! Allah will say: Did you not know that My servant So and So was sick and you did not visit him. Did you not realise that if you had visited him you would have found Me with him? Son of Adam, I asked you for food and you did not feed Me. The man will exclaim: Lord, how could I feed You while You are the Lord of the worlds! Allah will say: Did you not know that My servant So and So asked you for food and you did not feed him? Did you not realise that if you had fed him you would have found your reward with Me? Son of Adam, I asked you for drink and you did not give Me to drink. The man will exclaim: Lord, how could I have given You to drink when You are the Lord of the worlds! Allah will say: My servant So and So asked you for a drink and you did not give him to drink. Did you not realise that if you had given him to drink you would have found its reward with Me? (Muslim).

Abu Musa Ash‘ari relates that the Holy Prophet directed: Visit the sick, feed the hungry and procure the freedom of captives (Bokhari).

Thauban relates that the Holy Prophet said: When a Muslim visits a brother Muslim who is ailing he is among the Kharfah of Paradise till he returns from his visit. The Holy Prophet was asked: Messenger of Allah, what is the Kharfah of Paradise? He answered: Its fruits (Muslim).

Ali relates that he heard the Holy Prophet say: When a Muslim visits an ailing Muslim in the morning, seventy thousand angels keep calling down blessings on him till the evening; and if he visits him in the evening, seventy thousand angels keep calling down blessings on him till the morning, and he is allotted an orchard of fruit trees in Paradise (Tirmidhi).

Anas relates that a Jewish boy who served the Holy Prophet fell ill and the Holy Prophet visited him and sat down near his head and said to’ him: Accept Islam. The boy looked at his father who was close to him and who answered: Obey, Abul Qasim; whereupon the boy declared his acceptance of Islam. When the Holy Prophet left him he affirmed: All praise is due to Allah Who has delivered him from the Fire (Bokhari).

Ayesha relates that when anyone complained to the Holy Prophet of pain or suffered from a boil or an injury he would touch the earth with his forefinger and then raise it and say: In the name of Allah, I seek blessing from the dust of our earth which contains the saliva of some of us whereby our sick are healed by the command of Allah (Bokhari and Muslim).

Ayesha relates that when the Holy Prophét visited any member of his family who was sick he would touch the invalid with his right hand and would supplicate: O Allah, Lord of mankind,.remove the affliction and bestow healing, Thou art the Healer, there is no healing save Thy healing, a healing that leaves no ill behind (Bokhari and Muslim).

Anas relates that he said to Thabit: Shall I beat off thy ailment as the Holy Prophet used to beat off ailments? He said: Please do; whereupon Anas supplicated: O Allah, Lord of mankind, Remover of affliction, bestow healing, for Thou art the Healer, there is no healer save Thyself, a healing that leaves no ill behind (Bokhari).