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Hadith about Manners of Visiting the Sick

95 hadith on this topic, one card per hadith and its versions; authentic ones first. 69 are translated into English.

Not graded Muttafaq โ€˜alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Riyad as-Salihin 238

Messenger of Allah (๏ทบ) said, "A believer owes another believer five rights: responding to greetings, visiting him in illness, following his funeral, accepting his invitation, and saying 'Yarhamuk-Allah (May Allah have mercy on you),' when he says 'Al-hamdu lillah (Praise be to Allah)' afterโ€ฆ

ูˆุนู† ุฃุจูŠ ู‡ุฑูŠุฑุฉ ุฑุถูŠ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู†ู‡ ุฃู† ุฑุณูˆู„ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… ู‚ุงู„โ€:โ€ โ€"โ€ุญู‚ ุงู„ู…ุณู„ู… ุนู„ู‰ ุงู„ู…ุณู„ู… ุฎู…ุณโ€:โ€ ุฑุฏ ุงู„ุณู„ุงู…ุŒ ูˆุนูŠุงุฏุฉ ุงู„ู…ุฑูŠุถุŒ ูˆุงุชุจุงุน ุงู„ุฌู†ุงุฆุฒ ูˆุฅุฌุงุจุฉ ุงู„ุฏุนูˆุฉุŒ ูˆุชุดู…ูŠุช ุงู„ุนุงุทุณโ€"โ€ โ€(โ€โ€(โ€ู…ุชูู‚ ุนู„ูŠู‡โ€)โ€โ€)โ€ โ€.โ€ ูˆ ููŠ ุฑูˆุงูŠุฉ ู„ู…ุณู„ู…: "ุญู‚โ€ฆ

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah + 10 other versions

Not graded Muttafaq โ€˜alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Riyad as-Salihin 902

When the Prophet (๏ทบ) visited any ailing member of his family, he would touch the sick person with his right hand and would supplicate: "Allahumma Rabban-nasi, adhhibil-ba'sa, washfi, Antash-Shafi, la shifa'a illa shifa'uka, shifaan la yughadiru saqaman [O Allah! the Rubb of mankind! Remove thisโ€ฆ

ูˆุนู†ู‡ุง ุฃู† ุงู„ู†ุจูŠ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… ูƒุงู† ูŠุนูˆุฏ ุจุนุถ ุฃู‡ู„ู‡ ูŠู…ุณุญ ุจูŠุฏู‡ ุงู„ูŠู…ู†ูŠ ูˆูŠู‚ูˆู„โ€:โ€ โ€"โ€ุงู„ู„ู‡ู… ุฑุจ ุงู„ู†ุงุณุŒ ุฃุฐู‡ุจ ุงู„ุจุฃุณุŒ ูˆุงุดูุŒ ุฃู†ุช ุงู„ุดุงููŠ ู„ุง ุดูุงุก ุฅู„ุง ุดูุงุคูƒุŒ ุดูุงุกู‹ ู„ุง ูŠุบุงุฏุฑ ุณู‚ู…ุงู‹โ€ โ€(โ€โ€(โ€ู…ุชูู‚ ุนู„ูŠู‡โ€)โ€โ€)โ€

+ 24 other versions

Not graded Riyad as-Salihin 898

The Prophet (๏ทบ) said, "He who visits his brother in Faith, will remain engaged in picking the fresh fruits from the garden of Jannah till he returns." [Muslim].

ูˆุนู† ุซูˆุจุงู†ุŒ ุฑุถูŠ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู†ู‡ุŒ ุนู† ุงู„ู†ุจูŠ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… ุŒ ู‚ุงู„โ€:โ€ โ€"โ€ุฅู† ุงู„ู…ุณู„ู… ุฅุฐุง ุนุงุฏ ุฃุฎุงู‡ ุงู„ู…ุณู„ู… ู„ู… ูŠุฒู„ ููŠ ุฎุฑูุฉ ุงู„ุฌู†ุฉ ุญุชูŠ ูŠุฑุฌุนโ€"โ€ ู‚ูŠู„โ€:โ€ ูŠุง ุฑุณูˆู„ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ูˆู…ุง ุฎุฑูุฉ ุงู„ุฌู†ุฉโ€ุŸโ€ ู‚ุงู„โ€:โ€ โ€"โ€ุฌู†ุงู‡ุงโ€โ€ฆ

+ 11 other versions

Not graded Muttafaq โ€˜alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Riyad as-Salihin 868

The Prophet (๏ทบ) passed by a mixed company of people which included Muslims, polytheists and Jews, and he gave them the greeting (i.e., saying As- Salamu 'Alaikum). [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

ูˆุนู† ุฃุณุงู…ุฉ ุฑุถูŠ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู†ู‡ ุฃู† ุงู„ู†ุจูŠ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… ู…ุฑ ุนู„ู‰ ู…ุฌู„ุณ ููŠู‡ ุฃุฎู„ุงุท ู…ู† ุงู„ู…ุณู„ู…ูŠู† ูˆุงู„ู…ุดุฑูƒูŠู† -ุนุจุฏุฉ ุงู„ุฃูˆุซุงู† ูˆุงู„ูŠู‡ูˆุฏ- ูุณู„ู… ุนู„ูŠู‡ู… ุงู„ู†ุจูŠ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู…โ€"โ€ โ€(โ€โ€(โ€ู…ุชูู‚ ุนู„ูŠู‡โ€)โ€โ€)โ€โ€.โ€

Narrated by Usฤmah ibn Zayd + 8 other versions

Not graded Riyad as-Salihin 903

I said to Thabit (May Allah had Mercy upon him) Should I not perform Ruqyah (i.e., recite supplication or Quranic Ayat and blow) over you, such supplication as was practised by the Messenger of Allah (๏ทบ)?" He said: "Please do so." Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) supplicated: "Allahummaโ€ฆ

ูˆุนู† ุฃู†ุณุŒ ุฑุถูŠ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู†ู‡ ุฃู†ู‡ ู‚ุงู„ ู„ุซุงุจุช ุฑุญู…ู‡ ุงู„ู„ู‡โ€:โ€ ุฃู„ุง ุฃุฑู‚ูŠูƒ ุจุฑู‚ูŠุฉ ุฑุณูˆู„ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… โ€ุŸโ€ ู‚ุงู„โ€:โ€ ุจู„ู‰ุŒ ู‚ุงู„โ€:โ€ ุงู„ู„ู‡ู… ุฑุจ ุงู„ู†ุงุณุŒ ู…ุฐู‡ุจ ุงู„ุจุฃุณุŒ ุงุดู ุฃู†ุช ุงู„ุดุงููŠุŒ ู„ุง ุดุงููŠ ุฅู„ุง ุฃู†ุชุŒ ุดูุงุกู‹ ู„ุง ูŠุบุงุฏุฑ ุณู‚ู…ุงู‹โ€ โ€(โ€โ€(โ€ุฑูˆุงู‡โ€ฆ

+ 5 other versions

Not graded Riyad as-Salihin 362

I heard Messenger of Allah (๏ทบ) saying, "Whosoever visits an ailing person or a brother of his to seek the Pleasure of Allah, an announcer (angel) calls out: 'May you be happy, may your walking be blessed, and may you be awarded a dignified position in Jannah". [At- Tirmidhi, who categorized it asโ€ฆ

"โ€ู…ู† ุนุงุฏ ู…ุฑูŠุถู‹ุง ุฃูˆ ุฒุงุฑ ุฃุฎู‹ุง ู„ู‡ ููŠ ุงู„ู„ู‡ุŒ ู†ุงุฏุงู‡ ู…ู†ุงุฏูุŒ ุจุฃู† ุทุจุชุŒ ูˆุทุงุจ ู…ู…ุดุงูƒุŒ ูˆุชุจูˆุฃุช ู…ู† ุงู„ุฌู†ุฉ ู…ู†ุฒู„ุงู‹โ€"

+ 6 other versions

Not graded Riyad as-Salihin 899

I heard the Messenger of Allah (๏ทบ) saying, "When a Muslim visits a sick Muslim at dawn, seventy thousand angels keep on praying for him till dusk. If he visits him in the evening, seventy thousand angels keep on praying for him till the morning; and he will have (his share of) reaped fruits inโ€ฆ

ูˆุนู† ุนู„ูŠ ุฑุถูŠ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู†ู‡ ู‚ุงู„โ€:โ€ ุณู…ุนุช ุฑุณูˆู„ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… ูŠู‚ูˆู„โ€:โ€ โ€"โ€ู…ุง ู…ู† ู…ุณู„ู… ูŠุนูˆุฏ ู…ุณู„ู…ุงู‹ ุบุฏูˆุฉ ุฅู„ุง ุตู„ู‰ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุณุจุนูˆู† ุฃู„ู ู…ู„ูƒ ุญุชูŠ ูŠู…ุณูŠุŒ ูˆุฅู† ุนุงุฏู‡ ุนุดูŠุฉ ุฅู„ุง ุตู„ู‰ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุณุจุนูˆู† ุฃู„ู ู…ู„ูƒ ุญุชูŠ ูŠุตุจุญุŒ ูˆูƒุงู† ู„ู‡ ุฎุฑูŠู ููŠ ุงู„ุฌู†ุฉโ€โ€ฆ

Narrated by Ali + 5 other versions

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 5664

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) visited me during my illness, riding neither a mule nor a horse

Jฤbir ibn โ€˜Abdullฤh (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) visited me during my illness, riding neither a mule nor a horse.

ุฌูŽุงุกูŽู†ููŠ ุงู„ู†ูŽู‘ุจููŠูู‘ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… ูŠูŽุนููˆุฏูู†ููŠ ู„ูŽูŠู’ุณูŽ ุจูุฑูŽุงูƒูุจู ุจูŽุบู’ู„ู ูˆูŽู„ุงูŽ ุจูุฑู’ุฐูŽูˆู’ู†ูโ€.โ€

Narrated by Jฤbir ibn โ€˜Abdullฤh + 3 other versions Explained

Authentic Sahih Muslim 2231

We have accepted your allegiance, so you may go.

ูƒูŽุงู†ูŽ ูููŠ ูˆูŽูู’ุฏู ุซูŽู‚ููŠูู ุฑูŽุฌูู„ูŒ ู…ูŽุฌู’ุฐููˆู…ูŒ ููŽุฃูŽุฑู’ุณูŽู„ูŽ ุฅูู„ูŽูŠู’ู‡ู ุงู„ู†ูŽู‘ุจููŠูู‘ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… โ€"โ€ ุฅูู†ูŽู‘ุง ู‚ูŽุฏู’ ุจูŽุงูŠูŽุนู’ู†ูŽุงูƒูŽ ููŽุงุฑู’ุฌูุนู’ โ€"

Narrated by Ash-Sharฤซd ibn Suwayd + 1 other version

Differing grades Sunan Abu Dawud 3092

The Messenger of Allah (๏ทบ) visited me while I was sick. He said: Be glad, Umm al-Ala' for Allah removes the sins of a Muslim for his illness as fire removes the dross of gold and silver.

ุฃูŽุจู’ุดูุฑููŠ ูŠูŽุง ุฃูู…ูŽู‘ ุงู„ู’ุนูŽู„ุงูŽุกู ููŽุฅูู†ูŽู‘ ู…ูŽุฑูŽุถูŽ ุงู„ู’ู…ูุณู’ู„ูู…ู ูŠูุฐู’ู‡ูุจู ุงู„ู„ูŽู‘ู‡ู ุจูู‡ู ุฎูŽุทูŽุงูŠูŽุงู‡ู ูƒูŽู…ูŽุง ุชูุฐู’ู‡ูุจู ุงู„ู†ูŽู‘ุงุฑู ุฎูŽุจูŽุซูŽ ุงู„ุฐูŽู‘ู‡ูŽุจู ูˆูŽุงู„ู’ููุถูŽู‘ุฉู โ€"

Narrated by Umm al-โ€˜alฤa

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