Eight sayings of the Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهِ وَسَلَّم:
1. 'عُودُوا
الْمَرِيْضَ' Visit the patient.
(Al-Adab-ul-Mufrad, pp. 137, Hadees
518)
2. Whoever visits a patient, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ bestows a shadow of 75,000 angels upon
him, and for every step he takes, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ
writes one virtue for him, and every step he places, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ removes one sin of his and elevates one
rank until he sits at his place. When he sits, so mercy covers him and will
continue to cover him until he returns to his home.
(Al-Mu'jam-ul-Awsat, vol. 3, pp. 222,
Hadees 4396)
3. Whoever visits a patient, it is announced
from the sky, 'Good news is for you; your visiting is good and you have made a
place for yourself in Paradise.'
(Sunan Ibn Majah, vol. 2, pp. 192,
Hadees 1443)
4. If a Muslim visits a sick Muslim in
the morning, 70,000 angels pray for his forgiveness till the evening; and if he
visits in the evening, 70,000 angels pray for his forgiveness till the morning.
And for him there will be a garden in Paradise.
(Sunan-ut-Tirmizi, vol. 2, pp. 290,
Hadees 971)
5. The one who makes proper Wudu and
visits his (sick) Muslim brother with the intention of receiving reward, will
be moved away from Hell [equal to] the distance of 70 years.
(Sunan Abi Dawood, vol. 3, pp. 248,
Hadees 3097)
6. When you visit a patient, ask him to
pray for you, as his prayer is like the prayer of angels.
(Sunan Ibn Majah, vol. 2, pp. 191,
Hadees 1441)
7. The prayer of a patient is not
rejected till he recovers.
(Attargheeb Wattarheeb, vol. 4, pp.
166, Hadees 19)
8. When a Muslim visits a sick Muslim,
he should recite the following prayer 7 times:
أَسْأَلُ اللهَ الْعَظِيمَ رَبَّ الْعَرْشِ
الْكَرِيمِ أَنْ يَشْفِيَكَ
I
ask Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, the Great Lord of
the great 'Arsh, to cure you.
If death has not come, he will be
cured.
(Sunan Abi Dawood, vol. 3, pp. 251,
Hadees 3106)
9. Visiting a sick person is a Sunnah.
If you feel that your visit would be inconvenient for the patient, then do not
visit him.
(Bahar-e-Shari'at, vol. 3, pp. 505)
10. Even if you have strained relations
with the patient or you do not like him, you should still visit him.
11. Visit the patient purely with the
intention of following the blessed Sunnah. If anyone visits a patient merely
for the reason that he will also visit me when I fall ill, then no reward will
be granted.
12. If you visit a patient and notice
his severe illness, do not talk to him in such a way that he feels fear, e.g.,
'you are in a critical condition!' Nor should the visitor shake his head in
such a way that it indicates the patient is in a serious condition.
13. At the time of visiting, show
distress and sorrow from your facial expressions in front of an ailing or a
grieved person.
14. Never talk in such a way that the
patient or his attendant has the satanic whisper that you are happy about his
problem.
15. Express your sympathy with the
patient's family members as well and offer all possible assistance and
cooperation.
16. Get close to the patient and enquire
about him and pray for his recovery and well-being.
17. The Prophet of Rahmah, the
Intercessor of Ummah صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ
وَاٰلِهِ وَسَلَّم had a blessed and beautiful habit.
Whenever he صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهِ
وَسَلَّم visited any patient, he صَلَّى اللهُ
تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهِ وَسَلَّم would recite 'لَا
بَأْسَ طَهُورٌ إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ'¹.
(Sahih Bukhari, vol. 2, pp. 505,
Hadees 3616)
18. Ask the patient to make Du'a for you
as the patient's Du'a is not rejected.
19. The Revered and Renowned Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهِ وَسَلَّم
said, 'Proper [way of] visiting the sick is that you place your hand on his
forehead and ask him how he is.'
(Sunan-ut-Tirmizi, vol. 4, pp. 334,
Hadees 2740)
A renowned commentator, a great thinker
of Ummah, Mufti Ahmad Yar Khan عَلَيْهِ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ
تَعَالٰى has written in the commentary of this blessed Hadees: When
anyone visits a patient, he should place his hand on the patient's forehead and
say, 'How are you?' This comforts the patient and shows affection, but you
should avoid placing your hand for a long time.
(Mirat-ul-Manajih, vol. 6, pp. 358
with some changes)
20. A polite and pleasant conversation
should be made with the patient to please him. Mention the excellence of
illness and talk about the mercy of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ
so that he may focus his attention on the reward of the Hereafter and avoid
complaining of his grief due to impatience.
¹ Translation: Don't worry about
it! If Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ wills, this illness
will purify you (from sins)!
21. Whilst visiting the patient, convey
the call to righteousness to him on the appropriate occasion. In particular,
motivate him to offer Salah regularly because, during illness, even the
Salah-offering people become heedless of Salah.
22. Motivate the patient to watch Madani
Channel and tell him about its blessings.
23. Motivate the patient to travel in
the Madani Qafilah. If he is unable to travel, then motivate any of his family
members to travel in a Madani Qafilah on his behalf. Tell him about the Madani
blessings of the Madani Qafilah mentioning that sometimes patients are
miraculously cured by virtue of the Du'a made during the Madani Qafilah.
24. Do not stay long with the patient
nor make a noise. However, if the patient wants you to spend more time with
him, then you may (if possible), respecting his wish.
25. Some people are habitual of
prescribing medicine to the patients and to their attendants. Some even insist
that the patient follow their prescribed treatment i.e., take a certain
medicine and you will be cured! The patient should not follow these treatments
prescribed by any ordinary person. The saying goes, 'little knowledge is
dangerous'. Instead, consult your doctor before using the medicine prescribed by
anybody. Beware! Those who are not doctors but even then are habitual of
prescribing medicine should avoid it.
26. Presenting a gift to the patient
while visiting him is something good. However, avoiding the visit because of
having nothing to present and thinking that 'they will mind if you visit the
patient empty handed' is not good. One should visit the patient even if he has
nothing to present; avoiding the visit for this reason deprives one of the
rewards.
27. If you intend to take biscuits,
fruits and gifts etc. with you to give to the patient, it is suggested that you
also give some booklets (published by Maktaba-tul-Madinah) to the patient so
that he will give them to visitors (and if he is admitted in hospital), he may
give them to his neighbouring patients and their relatives. How nice it will be
if the patient himself sends someone to purchase booklets and earns reward by
keeping them for this purpose.
28. Visiting a Faasiq (transgressor) is
permissible because it is an Islamic right of every Muslim, and a transgressor
is also a Muslim.
(Bahar-e-Shari'at, vol. 3, pp. 505)
29. It is impermissible to pay
condolences to a Murtad (apostate) and a Herbi disbeliever. (Presently, all
disbelievers are Herbi in the world.)
30. It is not allowed to pay condolences
to a heretic - one with corrupt beliefs.
In order to learn thousands of
Sunan, buy the following two publications of Maktaba-tul-Madinah: (1) Bahar-e-Shari'at,
volume 16 [the 312-page publication], (2) Sunnatayn aur Adaab [the 120-page
publication]. One of the excellent ways of learning Sunnah is to travel in the
Madani Qafilahs of Dawat-e-Islami with the devotees of the Beloved Rasool.
Lootnay
rahmatayn Qafilay mayn chalo
Seekhnay
Sunnatayn Qafilay mayn chalo
Haun
gi hal mushkilayn Qafilay mayn chalo
Khatm
haun shamatayn Qafilay mayn chalo
To
gain mercies, travel with Madani Qafilahs
To
learn Sunan, travel with Madani Qafilahs
To
solve your problems, travel with Madani Qafilahs
To
remove difficulties, travel with Madani Qafilahs
صَلُّوا عَلَى الْحَبِيب! صَلَّى اللهُ
تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد
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