Riyad as-Saliheen, Book of Visiting the Sick

Al-Bara' bin `Azib (May Allah be pleased with them) reported:
Messenger of Allah ﷺ has ordered us to visit the sick, to follow the funeral (of a dead believer), respond to the sneezer (i.e., by saying to him: Yarhamuk-Allah after he says: Al-hamdu lillah), to help those who vow to fulfill it, to help the oppressed, to accept the invitation extended by the inviter; and to promote greetings (i.e., saying As-Salamu `Alaikum).

[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

عن البراء بن عازب رضي الله عنهما قال: أمرنا رسول الله ﷺ بعيادة المريض، واتباع الجنازة، وتشميت العاطس، وإبرار المقسم، ونصر المظلوم، وإجابة الداعى، وإفشاء السلام” ((متفق عليه))

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Every Muslim has five rights over another Muslim (i.e., he has to perform five duties for another Muslim): to return the greetings, to visit the sick, to accompany funeral processions, to accept an invitation, to respond to the sneezer [i.e., to say: 'Yarhamuk-Allah (may Allah bestow His Mercy on you),' when the sneezer praises Allah]."

[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله ﷺ قال: "حق المسلم علي المسلم خمس: رد السلام، وعيادة المريض، واتباع الجنائز، وإجابة الدعوة، وتشميت العاطس” ((متفق عليه)) .

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Verily, Allah, the Exalted, and Glorious will say on the Day of Resurrection: 'O son of Adam, I was ill but you did not visit Me.' He would say: 'O my Rubb, how could I visit you and You are the Rubb of the worlds?' Thereupon He would say: 'Did you not know that such and such a slave of Mine was ill but you did not visit him? Did you not realize that if you had visited him (you would have known that I was aware of your visit to him, for which I would reward you) you would have found Me with him? O son of Adam, I asked food from you but you did not feed Me.' He would submit: 'My Rubb, how could I feed You and You are the Rubb of the worlds?' He would say: 'Did you not know that such and such a slave of Mine asked you for food but you did not feed him? Did you not realize that if you had fed him, you would certainly have found (its reward) with Me? O son of Adam, I asked water from you but you did not give it to Me.' He would say: 'My Rubb, how could I give You (water) and You are the Rubb of the worlds?' Thereupon He would say: 'Such and such a slave 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 (its reward) with Me?"'

[Muslim].

وعنه قالك قال رسول الله ﷺ : "عن الله عزو جل يقول يوم القيامة: "يا ابن آدم مرضت فلم تعدني! قال: يا رب كيف أعودك وأنت رب العالمين؟! قال: أما علمت أن عبدي فلاناً مرض فلم تعده؟ أما علمت أنك لو عدته لوجدتني عنده؟ يا ابن آدم استطعمتك فلم تطعمني! قال: يا رب كيف أطعمك وأنت رب العالمين؟! قال: أما علمت أنه استطعمك عبدي فلان فلم تطعمه، أما علمت أنك لو أطعمته لوجدت ذلك عندي؟ يا ابن آدم استسقيتك فلم تسقني! قال: يارب كيف أسقيك وأنت رب العالمين؟! قال: استسقاك عبدي فلان فلم تسقه! أما علمت أنك لو سقيته لوجدت ذلك عندي؟" ((رواه مسلم)).

Abu Musa (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Visit the sick, feed the hungry, and (arrange for the) release of the captive.''

[Al-Bukhari].

وعن أبي موسي الأشعري رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله ﷺ ، “ عودوا المريض، وأطعموا الجائع، وفكوا العاني" ((رواه البخاري)).

Thauban (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Prophet ﷺ 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].

وعن ثوبان، رضي الله عنه، عن النبي ﷺ الله عليه وسلم الله عليه وسلم ، قال: "إن المسلم إذا عاد أخاه المسلم لم يزل في خرفة الجنة حتي يرجع" قيل: يا رسول الله وما خرفة الجنة؟ قال: "جناها” ((رواه مسلم)).

'Ali bin Abu Talib (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ 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 in Jannah."

[At- Tirmidhi].

وعن علي رضي الله عنه قال: سمعت رسول الله ﷺ يقول: "ما من مسلم يعود مسلماً غدوة إلا صلى عليه سبعون ألف ملك حتي يمسي، وإن عاده عشية إلا صلى عليه سبعون ألف ملك حتي يصبح، وكان له خريف في الجنة” ((رواه الترمذي وقال: حديث حسن)).

Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
A young Jewish boy who was in the service of the Prophet ﷺ fell ill. The Prophet ﷺ went to visit him. He sat down by his head and said to him, "Embrace Islam." The little boy looked at his father who was sitting beside him. He said: "Obey Abul-Qasim (i.e., the Messenger of Allah ﷺ)." So he embraced Islam and the Prophet ﷺ stepped out saying, "Praise be to Allah Who has saved him from Hell-fire."

وعن أنس رضي الله عنه قال: كان غلام يهودي يخدم النبي ﷺى الله عليه وسلم الله عليه وسلم فمرض فأتاه النبي ﷺ الله عليه وسلم الله عليه وسلم يعوده، فقعد عند رأسه فقال له:
"أسلم" فنظر إلي أبيه وهو عنده؟ فقال: أطع أبا القاسم، فأسلم، فخرج النبي ﷺى الله عليه وسلم الله عليه وسلم وهو يقول: “الحمد لله الذي أنقذه من النار” ((رواه البخاري)).

`Aishah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
When a person complained to the Prophet ﷺ about an ailment or suffered from a sore or a wound, the Prophet ﷺ would touch the ground with his forefinger and then raise it (Sufyan bin `Uyainah, the narrator, demonstrated this with his forefinger) and would recite: `Bismil-lahi, turbatu ardina, biriqati ba`dina, yushfa bihi saqimuni, bi 'idhni Rabbina' (With the Name of Allah, the dust of our ground mixed with the saliva of some of us would cure our patient with the permission of our Rubb.''

[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

عن عائشة رضي الله عنها، أن النبي ﷺ الله عليه وسلم الله عليه وسلم كان إذا اشتكي الأنسان الشيء منه، أو كانت به قرحة أو جرح، قال النبي ﷺى الله عليه وسلم الله عليه وسلم بأصبعه هكذا، ووضع سفيان بن عيينه الراوي سبابته بالأرض ثم رفعها وقال:
"بسم الله، تربة أرضنا، بريقة بعضنا، يشفي سقيمنا، بإذن ربنا" ((متفق عليه))

'Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported:
When the Prophet ﷺ 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 this disease and cure (him or her)! You are the Great Curer. There is no cure but through You, which leaves behind no disease]."

[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

وعنها أن النبي ﷺ الله عليه وسلم الله عليه وسلم كان يعود بعض أهله يمسح بيده اليمني ويقول: "أَذْهِبِ الْبَاسَ رَبَّ النَّاسِ وَاشْفِ أَنْتَ الشَّافِي لَا شِفَاءَ إِلَّا شِفَاؤُكَ شِفَاءٌ لَا يُغَادِرُ سَقَمًا” ((متفق عليه))

Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
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 ﷺ?" He said: "Please do so." Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) supplicated: "Allahumma Rabban-nasi, mudh-hibal-ba'si, ishfi Antash-Shafi, la shafiya illa Anta, shifa'an la yughadiru saqaman [O Allah! the Rubb of mankind! Take away this disease and cure (him or her). You are the Curer. There is no cure except through You. Cure (him or her), a cure that leaves no disease]."

[Al-Bukhari].

وعن أنس، رضي الله عنه أنه قال لثابت رحمه الله: ألا أرقيك برقية رسول الله ﷺ ؟ قال: بلى، قال: اللهم رب الناس، مذهب البأس، اشف أنت الشافي، لا شافي إلا أنت، شفاءً لا يغادر سقماً” ((رواه البخاري)).