الادب المفرد
Adab al-Mufrad
كتابBook of Expiation for the Sick
بَابُ عِيَادَةِ الأَعْرَابِChapter: Visiting the Bedouins
Hadith 514
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلامٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ الثَّقَفِيُّ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ الْحَذَّاءُ ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ، أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، دَخَلَ عَلَى أَعْرَابِيٍّ ، يَعُودُهُ ، فَقَالَ : ”لا بَأْسَ عَلَيْكَ ، طَهُورٌ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ“، قَالَ : قَالَ الأَعْرَابِيُّ : بَلْ هِيَ حُمَّى تَفُورُ ، عَلَى شَيْخٍ كَبِيرٍ ، كَيْمَا تُزِيرُهُ الْقُبُورَ ، قَالَ : ”فَنَعَمْ إِذًا.“
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) went to visit a Bedouin who was ill. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "There is no harm and no fear for you; this illness is a means of purification from sins, if Allah wills." The narrator says that the Bedouin replied: "No, rather it is a fever that is boiling in an old man so that it may take him to the graveyard." The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Then it will be as you say."
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Usman Muneeb
Benefits and Issues:
➊ From this, it is understood that the ruler of the time and the scholars should visit the sick, even if they are ignorant people. This is a mark of their greatness. Similarly, during the visit, making supplication (du'a) for the patient and giving them comfort is also recommended (mustahabb) and a Sunnah.
➋ Illness should be borne with the intention that it will become an expiation (kaffarah) for sins. However, if a person does not have this conviction, then it will not be an expiation for him; rather, it will be as he thinks. Therefore, in the state of illness, one should have good expectations from Allah, the Exalted.
➌ In some narrations, it is mentioned that the Bedouin passed away before the next evening. (Sahih al-Adab al-Mufrad) Therefore, the patient should accept good advice (wasiyyah).
➊ From this, it is understood that the ruler of the time and the scholars should visit the sick, even if they are ignorant people. This is a mark of their greatness. Similarly, during the visit, making supplication (du'a) for the patient and giving them comfort is also recommended (mustahabb) and a Sunnah.
➋ Illness should be borne with the intention that it will become an expiation (kaffarah) for sins. However, if a person does not have this conviction, then it will not be an expiation for him; rather, it will be as he thinks. Therefore, in the state of illness, one should have good expectations from Allah, the Exalted.
➌ In some narrations, it is mentioned that the Bedouin passed away before the next evening. (Sahih al-Adab al-Mufrad) Therefore, the patient should accept good advice (wasiyyah).
Source: Fadlullah al-Ahad: Urdu Commentary on al-Adab al-Mufrad, Page: 514
