الادب المفرد
Adab al-Mufrad
كتابBook of Expiation for the Sick
بَابُ عِيَادَةِ الْمَرْضَىChapter: Visiting the Sick
Hadith 517
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ ، قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنَا النَّضْرُ بْنُ شُمَيْلٍ قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ الْبُنَانِيِّ ، عَنْ أَبِي رَافِعٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : ”يَقُولُ اللَّهُ : اسْتَطْعَمْتُكَ فَلَمْ تُطْعِمَنِي ، قَالَ : فَيَقُولُ : يَا رَبِّ ، وَكَيْفَ اسْتَطْعَمْتَنِي وَلَمْ أُطْعِمْكَ ، وَأَنْتَ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ ؟ قَالَ : أَمَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّ عَبْدِي فُلانًا اسْتَطْعَمَكَ فَلَمْ تُطْعِمْهُ ؟ أَمَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّكَ لَوْ كُنْتَ أَطْعَمْتَهُ لَوَجَدْتَ ذَلِكَ عِنْدِي ؟ ابْنَ آدَمَ ، اسْتَسْقَيْتُكَ فَلَمْ تَسْقِنِي ، فَقَالَ : يَا رَبِّ ، وَكَيْفَ أَسْقِيكَ وَأَنْتَ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ ؟ فَيَقُولُ : إِنَّ عَبْدِي فُلانًا اسْتَسْقَاكَ فَلَمْ تَسْقِهِ ، أَمَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّكَ لَوْ كُنْتَ سَقَيْتَهُ لَوَجَدْتَ ذَلِكَ عِنْدِي ؟ يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ ، مَرِضْتُ فَلَمْ تَعُدْنِي ، قَالَ : يَا رَبِّ ، كَيْفَ أَعُودُكَ ، وَأَنْتَ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ ؟ قَالَ : أَمَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّ عَبْدِي فُلانًا مَرِضَ ، فَلَوْ كُنْتَ عُدْتَهُ لَوَجَدْتَ ذَلِكَ عِنْدِي ؟ أَوْ وَجَدْتَنِي عِنْدَهُ ؟“
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Allah Almighty will say on the Day of Resurrection: O servant! I asked you for food but you did not feed Me. The servant will say: O my Lord! How could I feed You when You are the Lord of all the worlds? Allah Almighty will say: Did you not know that My such-and-such servant asked you for food and you did not feed him? Did you not know that if you had fed him, you would have found that with Me? O son of Adam! I asked you for water but you did not give Me to drink. He will say: O my Lord! How could I give You to drink when You are the Lord of all the worlds? Allah Almighty will say: My such-and-such servant asked you for water but you did not give him to drink. Did you not know that if you had given him to drink, you would have found that with Me? O son of Adam! I fell ill but you did not visit Me. He will say: O my Lord! How could I visit You when You are the Lord of all the worlds? Allah Almighty will say: Did you not know that My such-and-such servant fell ill, and if you had visited him, you would have found that with Me, or you would have found Me with him."
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Usman Muneeb
Benefits and Issues:
In view of the virtue of the aforementioned deeds, Allah Almighty has attributed them to Himself. The meaning is that visiting the sick, feeding the hungry, and giving water to the thirsty—when done for the pleasure of Allah Almighty—are extremely blessed acts.
In view of the virtue of the aforementioned deeds, Allah Almighty has attributed them to Himself. The meaning is that visiting the sick, feeding the hungry, and giving water to the thirsty—when done for the pleasure of Allah Almighty—are extremely blessed acts.
Source: Fadlullah al-Ahad: Urdu Commentary on al-Adab al-Mufrad, Page: 517
