الادب المفرد
Adab al-Mufrad
كتابBook of Expiation for the Sick
بَابُ الْحَدِيثِ لِلْمَرِيضِ وَالْعَائِدِChapter: Speaking to the Sick and the Visitor
Hadith 522
حَدَّثَنَا قَيْسُ بْنُ حَفْصٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْحَمِيدِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ ، قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنِي أَبِي ، أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرِ بْنَ حَزْمٍ ،وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُنْكَدِرِ ، فِي نَاسٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْمَسْجِدِ ، عَادُوا عُمَرَ بْنَ الْحَكَمِ بْنِ رَافِعٍ الأَنْصَارِيَّ ، قَالُوا : يَا أَبَا حَفْصٍ ، حَدِّثْنَا ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، يَقُولُ : ”مَنْ عَادَ مَرِيضًا خَاضَ فِي الرَّحْمَةِ ، حَتَّى إِذَا قَعَدَ اسْتَقَرَّ فِيهَا.“
Abu Bakr bin Hazm (may Allah have mercy on him), Muhammad bin Munkadir (may Allah have mercy on him), and some worshippers from the mosque visited Umar bin Hakam bin Rafi’ Al-Ansari (may Allah have mercy on him) to inquire about his health. They said to Umar: O Abu Hafs! Tell us a hadith. He said: I heard from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both), who said that I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: “Whoever visits a sick person enters completely into mercy, and when he sits by the sick person, it is as if he has settled permanently in mercy.”
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Usman Muneeb
Benefits and Issues:
➊ Listening to the hadith of the Messenger and acting upon it was the favored occupation of the righteous predecessors (salaf salihin) and the hadith scholars (muhaddithin). They did not waste their time; rather, they spent it in acts of obedience. Even when a little free time was available during the care of a sick person, they devoted it to listening to and narrating hadith.
➋ From this, the importance of the chain of transmission (isnad) is also evident, as Abu Rafi‘ rahimahullah, despite his illness, narrated the entire chain when relating the hadith. Preachers (khutaba) and imams should also make it a point in their lessons to mention authentic ahadith and their references, so that the listener may act upon them with certainty.
➊ Listening to the hadith of the Messenger and acting upon it was the favored occupation of the righteous predecessors (salaf salihin) and the hadith scholars (muhaddithin). They did not waste their time; rather, they spent it in acts of obedience. Even when a little free time was available during the care of a sick person, they devoted it to listening to and narrating hadith.
➋ From this, the importance of the chain of transmission (isnad) is also evident, as Abu Rafi‘ rahimahullah, despite his illness, narrated the entire chain when relating the hadith. Preachers (khutaba) and imams should also make it a point in their lessons to mention authentic ahadith and their references, so that the listener may act upon them with certainty.
Source: Fadlullah al-Ahad: Urdu Commentary on al-Adab al-Mufrad, Page: 522
