Hadith 3470

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ , حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ , عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ , عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيل بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ , عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ الْأَشْعَرِيِّ , عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ , عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ , أَنَّهُ عَادَ مَرِيضًا وَمَعَهُ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ مِنْ وَعْكٍ كَانَ بِهِ , فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " أَبْشِرْ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ يَقُولُ : هِيَ نَارِي أُسَلِّطُهَا عَلَى عَبْدِي الْمُؤْمِنِ فِي الدُّنْيَا , لِتَكُونَ حَظَّهُ مِنَ النَّارِ فِي الْآخِرَةِ " .
´It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (ﷺ) visited a sick person, due to an illness that he was suffering from and Abu Hurairah was with him. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:` “Be of good cheer, for Allah says: ‘It is My fire which I have causes to overwhelm My believing slave in this world, to be his share of the Fire in the Hereafter.”
Hadith Reference سنن ابن ماجه / كتاب الطب / 3470
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊ Visiting the sick is a right of a Muslim upon another Muslim.

➋ The purpose of visiting the sick is to comfort the patient and to lessen his sorrow and anxiety.

➌ Due to illness, a Muslim’s sins are forgiven.

➍ By being patient over the calamities of this world, one attains salvation from Hell.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3470
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
That is, he will be protected from the fire of Hell in the Hereafter.
The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) would also say at the time of visiting a sick person:
"Laa ba’sa, tuhoorun in shaa Allah."
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 2088