Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever visits a sick person remains in mercy, and when he sits with him, he plunges into it (mercy)."
Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat and al-Mu'jam al-Saghir. Apart from Tabarani's teacher, all the rest of its narrators have been declared thiqah (trustworthy); I do not know Tabarani's teacher.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الجنائز / 3772
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده ضعیف
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