صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب البر والصلة والآدابThe Book of Virtue, Enjoining Good Manners, and Joining of the Ties of Kinship
باب فَضْلِ عِيَادَةِ الْمَرِيضِ:Chapter: The Virtue Of Visiting The Sick
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ جَمِيعًا ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ ، وَاللَّفْظُ لِزُهَيْرٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَاصِمٌ الْأَحْوَلُ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ وَهُوَ أَبُو قِلَابَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي الْأَشْعَثِ الصَّنْعَانِيِّ ، عَنْ أَبِي أَسْمَاءَ الرَّحَبِيِّ ، عَنْ ثَوْبَانَمَوْلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، عَنِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " مَنْ عَادَ مَرِيضًا لَمْ يَزَلْ فِي خُرْفَةِ الْجَنَّةِ " ، قِيلَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، وَمَا خُرْفَةُ الْجَنَّةِ ؟ قَالَ : جَنَاهَا .
Thauban, the freed slave of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) , reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: He who visits the sick is supposed to remain in the fruit garden of Paradise. It was said: Allah's Messenger, what is this Khurfat-ul-jannah? He said: It is a place abounding in fruits.
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary:
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
Mukhrafa:
Garden,
or its pathway,
or the road leading to it.
Khurfa:
Fruit.
Benefits and Issues:
From this hadith, it is understood that visiting the sick is such a commendable and noble deed that it becomes a means and cause for entering Paradise and attaining its fruits, because this act brings comfort and happiness to the sick person.
Therefore, this act should not become a cause of disturbance or discomfort for the patient, nor is it correct to sit with him for so long that it becomes a source of pain and hardship for him.
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
Mukhrafa:
Garden,
or its pathway,
or the road leading to it.
Khurfa:
Fruit.
Benefits and Issues:
From this hadith, it is understood that visiting the sick is such a commendable and noble deed that it becomes a means and cause for entering Paradise and attaining its fruits, because this act brings comfort and happiness to the sick person.
Therefore, this act should not become a cause of disturbance or discomfort for the patient, nor is it correct to sit with him for so long that it becomes a source of pain and hardship for him.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 6552
