مسند اسحاق بن راهويه
Musnad Ishaq bin Rahwiya
كتاب المرضٰي و الطبBook of the Sick and Medicine
Feeding the hungry and visiting the sick explained
Hadith 665
أَخْبَرَنَا النَّضْرُ بْنُ شُمَيْلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ الْبُنَانِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي رَافِعٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: يَقُولُ اللَّهُ - عَزَّ وَجَلَّ - يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ اسْتَطْعَمْتُكَ فَلَمْ تُطْعِمْنِي قَالَ: فَيَقُولُ: يَا رَبِّ وَكَيْفَ اسْتَطْعَمْتَنِي وَلَمْ أُطْعِمْكَ وَأَنْتَ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ؟ فَقَالَ: أَمَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّ عَبْدِي فُلَانًا اسْتَطْعَمَكَ فَلَمْ تُطْعِمْهُ، أَمَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّكَ لَوْ أَطْعَمْتَهُ لَوَجَدْتَ ذَلِكَ عِنْدِي. يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ اسْتَسْقَيْتُكَ فَلَمْ تَسْقِنِي، فَقَالَ: يَا رَبِّ، وَكَيْفَ أَسْقِيكَ وَأَنْتَ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ؟ فَقَالَ: أَمَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّ عَبْدِي فُلَانًا اسْتَسْقَاكَ فَلَمْ تَسْقِهِ، أَمَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّكَ لَوْ كُنْتَ سَقَيْتَهُ لَوَجَدْتَ ذَلِكَ عِنْدِي، يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ مَرِضْتُ فَلَمْ تَعُدْنِي، فَقَالَ: يَا رَبِّ وَكَيْفَ أَعُودُكَ وَأَنْتَ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ؟ فَقَالَ: أَمَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّ عَبْدِي فُلَانًا مَرِضَ فَلَوْ كُنْتَ عُدْتَهُ لَوَجَدْتَ ذَلِكَ عِنْدِي أَوْ وَجَدْتَنِي عِنْدَهُ.
Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), he said: "Allah will say: O son of Adam! I asked you for food but you did not feed Me. He will say: O Lord! How could I feed You when You are the Lord of the worlds? He will say: Did you not know that My such-and-such servant asked you for food but you did not feed him? Did you not know that if you had fed him, you would have found (the reward of) that with Me. O son of Adam! I asked you for water but you did not give Me water to drink. He will say: O Lord! How could I give You water to drink when You are the Lord of the worlds? He will say: Did you not know that My such-and-such servant asked you for water, did you not know that if you had given him water to drink, you would have found (the reward of) that with Me? O son of Adam! I was ill but you did not visit Me. He will say: O Lord! How could I visit You when You are the Lord of the worlds? Allah, the Exalted, will say: Did you not know that My such-and-such servant was ill, if you had visited him, you would have found him with Me." Or: "You would have found Me with him."
