Hadith 2088

حَدَّثَنَا حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ، وَمَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلَانَ، قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ بْنِ جَابِرٍ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيل بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ الْأَشْعَرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَادَ رَجُلًا مِنْ وَعَكٍ كَانَ بِهِ ، فَقَالَ : أَبْشِرْ ، فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ يَقُولُ : " هِيَ نَارِي أُسَلِّطُهَا عَلَى عَبْدِي الْمُذْنِبِ لِتَكُونَ حَظَّهُ مِنَ النَّارِ " .
Narrated from Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) visited a man who was suffering from tuberculosis. He said: "Rejoice, for Allah the Exalted says: This is My fire which I impose upon My sinful servant so that it may become his share from the fire of Hell."
Hadith Reference سنن ترمذي / كتاب الطب عن رسول اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم / 2088
Hadith Takhrij «سنن ابن ماجہ/الطب 18 (3470) ( تحفة الأشراف : 15439/ولم ینسبہ للترمذي) ، و مسند احمد (2/440) (صحیح)»
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
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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
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