❖ Chapter:
«باب فضل من عاد مريضا»
❖ The One Who Visits a Sick Person Is in the Orchards of Paradise
✿ It is narrated from Thawbān, the freed slave of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:
“The one who visits a sick person remains in the orchard (khurfah) of Paradise until he returns.”
In another narration:
“Whoever visits a sick person continues plucking the fruits of Paradise (khurfah al-jannah) until he returns.”
The Companions asked:
“O Messenger of Allah, what is khurfah al-jannah?”
He replied:
“It is the fresh fruit of Paradise.”
[Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2568:3941, and also 2568:42 through another chain from Thawbān]
❖ The Prophet’s Own Example in Visiting the Sick
✿ Jubayr ibn Muṭʿim (رضي الله عنه) narrated:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
“Take us to the tribe of Banū Wāqif; we want to visit that blind man.”
Sufyān (the narrator) added:
Banū Wāqif was a tribe from the Anṣār, and the man they visited was blind.
[Ṣaḥīḥ: Al-Bazzār in Kashf al-Astār 1920; al-Ṭaḥāwī in Sharḥ Mushkil al-Āthār 4356]
✿ Spiritual Insights and Rewards:
✔ Visiting the sick is a noble Sunnah, rewarded by continuous spiritual blessings likened to picking the fruits of Paradise.
✔ It is an act that brings the visitor closer to Jannah, earns Allah’s mercy, and reflects the compassion and humanity of Islamic brotherhood.
✔ The Prophet (ﷺ) personally practiced this by visiting the weak and the blind, emphasizing the importance of caring for the ill regardless of their condition.
