1) Sickness is expiation for sins
بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي كَفَّارَةِ الْمَرَضِ
5640
Sahih al-Bukhari 5640
Narrated by `Aisha
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ الْحَكَمُ بْنُ نَافِعٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ، أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ زَوْجَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَا مِنْ مُصِيبَةٍ تُصِيبُ الْمُسْلِمَ إِلاَّ كَفَّرَ اللَّهُ بِهَا عَنْهُ، حَتَّى الشَّوْكَةِ يُشَاكُهَا ".
(the wife of the Prophet) Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "No calamity befalls a Muslim but that Allah expiates some of his sins because of it, even though it were the prick he receives from a thorn."
How to Apply This in Life
Remember that sickness can become a means of expiation, visit the ill with mercy, make du‘a for cure, avoid despair, and seek treatment while keeping trust in Allah.
Reference :
Sahih al-Bukhari 5640
In-book reference :
Book 75, Hadith 1
USC-MSA web (English) reference :
Vol. 7, Book 70, Hadith 537
Source :
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 75
5641, 5642
Sahih al-Bukhari 5641, 5642
Narrated by Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri and Abu Huraira
حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ عَمْرٍو، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ حَلْحَلَةَ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " مَا يُصِيبُ الْمُسْلِمَ مِنْ نَصَبٍ وَلاَ وَصَبٍ وَلاَ هَمٍّ وَلاَ حُزْنٍ وَلاَ أَذًى وَلاَ غَمٍّ حَتَّى الشَّوْكَةِ يُشَاكُهَا، إِلاَّ كَفَّرَ اللَّهُ بِهَا مِنْ خَطَايَاهُ ".
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "No fatigue, nor disease, nor sorrow, nor sadness, nor hurt, nor distress befalls a Muslim, even if it were the prick he receives from a thorn, but that Allah expiates some of his sins for that."
How to Apply This in Life
Remember that sickness can become a means of expiation, visit the ill with mercy, make du‘a for cure, avoid despair, and seek treatment while keeping trust in Allah.
Reference :
Sahih al-Bukhari 5641, 5642
In-book reference :
Book 75, Hadith 2
USC-MSA web (English) reference :
Vol. 7, Book 70, Hadith 538
Source :
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 75
5643
Sahih al-Bukhari 5643
Narrated by Ka`b
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ كَعْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " مَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِ كَالْخَامَةِ مِنَ الزَّرْعِ تُفَيِّئُهَا الرِّيحُ مَرَّةً، وَتَعْدِلُهَا مَرَّةً، وَمَثَلُ الْمُنَافِقِ كَالأَرْزَةِ لاَ تَزَالُ حَتَّى يَكُونَ انْجِعَافُهَا مَرَّةً وَاحِدَةً ". وَقَالَ زَكَرِيَّاءُ حَدَّثَنِي سَعْدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ كَعْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، كَعْبٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم.
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The example of a believer is that of a fresh tender plant, which the wind bends it sometimes and some other time it makes it straight. And the example of a hypocrite is that of a pine tree which keeps straight till once it is uprooted suddenly."
How to Apply This in Life
Remember that sickness can become a means of expiation, visit the ill with mercy, make du‘a for cure, avoid despair, and seek treatment while keeping trust in Allah.
Reference :
Sahih al-Bukhari 5643
In-book reference :
Book 75, Hadith 3
USC-MSA web (English) reference :
Vol. 7, Book 70, Hadith 539
Source :
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 75
5644
Sahih al-Bukhari 5644
Narrated by Abu Huraira
حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْمُنْذِرِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ فُلَيْحٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ هِلاَلِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ، مِنْ بَنِي عَامِرِ بْنِ لُؤَىٍّ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِ كَمَثَلِ الْخَامَةِ مِنَ الزَّرْعِ مِنْ حَيْثُ أَتَتْهَا الرِّيحُ كَفَأَتْهَا، فَإِذَا اعْتَدَلَتْ تَكَفَّأُ بِالْبَلاَءِ، وَالْفَاجِرُ كَالأَرْزَةِ صَمَّاءَ مُعْتَدِلَةً حَتَّى يَقْصِمَهَا اللَّهُ إِذَا شَاءَ ".
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "The example of a believer is that of a fresh tender plant; from whatever direction the wind comes, it bends it, but when the wind becomes quiet, it becomes straight again. Similarly, a believer is afflicted with calamities. And an impious wicked person is like a pine tree which keeps hard and straight till Allah cuts it down when He wishes."
How to Apply This in Life
Remember that sickness can become a means of expiation, visit the ill with mercy, make du‘a for cure, avoid despair, and seek treatment while keeping trust in Allah.
Reference :
Sahih al-Bukhari 5644
In-book reference :
Book 75, Hadith 4
USC-MSA web (English) reference :
Vol. 7, Book 70, Hadith 540
Source :
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 75
5645
Sahih al-Bukhari 5645
Narrated by Abu Huraira
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي صَعْصَعَةَ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ سَعِيدَ بْنَ يَسَارٍ أَبَا الْحُبَابِ، يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَنْ يُرِدِ اللَّهُ بِهِ خَيْرًا يُصِبْ مِنْهُ ".
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "If Allah wants to do good to somebody, He afflicts him with trials."
How to Apply This in Life
Remember that sickness can become a means of expiation, visit the ill with mercy, make du‘a for cure, avoid despair, and seek treatment while keeping trust in Allah.
Reference :
Sahih al-Bukhari 5645
In-book reference :
Book 75, Hadith 5
USC-MSA web (English) reference :
Vol. 7, Book 70, Hadith 541
Source :
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 75
2) The severity of disease
باب شِدَّةِ الْمَرَضِ
5646
Sahih al-Bukhari 5646
Narrated by Aisha
حَدَّثَنَا قَبِيصَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ،. حَدَّثَنِي بِشْرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ قَالَتْ مَا رَأَيْتُ أَحَدًا أَشَدَّ عَلَيْهِ الْوَجَعُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم.
I never saw anybody suffering so much from sickness as Allah's Messenger.
How to Apply This in Life
Remember that sickness can become a means of expiation, visit the ill with mercy, make du‘a for cure, avoid despair, and seek treatment while keeping trust in Allah.
Reference :
Sahih al-Bukhari 5646
In-book reference :
Book 75, Hadith 6
USC-MSA web (English) reference :
Vol. 7, Book 70, Hadith 542
Source :
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 75
5647
Sahih al-Bukhari 5647
Narrated by `Abdullah
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ التَّيْمِيِّ، عَنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ سُوَيْدٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي مَرَضِهِ وَهْوَ يُوعَكُ وَعْكًا شَدِيدًا، وَقُلْتُ إِنَّكَ لَتُوعَكُ وَعْكًا شَدِيدًا. قُلْتُ إِنَّ ذَاكَ بِأَنَّ لَكَ أَجْرَيْنِ. قَالَ " أَجَلْ مَا مِنْ مُسْلِمٍ يُصِيبُهُ أَذًى، إِلاَّ حَاتَّ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ خَطَايَاهُ، كَمَا تَحَاتُّ وَرَقُ الشَّجَرِ ".
I visited the Prophet (ﷺ) during his ailments and he was suffering from a high fever. I said, "You have a high fever. Is it because you will have a double reward for it?" He said, "Yes, for no Muslim is afflicted with any harm but that Allah will remove his sins as the leaves of a tree fall down."
How to Apply This in Life
Remember that sickness can become a means of expiation, visit the ill with mercy, make du‘a for cure, avoid despair, and seek treatment while keeping trust in Allah.
Reference :
Sahih al-Bukhari 5647
In-book reference :
Book 75, Hadith 7
USC-MSA web (English) reference :
Vol. 7, Book 70, Hadith 543
Source :
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 75
3) Most prone to trials are Prophets, then the most pious, and then the less pious
باب أَشَدُّ النَّاسِ بَلاَءً الأَنْبِيَاءُ ثُمَّ الْأَمْثَلُ فَالْأَمْثَلُ
5648
Sahih al-Bukhari 5648
Narrated by `Abdullah
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَانُ، عَنْ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ التَّيْمِيِّ، عَنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ سُوَيْدٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ دَخَلْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَهْوَ يُوعَكُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّكَ تُوعَكُ وَعْكًا شَدِيدًا. قَالَ " أَجَلْ إِنِّي أُوعَكُ كَمَا يُوعَكُ رَجُلاَنِ مِنْكُمْ ". قُلْتُ ذَلِكَ أَنَّ لَكَ أَجْرَيْنِ قَالَ " أَجَلْ ذَلِكَ كَذَلِكَ، مَا مِنْ مُسْلِمٍ يُصِيبُهُ أَذًى شَوْكَةٌ فَمَا فَوْقَهَا، إِلاَّ كَفَّرَ اللَّهُ بِهَا سَيِّئَاتِهِ، كَمَا تَحُطُّ الشَّجَرَةُ وَرَقَهَا ".
I visited Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) while he was suffering from a high fever. I said, "O Allah's Messenger! You have a high fever." He said, "Yes, I have as much fever as two men of you." I said, "Is it because you will have a double reward?" He said, "Yes, it is so. No Muslim is afflicted with any harm, even if it were the prick of a thorn, but that Allah expiates his sins because of that, as a tree sheds its leaves."
How to Apply This in Life
Remember that sickness can become a means of expiation, visit the ill with mercy, make du‘a for cure, avoid despair, and seek treatment while keeping trust in Allah.
Reference :
Sahih al-Bukhari 5648
In-book reference :
Book 75, Hadith 8
USC-MSA web (English) reference :
Vol. 7, Book 70, Hadith 544
Source :
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 75
4) It is compulsory to visit the sick
باب وُجُوبِ عِيَادَةِ الْمَرِيضِ
5649
Sahih al-Bukhari 5649
Narrated by Abu Muisa Al-Ash`ari
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى الأَشْعَرِيِّ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " أَطْعِمُوا الْجَائِعَ، وَعُودُوا الْمَرِيضَ، وَفُكُّوا الْعَانِيَ ".
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Feed the hungry, visit the sick, and set free the captives."
How to Apply This in Life
Remember that sickness can become a means of expiation, visit the ill with mercy, make du‘a for cure, avoid despair, and seek treatment while keeping trust in Allah.
Reference :
Sahih al-Bukhari 5649
In-book reference :
Book 75, Hadith 9
USC-MSA web (English) reference :
Vol. 7, Book 70, Hadith 545
Source :
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 75
5650
Sahih al-Bukhari 5650
Narrated by Al-Bara bin Azib
حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَشْعَثُ بْنُ سُلَيْمٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنَ سُوَيْدِ بْنِ مُقَرِّنٍ، عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ أَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِسَبْعٍ، وَنَهَانَا عَنْ سَبْعٍ، نَهَانَا عَنْ خَاتَمِ الذَّهَبِ، وَلُبْسِ الْحَرِيرِ، وَالدِّيبَاجِ، وَالإِسْتَبْرَقِ، وَعَنِ الْقَسِّيِّ، وَالْمِيثَرَةِ، وَأَمَرَنَا أَنْ نَتْبَعَ الْجَنَائِزَ، وَنَعُودَ الْمَرِيضَ، وَنُفْشِيَ السَّلاَمَ.
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) ordered us to do seven things and forbade us to do seven other things. He forbade us to wear gold rings, silk, Dibaj, Istabriq, Qissy, and Maithara; and ordered us to accompany funeral processions, visit the sick and greet everybody.
How to Apply This in Life
Remember that sickness can become a means of expiation, visit the ill with mercy, make du‘a for cure, avoid despair, and seek treatment while keeping trust in Allah.
Reference :
Sahih al-Bukhari 5650
In-book reference :
Book 75, Hadith 10
USC-MSA web (English) reference :
Vol. 7, Book 70, Hadith 546
Source :
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 75
5) To visit an unconscious person
باب عِيَادَةِ الْمُغْمَى عَلَيْهِ
5651
Sahih al-Bukhari 5651
Narrated by Jabir bin `Abdullah
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ ابْنِ الْمُنْكَدِرِ، سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ يَقُولُ مَرِضْتُ مَرَضًا، فَأَتَانِي النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَعُودُنِي وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَهُمَا مَاشِيَانِ، فَوَجَدَانِي أُغْمِيَ عَلَىَّ، فَتَوَضَّأَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ثُمَّ صَبَّ وَضُوءَهُ عَلَىَّ، فَأَفَقْتُ فَإِذَا النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَيْفَ أَصْنَعُ فِي مَالِي كَيْفَ أَقْضِي فِي مَالِي فَلَمْ يُجِبْنِي بِشَىْءٍ حَتَّى نَزَلَتْ آيَةُ الْمِيرَاثِ.
Once I fell ill. The Prophet (ﷺ) and Abu Bakr came walking to pay me a visit and found me unconscious. The Prophet (ﷺ) performed ablution and then poured the remaining water on me, and I came to my senses to see the Prophet. I said, "O Allah's Messenger! What shall I do with my property? How shall I dispose of my property?" He did not reply till the Verse of inheritance was revealed.
How to Apply This in Life
Remember that sickness can become a means of expiation, visit the ill with mercy, make du‘a for cure, avoid despair, and seek treatment while keeping trust in Allah.
Reference :
Sahih al-Bukhari 5651
In-book reference :
Book 75, Hadith 11
USC-MSA web (English) reference :
Vol. 7, Book 70, Hadith 547
Source :
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 75
6) The superiority of a person suffering from epilepsy
باب فَضْلِ مَنْ يُصْرَعُ مِنَ الرِّيحِ
5652
Sahih al-Bukhari 5652
Narrated by 'Ata bin Abi Rabah
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ عِمْرَانَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَطَاءُ بْنُ أَبِي رَبَاحٍ، قَالَ قَالَ لِي ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ أَلاَ أُرِيكَ امْرَأَةً مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ قُلْتُ بَلَى. قَالَ هَذِهِ الْمَرْأَةُ السَّوْدَاءُ أَتَتِ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَتْ إِنِّي أُصْرَعُ، وَإِنِّي أَتَكَشَّفُ فَادْعُ اللَّهَ لِي. قَالَ " إِنْ شِئْتِ صَبَرْتِ وَلَكِ الْجَنَّةُ وَإِنْ شِئْتِ دَعَوْتُ اللَّهَ أَنْ يُعَافِيَكِ ". فَقَالَتْ أَصْبِرُ. فَقَالَتْ إِنِّي أَتَكَشَّفُ فَادْعُ اللَّهَ أَنْ لاَ أَتَكَشَّفَ، فَدَعَا لَهَا. حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَخْلَدٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي عَطَاءٌ، أَنَّهُ رَأَى أُمَّ زُفَرَ تِلْكَ، امْرَأَةٌ طَوِيلَةٌ سَوْدَاءُ عَلَى سِتْرِ الْكَعْبَةِ.
Ibn `Abbas said to me, "Shall I show you a woman of the people of Paradise?" I said, "Yes." He said, "This black lady came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, 'I get attacks of epilepsy and my body becomes uncovered; please invoke Allah for me.' The Prophet (ﷺ) said, 'If you wish, be patient and you will have Paradise; and if you wish, I will invoke Allah to cure you.' She said, 'I will remain patient,' and added, 'but I become uncovered, so please invoke Allah for me that I may not become uncovered.' So he invoked Allah for her." Narrated 'Ata: That he had seen Um Zafar, the tall black lady, at the curtain of the Ka`ba.
How to Apply This in Life
Remember that sickness can become a means of expiation, visit the ill with mercy, make du‘a for cure, avoid despair, and seek treatment while keeping trust in Allah.
Reference :
Sahih al-Bukhari 5652
In-book reference :
Book 75, Hadith 12
USC-MSA web (English) reference :
Vol. 7, Book 70, Hadith 548
Source :
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 75
7) The superiority of a person who has lost his sight
باب فَضْلِ مَنْ ذَهَبَ بَصَرُهُ
5653
Sahih al-Bukhari 5653
Narrated by Anas bin Malik
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ الْهَادِ، عَنْ عَمْرٍو، مَوْلَى الْمُطَّلِبِ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَالَ إِذَا ابْتَلَيْتُ عَبْدِي بِحَبِيبَتَيْهِ فَصَبَرَ عَوَّضْتُهُ مِنْهُمَا الْجَنَّةَ ". يُرِيدُ عَيْنَيْهِ. تَابَعَهُ أَشْعَثُ بْنُ جَابِرٍ وَأَبُو ظِلاَلٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم.
I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying, "Allah said, 'If I deprive my slave of his two beloved things, his eyes, and he remains patient, I will let him enter Paradise in compensation for them.'"
How to Apply This in Life
Remember that sickness can become a means of expiation, visit the ill with mercy, make du‘a for cure, avoid despair, and seek treatment while keeping trust in Allah.
Reference :
Sahih al-Bukhari 5653
In-book reference :
Book 75, Hadith 13
USC-MSA web (English) reference :
Vol. 7, Book 70, Hadith 549
Source :
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 75
8) The visiting of sick men by women
باب عِيَادَةِ النِّسَاءِ الرِّجَالَ
5654
Sahih al-Bukhari 5654
Narrated by `Aisha
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ لَمَّا قَدِمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم الْمَدِينَةَ وُعِكَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَبِلاَلٌ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَتْ فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَيْهِمَا قُلْتُ يَا أَبَتِ كَيْفَ تَجِدُكَ وَيَا بِلاَلُ كَيْفَ تَجِدُكَ قَالَتْ وَكَانَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ إِذَا أَخَذَتْهُ الْحُمَّى يَقُولُ كُلُّ امْرِئٍ مُصَبَّحٌ فِي أَهْلِهِ وَالْمَوْتُ أَدْنَى مِنْ شِرَاكِ نَعْلِهِ وَكَانَ بِلاَلٌ إِذَا أَقْلَعَتْ عَنْهُ يَقُولُ أَلاَ لَيْتَ شِعْرِي هَلْ أَبِيتَنَّ لَيْلَةً بَوَادٍ وَحَوْلِي إِذْخِرٌ وَجَلِيلُ وَهَلْ أَرِدَنْ يَوْمًا مِيَاهَ مِجَنَّةٍ وَهَلْ تَبْدُوَنْ لِي شَامَةٌ وَطَفِيلُ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ فَجِئْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ فَقَالَ " اللَّهُمَّ حَبِّبْ إِلَيْنَا الْمَدِينَةَ كَحُبِّنَا مَكَّةَ أَوْ أَشَدَّ، اللَّهُمَّ وَصَحِّحْهَا، وَبَارِكْ لَنَا فِي مُدِّهَا وَصَاعِهَا، وَانْقُلْ حُمَّاهَا فَاجْعَلْهَا بِالْجُحْفَةِ ".
When Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) emigrated to Medina, Abu Bakr and Bilal got a fever. I entered upon them and asked, "O my father! How are you? O Bilal! How are you?" Whenever fever attacked Abu Bakr, he would recite poetic verses. Whenever the fever deserted Bilal, he would recite lines longing for Mecca. Then I informed Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), and he said, "O Allah! Make us love Medina as much or more than we love Mecca. O Allah! Make it healthy and bless its Mudd and Sa for us, and take away its fever and put it in Al-Juhfa."
How to Apply This in Life
Remember that sickness can become a means of expiation, visit the ill with mercy, make du‘a for cure, avoid despair, and seek treatment while keeping trust in Allah.
Reference :
Sahih al-Bukhari 5654
In-book reference :
Book 75, Hadith 14
USC-MSA web (English) reference :
Vol. 7, Book 70, Hadith 550
Source :
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 75
9) To visit sick children
باب عِيَادَةِ الصِّبْيَانِ
5655
Sahih al-Bukhari 5655
Narrated by Abu `Uthman
حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ مِنْهَالٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عَاصِمٌ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عُثْمَانَ، عَنْ أُسَامَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ أَنَّ ابْنَةً لِلنَّبِيِّ، صلى الله عليه وسلم أَرْسَلَتْ إِلَيْهِ وَهْوَ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَسَعْدٍ وَأُبَىٍّ نَحْسِبُ أَنَّ ابْنَتِي قَدْ حُضِرَتْ فَاشْهَدْنَا فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهَا السَّلاَمَ وَيَقُولُ " إِنَّ لِلَّهِ مَا أَخَذَ وَمَا أَعْطَى وَكُلُّ شَىْءٍ عِنْدَهُ مُسَمًّى فَلْتَحْتَسِبْ وَلْتَصْبِرْ ". فَأَرْسَلَتْ تُقْسِمُ عَلَيْهِ، فَقَامَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَقُمْنَا، فَرُفِعَ الصَّبِيُّ فِي حَجْرِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَنَفْسُهُ تَقَعْقَعُ فَفَاضَتْ عَيْنَا النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ لَهُ سَعْدٌ مَا هَذَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ " هَذِهِ رَحْمَةٌ وَضَعَهَا اللَّهُ فِي قُلُوبِ مَنْ شَاءَ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ، وَلاَ يَرْحَمُ اللَّهُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ إِلاَّ الرُّحَمَاءَ ".
Usama bin Zaid said that while he, Sa`d and Ubai bin Ka`b were with the Prophet (ﷺ), a daughter of the Prophet sent a message to him saying, "My daughter is dying; please come to us." The Prophet (ﷺ) sent her greetings and said, "It is for Allah what He takes, and what He gives; and everything with Him has a limited period. So she should hope for Allah's reward and remain patient." She again sent a message, beseeching him by Allah to come. The child was placed on his lap while his breath was irregular. Tears flowed from the eyes of the Prophet. He said, "This is mercy which Allah has embedded in the hearts of whomever He wished of His slaves. And Allah does not bestow His Mercy except on the merciful among His slaves."
How to Apply This in Life
Remember that sickness can become a means of expiation, visit the ill with mercy, make du‘a for cure, avoid despair, and seek treatment while keeping trust in Allah.
Reference :
Sahih al-Bukhari 5655
In-book reference :
Book 75, Hadith 15
USC-MSA web (English) reference :
Vol. 7, Book 70, Hadith 551
Source :
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 75
10) To visit a Bedouin
باب عِيَادَةِ الأَعْرَابِ
5656
Sahih al-Bukhari 5656
Narrated by Ibn `Abbas
حَدَّثَنَا مُعَلَّى بْنُ أَسَدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ مُخْتَارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم دَخَلَ عَلَى أَعْرَابِيٍّ يَعُودُهُ ـ قَالَ ـ وَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا دَخَلَ عَلَى مَرِيضٍ يَعُودُهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ " لاَ بَأْسَ طَهُورٌ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ ". قَالَ قُلْتَ طَهُورٌ، كَلاَّ بَلْ هِيَ حُمَّى تَفُورُ ـ أَوْ تَثُورُ ـ عَلَى شَيْخٍ كَبِيرٍ، تُزِيرُهُ الْقُبُورَ. فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " فَنَعَمْ إِذًا ".
The Prophet (ﷺ) went to visit a sick bedouin. Whenever the Prophet (ﷺ) went to a patient, he used to say to him, "Don't worry, if Allah will, it will be expiation." The bedouin said, "You say expiation? No, it is but a fever that is boiling over an old man and will lead him to his grave." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Then, yes, it is so."
How to Apply This in Life
Remember that sickness can become a means of expiation, visit the ill with mercy, make du‘a for cure, avoid despair, and seek treatment while keeping trust in Allah.
Reference :
Sahih al-Bukhari 5656
In-book reference :
Book 75, Hadith 16
USC-MSA web (English) reference :
Vol. 7, Book 70, Hadith 552
Source :
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 75
11) To vist a Mushrik
باب عِيَادَةِ الْمُشْرِكِ
5657
Sahih al-Bukhari 5657
Narrated by Anas
حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ أَنَّ غُلاَمًا، لِيَهُودَ كَانَ يَخْدُمُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَمَرِضَ. فَأَتَاهُ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَعُودُهُ فَقَالَ " أَسْلِمْ ". فَأَسْلَمَ. وَقَالَ سَعِيدُ بْنُ الْمُسَيَّبِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ، لَمَّا حُضِرَ أَبُو طَالِبٍ جَاءَهُ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم.
A Jewish boy used to serve the Prophet (ﷺ) and became ill. The Prophet (ﷺ) went to pay him a visit and said to him, "Embrace Islam," and he did embrace Islam. Al-Musaiyab said: When Abu Talib was on his deathbed, the Prophet (ﷺ) visited him.
How to Apply This in Life
Remember that sickness can become a means of expiation, visit the ill with mercy, make du‘a for cure, avoid despair, and seek treatment while keeping trust in Allah.
Reference :
Sahih al-Bukhari 5657
In-book reference :
Book 75, Hadith 17
USC-MSA web (English) reference :
Vol. 7, Book 70, Hadith 553
Source :
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 75
12) If one visited a patient and the time of the Salat became due
باب إِذَا عَادَ مَرِيضًا فَحَضَرَتِ الصَّلاَةُ فَصَلَّى بِهِمْ جَمَاعَةً
5658
Sahih al-Bukhari 5658
Narrated by `Aisha
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم دَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ نَاسٌ يَعُودُونَهُ فِي مَرَضِهِ فَصَلَّى بِهِمْ جَالِسًا فَجَعَلُوا يُصَلُّونَ قِيَامًا، فَأَشَارَ إِلَيْهِمِ اجْلِسُوا، فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ قَالَ " إِنَّ الإِمَامَ لَيُؤْتَمُّ بِهِ، فَإِذَا رَكَعَ فَارْكَعُوا وَإِذَا رَفَعَ فَارْفَعُوا، وَإِنْ صَلَّى جَالِسًا فَصَلُّوا جُلُوسًا ". قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ الْحُمَيْدِيُّ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ مَنْسُوخٌ لأَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم آخِرَ مَا صَلَّى صَلَّى قَاعِدًا وَالنَّاسُ خَلْفَهُ قِيَامٌ.
During the ailment of the Prophet (ﷺ) some people came to visit him. He led them in prayer while sitting, but they prayed standing, so he waved to them to sit down. When he had finished the prayer, he said, "An Imam is to be followed, so when he bows, you should bow, and when he raises his head, you should raise yours, and if he prays sitting, you should pray sitting." Abu `Abdullah said Al-Humaidi said: This narration has been abrogated by the last action of the Prophet (ﷺ).
How to Apply This in Life
Remember that sickness can become a means of expiation, visit the ill with mercy, make du‘a for cure, avoid despair, and seek treatment while keeping trust in Allah.
Reference :
Sahih al-Bukhari 5658
In-book reference :
Book 75, Hadith 18
USC-MSA web (English) reference :
Vol. 7, Book 70, Hadith 554
Source :
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 75
13) Placing the hand on the patient
باب وَضْعِ الْيَدِ عَلَى الْمَرِيضِ
5659
Sahih al-Bukhari 5659
Narrated by Sa`d
حَدَّثَنَا الْمَكِّيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، أَخْبَرَنَا الْجُعَيْدُ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ بِنْتِ سَعْدٍ، أَنَّ أَبَاهَا، قَالَ تَشَكَّيْتُ بِمَكَّةَ شَكْوًا شَدِيدًا، فَجَاءَنِي النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَعُودُنِي، فَقُلْتُ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ إِنِّي أَتْرُكُ مَالاً وَإِنِّي لَمْ أَتْرُكْ إِلاَّ ابْنَةً وَاحِدَةً، فَأُوصِي بِثُلُثَىْ مَالِي وَأَتْرُكُ الثُّلُثَ فَقَالَ " لاَ ". قُلْتُ فَأُوصِي بِالنِّصْفِ وَأَتْرُكُ النِّصْفَ قَالَ " لاَ ". قُلْتُ فَأُوصِي بِالثُّلُثِ وَأَتْرُكُ لَهَا الثُّلُثَيْنِ قَالَ " الثُّلُثُ وَالثُّلُثُ كَثِيرٌ ". ثُمَّ وَضَعَ يَدَهُ عَلَى جَبْهَتِهِ، ثُمَّ مَسَحَ يَدَهُ عَلَى وَجْهِي وَبَطْنِي ثُمَّ قَالَ " اللَّهُمَّ اشْفِ سَعْدًا وَأَتْمِمْ لَهُ هِجْرَتَهُ ". فَمَا زِلْتُ أَجِدُ بَرْدَهُ عَلَى كَبِدِي فِيمَا يُخَالُ إِلَىَّ حَتَّى السَّاعَةِ.
I became seriously ill at Mecca and the Prophet (ﷺ) came to visit me. I said, "O Allah's Messenger! I shall leave behind me a good fortune, but my heir is my only daughter; shall I bequeath two third of my property?" He said, "No." I said, "Half?" He said, "No." I said, "One third?" He said, "One third is alright, though even one third is too much." Then he placed his hand on my forehead, passed it over my face and abdomen and said, "O Allah! Cure Sa`d and complete his emigration." I still feel the coldness of his hand on my liver.
How to Apply This in Life
Remember that sickness can become a means of expiation, visit the ill with mercy, make du‘a for cure, avoid despair, and seek treatment while keeping trust in Allah.
Reference :
Sahih al-Bukhari 5659
In-book reference :
Book 75, Hadith 19
USC-MSA web (English) reference :
Vol. 7, Book 70, Hadith 555
Source :
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 75
5660
Sahih al-Bukhari 5660
Narrated by `Abdullah bin Mas`ud
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ التَّيْمِيِّ، عَنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ سُوَيْدٍ، قَالَ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ دَخَلْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَهْوَ يُوعَكُ فَمَسِسْتُهُ بِيَدِي فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّكَ تُوعَكُ وَعْكًا شَدِيدًا. فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " أَجَلْ إِنِّي أُوعَكُ كَمَا يُوعَكُ رَجُلاَنِ مِنْكُمْ ". فَقُلْتُ ذَلِكَ أَنَّ لَكَ أَجْرَيْنِ. فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " أَجَلْ ". ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَا مِنْ مُسْلِمٍ يُصِيبُهُ أَذًى مَرَضٌ فَمَا سِوَاهُ إِلاَّ حَطَّ اللَّهُ لَهُ سَيِّئَاتِهِ كَمَا تَحُطُّ الشَّجَرَةُ وَرَقَهَا ".
I visited Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) while he was suffering from a high fever. I touched him with my hand and said, "O Allah's Messenger! You have a high fever." Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Yes, I have as much fever as two men of you have." I said, "Is it because you will get a double reward?" Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Yes, no Muslim is afflicted with harm because of sickness or some other inconvenience, but that Allah will remove his sins for him as a tree sheds its leaves."
How to Apply This in Life
Remember that sickness can become a means of expiation, visit the ill with mercy, make du‘a for cure, avoid despair, and seek treatment while keeping trust in Allah.
Reference :
Sahih al-Bukhari 5660
In-book reference :
Book 75, Hadith 20
USC-MSA web (English) reference :
Vol. 7, Book 70, Hadith 556
Source :
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 75
14) What should be said to a patient and what should be his answer
باب مَا يُقَالُ لِلْمَرِيضِ وَمَا يُجِيبُ
5661
Sahih al-Bukhari 5661
Narrated by `Abdullah
حَدَّثَنَا قَبِيصَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ التَّيْمِيِّ، عَنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ سُوَيْدٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي مَرَضِهِ فَمَسِسْتُهُ وَهْوَ يُوعَكُ وَعْكًا شَدِيدًا فَقُلْتُ إِنَّكَ لَتُوعَكُ وَعْكًا شَدِيدًا، وَذَلِكَ أَنَّ لَكَ أَجْرَيْنِ. قَالَ " أَجَلْ، وَمَا مِنْ مُسْلِمٍ يُصِيبُهُ أَذًى إِلاَّ حَاتَّتْ عَنْهُ خَطَايَاهُ كَمَا تَحَاتُّ وَرَقُ الشَّجَرِ ".
I visited the Prophet (ﷺ) during his illness and touched him while he was having a fever. I said to him, "You have a high fever; is it because you will get a double reward?" He said, "Yes. No Muslim is afflicted with any harm, but that his sins will be annulled as the leaves of a tree fall down."
How to Apply This in Life
Remember that sickness can become a means of expiation, visit the ill with mercy, make du‘a for cure, avoid despair, and seek treatment while keeping trust in Allah.
Reference :
Sahih al-Bukhari 5661
In-book reference :
Book 75, Hadith 21
USC-MSA web (English) reference :
Vol. 7, Book 70, Hadith 557
Source :
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 75
5662
Sahih al-Bukhari 5662
Narrated by Ibn `Abbas
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ خَالِدٍ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم دَخَلَ عَلَى رَجُلٍ يَعُودُهُ فَقَالَ " لاَ بَأْسَ طَهُورٌ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ ". فَقَالَ كَلاَّ بَلْ حُمَّى تَفُورُ عَلَى شَيْخٍ كَبِيرٍ كَيْمَا تُزِيرَهُ الْقُبُورَ. قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " فَنَعَمْ إِذًا ".
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) entered upon a sick man to pay him a visit, and said, "Don't worry, Allah willing, your sickness will be an expiation for your sins." The man said, "No, it is but a fever that is boiling within an old man and will send him to his grave." On that, the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Then yes, it is so."
How to Apply This in Life
Remember that sickness can become a means of expiation, visit the ill with mercy, make du‘a for cure, avoid despair, and seek treatment while keeping trust in Allah.
Reference :
Sahih al-Bukhari 5662
In-book reference :
Book 75, Hadith 22
USC-MSA web (English) reference :
Vol. 7, Book 70, Hadith 558
Source :
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 75
15) To visit a patient riding, walking or sitting with another person on a donkey
باب عِيَادَةِ الْمَرِيضِ رَاكِبًا وَمَاشِيًا وَرِدْفًا عَلَى الْحِمَارِ
5663
Sahih al-Bukhari 5663
Narrated by Usama bin Zaid
حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ عُقَيْلٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، أَنَّ أُسَامَةَ بْنَ زَيْدٍ، أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم رَكِبَ عَلَى حِمَارٍ عَلَى إِكَافٍ عَلَى قَطِيفَةٍ فَدَكِيَّةٍ، وَأَرْدَفَ أُسَامَةَ وَرَاءَهُ يَعُودُ سَعْدَ بْنَ عُبَادَةَ قَبْلَ وَقْعَةِ بَدْرٍ فَسَارَ حَتَّى مَرَّ بِمَجْلِسٍ فِيهِ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أُبَىٍّ ابْنُ سَلُولَ وَذَلِكَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُسْلِمَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، وَفِي الْمَجْلِسِ أَخْلاَطٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَالْمُشْرِكِينَ عَبَدَةِ الأَوْثَانِ وَالْيَهُودِ، وَفِي الْمَجْلِسِ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ رَوَاحَةَ، فَلَمَّا غَشِيَتِ الْمَجْلِسَ عَجَاجَةُ الدَّابَّةِ خَمَّرَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أُبَىٍّ أَنْفَهُ بِرِدَائِهِ، قَالَ لاَ تُغَيِّرُوا عَلَيْنَا فَسَلَّمَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَوَقَفَ وَنَزَلَ فَدَعَاهُمْ إِلَى اللَّهِ فَقَرَأَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْقُرْآنَ، فَقَالَ لَهُ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أُبَىٍّ يَا أَيُّهَا الْمَرْءُ إِنَّهُ لاَ أَحْسَنَ مِمَّا تَقُولُ إِنْ كَانَ حَقًّا، فَلاَ تُؤْذِنَا بِهِ فِي مَجْلِسِنَا، وَارْجِعْ إِلَى رَحْلِكَ فَمَنْ جَاءَكَ فَاقْصُصْ عَلَيْهِ. قَالَ ابْنُ رَوَاحَةَ بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَاغْشَنَا بِهِ فِي مَجَالِسِنَا فَإِنَّا نُحِبُّ ذَلِكَ فَاسْتَبَّ الْمُسْلِمُونَ وَالْمُشْرِكُونَ وَالْيَهُودُ حَتَّى كَادُوا يَتَثَاوَرُونَ فَلَمْ يَزَلِ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم حَتَّى سَكَتُوا فَرَكِبَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم دَابَّتَهُ حَتَّى دَخَلَ عَلَى سَعْدِ بْنِ عُبَادَةَ فَقَالَ لَهُ " أَىْ سَعْدُ أَلَمْ تَسْمَعْ مَا قَالَ أَبُو حُبَابٍ ". يُرِيدُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ أُبَىٍّ. قَالَ سَعْدٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ اعْفُ عَنْهُ وَاصْفَحْ فَلَقَدْ أَعْطَاكَ اللَّهُ مَا أَعْطَاكَ وَلَقَدِ اجْتَمَعَ أَهْلُ هَذِهِ الْبَحْرَةِ أَنْ يُتَوِّجُوهُ فَيُعَصِّبُوهُ فَلَمَّا رَدَّ ذَلِكَ بِالْحَقِّ الَّذِي أَعْطَاكَ شَرِقَ بِذَلِكَ، فَذَلِكَ الَّذِي فَعَلَ بِهِ مَا رَأَيْتَ.
The Prophet (ﷺ) rode a donkey having a saddle with a Fadakiyya velvet covering. He mounted me behind him and went to visit Sa`d bin 'Ubada before Badr. He passed by a gathering in which `Abdullah bin Ubai bin Salul was present, before he embraced Islam. The Prophet (ﷺ) greeted them, stopped, dismounted, invited them to Allah and recited Qur'an. Some people disagreed and nearly fought, but the Prophet (ﷺ) kept calming them until they became quiet. Then he went to Sa`d bin Ubada, who advised him to forgive and excuse `Abdullah bin Ubai.
How to Apply This in Life
Remember that sickness can become a means of expiation, visit the ill with mercy, make du‘a for cure, avoid despair, and seek treatment while keeping trust in Allah.
Reference :
Sahih al-Bukhari 5663
In-book reference :
Book 75, Hadith 23
USC-MSA web (English) reference :
Vol. 7, Book 70, Hadith 559
Source :
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 75
5664
Sahih al-Bukhari 5664
Narrated by Jabir
حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَبَّاسٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ ـ هُوَ ابْنُ الْمُنْكَدِرِ ـ عَنْ جَابِرٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ جَاءَنِي النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَعُودُنِي لَيْسَ بِرَاكِبِ بَغْلٍ وَلاَ بِرْذَوْنٍ.
The Prophet (ﷺ) came to visit me while I was sick and he was riding neither a mule nor a horse.
How to Apply This in Life
Remember that sickness can become a means of expiation, visit the ill with mercy, make du‘a for cure, avoid despair, and seek treatment while keeping trust in Allah.
Reference :
Sahih al-Bukhari 5664
In-book reference :
Book 75, Hadith 24
USC-MSA web (English) reference :
Vol. 7, Book 70, Hadith 560
Source :
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 75
16) To say "I am sick," or "Oh, my head!" or "My ailment has been aggravated"
باب قَوْلِ الْمَرِيضِ إِنِّي وَجِعٌ أَوْ وَارَأْسَاهْ، أَوِ اشْتَدَّ بِي الْوَجَعُ
5665
Sahih al-Bukhari 5665
Narrated by Ka`b bin 'Ujara
حَدَّثَنَا قَبِيصَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي نَجِيحٍ، وَأَيُّوبَ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى، عَنْ كَعْبِ بْنِ عُجْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه. مَرَّ بِيَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَأَنَا أُوقِدُ تَحْتَ الْقِدْرِ فَقَالَ " أَيُؤْذِيكَ هَوَامُّ رَأْسِكَ ". قُلْتُ نَعَمْ. فَدَعَا الْحَلاَّقَ فَحَلَقَهُ ثُمَّ أَمَرَنِي بِالْفِدَاءِ.
The Prophet (ﷺ) passed by me while I was kindling a fire under a cooking pot. He said, "Do the lice of your head trouble you?" I said, "Yes." So he called a barber to shave my head and ordered me to make expiation for that.
How to Apply This in Life
Remember that sickness can become a means of expiation, visit the ill with mercy, make du‘a for cure, avoid despair, and seek treatment while keeping trust in Allah.
Reference :
Sahih al-Bukhari 5665
In-book reference :
Book 75, Hadith 25
USC-MSA web (English) reference :
Vol. 7, Book 70, Hadith 561
Source :
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 75
5666
Sahih al-Bukhari 5666
Narrated by Al-Qasim bin Muhammad
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى أَبُو زَكَرِيَّاءَ، أَخْبَرَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ بِلاَلٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ الْقَاسِمَ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالَ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ وَارَأْسَاهْ. فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " ذَاكِ لَوْ كَانَ وَأَنَا حَىٌّ، فَأَسْتَغْفِرُ لَكِ وَأَدْعُو لَكِ ". فَقَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ وَاثُكْلِيَاهْ، وَاللَّهِ إِنِّي لأَظُنُّكَ تُحِبُّ مَوْتِي، وَلَوْ كَانَ ذَاكَ لَظَلِلْتَ آخِرَ يَوْمِكَ مُعَرِّسًا بِبَعْضِ أَزْوَاجِكَ. فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " بَلْ أَنَا وَارَأْسَاهْ لَقَدْ هَمَمْتُ أَوْ أَرَدْتُ أَنْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَابْنِهِ، وَأَعْهَدَ أَنْ يَقُولَ الْقَائِلُونَ أَوْ يَتَمَنَّى الْمُتَمَنُّونَ، ثُمَّ قُلْتُ يَأْبَى اللَّهُ وَيَدْفَعُ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ، أَوْ يَدْفَعُ اللَّهُ وَيَأْبَى الْمُؤْمِنُونَ ".
`Aisha said, "Oh, my head!" Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "I wish that had happened while I was still living, for then I would ask Allah's forgiveness for you and invoke Allah for you." `Aisha said, "By Allah, I think you want me to die." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Rather, I should say: Oh my head. I felt like sending for Abu Bakr and his son, and appointing him as my successor, lest some people claim something, but Allah would not allow it to be otherwise and the Muslims would prevent it."
How to Apply This in Life
Remember that sickness can become a means of expiation, visit the ill with mercy, make du‘a for cure, avoid despair, and seek treatment while keeping trust in Allah.
Reference :
Sahih al-Bukhari 5666
In-book reference :
Book 75, Hadith 26
USC-MSA web (English) reference :
Vol. 7, Book 70, Hadith 562
Source :
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 75
5667
Sahih al-Bukhari 5667
Narrated by Ibn Mas`ud
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ التَّيْمِيِّ، عَنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ سُوَيْدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ دَخَلْتُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَهْوَ يُوعَكُ فَمَسِسْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ إِنَّكَ لَتُوعَكُ وَعْكًا شَدِيدًا. قَالَ " أَجَلْ كَمَا يُوعَكُ رَجُلاَنِ مِنْكُمْ ". قَالَ لَكَ أَجْرَانِ قَالَ " نَعَمْ مَا مِنْ مُسْلِمٍ يُصِيبُهُ أَذًى مَرَضٌ فَمَا سِوَاهُ إِلاَّ حَطَّ اللَّهُ سَيِّئَاتِهِ كَمَا تَحُطُّ الشَّجَرَةُ وَرَقَهَا ".
I visited the Prophet (ﷺ) while he was having a high fever. I touched him and said, "You have a very high fever." He said, "Yes, as much fever as two men of you may have." I said, "You will have a double reward?" He said, "Yes. No Muslim is afflicted with hurt caused by disease or some other inconvenience, but that Allah will remove his sins as a tree sheds its leaves."
How to Apply This in Life
Remember that sickness can become a means of expiation, visit the ill with mercy, make du‘a for cure, avoid despair, and seek treatment while keeping trust in Allah.
Reference :
Sahih al-Bukhari 5667
In-book reference :
Book 75, Hadith 27
USC-MSA web (English) reference :
Vol. 7, Book 70, Hadith 563
Source :
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 75
5668
Sahih al-Bukhari 5668
Narrated by Sa`d
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، أَخْبَرَنَا الزُّهْرِيُّ، عَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ جَاءَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَعُودُنِي مِنْ وَجَعٍ اشْتَدَّ بِي زَمَنَ حَجَّةِ الْوَدَاعِ فَقُلْتُ بَلَغَ بِي مَا تَرَى وَأَنَا ذُو مَالٍ وَلاَ يَرِثُنِي إِلاَّ ابْنَةٌ لِي أَفَأَتَصَدَّقُ بِثُلُثَىْ مَالِي قَالَ " لاَ ". قُلْتُ بِالشَّطْرِ قَالَ " لاَ ". قُلْتُ الثُّلُثُ قَالَ " الثُّلُثُ كَثِيرٌ، أَنْ تَدَعَ وَرَثَتَكَ أَغْنِيَاءَ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَنْ تَذَرَهُمْ عَالَةً يَتَكَفَّفُونَ النَّاسَ وَلَنْ تُنْفِقَ نَفَقَةً تَبْتَغِي بِهَا وَجْهَ اللَّهِ إِلاَّ أُجِرْتَ عَلَيْهَا حَتَّى مَا تَجْعَلُ فِي فِي امْرَأَتِكَ ".
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) came to visit me during my ailment which had been aggravated during Hajjat-al-Wada`. I said to him, "You see how sick I am. I have much property but have no heir except my only daughter. May I give two thirds of my property in charity?" He said, "No." I said, "Half of it?" He said, "No." I said, "One third?" He said, "One third is too much, for to leave your heirs rich is better than to leave them poor, begging of others. Nothing you spend seeking Allah's pleasure but you shall get a reward for it, even for what you put in the mouth of your wife."
How to Apply This in Life
Remember that sickness can become a means of expiation, visit the ill with mercy, make du‘a for cure, avoid despair, and seek treatment while keeping trust in Allah.
Reference :
Sahih al-Bukhari 5668
In-book reference :
Book 75, Hadith 28
USC-MSA web (English) reference :
Vol. 7, Book 70, Hadith 564
Source :
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 75
17) The saying of the patient: "Get up from me!"
باب قَوْلِ الْمَرِيضِ قُومُوا عَنِّي
5669
Sahih al-Bukhari 5669
Narrated by Ibn `Abbas
حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُوسَى، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ، وَحَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ لَمَّا حُضِرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَفِي الْبَيْتِ رِجَالٌ فِيهِمْ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " هَلُمَّ أَكْتُبْ لَكُمْ كِتَابًا لاَ تَضِلُّوا بَعْدَهُ ". فَقَالَ عُمَرُ إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَدْ غَلَبَ عَلَيْهِ الْوَجَعُ وَعِنْدَكُمُ الْقُرْآنُ، حَسْبُنَا كِتَابُ اللَّهِ فَاخْتَلَفَ أَهْلُ الْبَيْتِ فَاخْتَصَمُوا، مِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَقُولُ قَرِّبُوا يَكْتُبْ لَكُمُ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كِتَابًا لَنْ تَضِلُّوا بَعْدَهُ، وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَقُولُ مَا قَالَ عُمَرُ فَلَمَّا أَكْثَرُوا اللَّغْوَ وَالاِخْتِلاَفَ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " قُومُوا ". قَالَ عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ فَكَانَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ يَقُولُ إِنَّ الرَّزِيَّةَ كُلَّ الرَّزِيَّةِ مَا حَالَ بَيْنَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَبَيْنَ أَنْ يَكْتُبَ لَهُمْ ذَلِكَ الْكِتَابَ مِنِ اخْتِلاَفِهِمْ وَلَغَطِهِمْ.
When Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was on his death-bed and in the house there were some people among whom was `Umar bin Al-Khattab, the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Come, let me write for you a statement after which you will not go astray." `Umar said, "The Prophet (ﷺ) is seriously ill and you have the Qur'an; so the Book of Allah is enough for us." The people present in the house differed and quarrelled. When they caused a hue and cry before the Prophet, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Go away!" Ibn `Abbas used to say, "It was very unfortunate that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was prevented from writing that statement for them because of their disagreement and noise."
How to Apply This in Life
Remember that sickness can become a means of expiation, visit the ill with mercy, make du‘a for cure, avoid despair, and seek treatment while keeping trust in Allah.
Reference :
Sahih al-Bukhari 5669
In-book reference :
Book 75, Hadith 29
USC-MSA web (English) reference :
Vol. 7, Book 70, Hadith 565
Source :
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 75
18) Whoever took the sick boy to invoke Allah for him
باب مَنْ ذَهَبَ بِالصَّبِيِّ الْمَرِيضِ لِيُدْعَى لَهُ
5670
Sahih al-Bukhari 5670
Narrated by As-Sa'ib
حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ حَمْزَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَاتِمٌ ـ هُوَ ابْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ ـ عَنِ الْجُعَيْدِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ السَّائِبَ، يَقُولُ ذَهَبَتْ بِي خَالَتِي إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ ابْنَ أُخْتِي وَجِعٌ فَمَسَحَ رَأْسِي وَدَعَا لِي بِالْبَرَكَةِ، ثُمَّ تَوَضَّأَ فَشَرِبْتُ مِنْ وَضُوئِهِ وَقُمْتُ خَلْفَ ظَهْرِهِ فَنَظَرْتُ إِلَى خَاتَمِ النُّبُوَّةِ بَيْنَ كَتِفَيْهِ مِثْلَ زِرِّ الْحَجَلَةِ.
My aunt took me to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said, "O Allah's Messenger! My nephew is ill." The Prophet (ﷺ) touched my head with his hand and invoked Allah to bless me. He then performed ablution and I drank of the remaining water of his ablution and then stood behind his back and saw the Seal of Prophethood between his shoulders like a button of a tent.
How to Apply This in Life
Remember that sickness can become a means of expiation, visit the ill with mercy, make du‘a for cure, avoid despair, and seek treatment while keeping trust in Allah.
Reference :
Sahih al-Bukhari 5670
In-book reference :
Book 75, Hadith 30
USC-MSA web (English) reference :
Vol. 7, Book 70, Hadith 566
Source :
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 75
19) The patient's wish for death
باب تَمَنِّي الْمَرِيضِ الْمَوْتَ
5671
Sahih al-Bukhari 5671
Narrated by Anas bin Malik
حَدَّثَنَا آدَمُ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا ثَابِتٌ الْبُنَانِيُّ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لاَ يَتَمَنَّيَنَّ أَحَدُكُمُ الْمَوْتَ مِنْ ضُرٍّ أَصَابَهُ، فَإِنْ كَانَ لاَ بُدَّ فَاعِلاً فَلْيَقُلِ اللَّهُمَّ أَحْيِنِي مَا كَانَتِ الْحَيَاةُ خَيْرًا لِي، وَتَوَفَّنِي إِذَا كَانَتِ الْوَفَاةُ خَيْرًا لِي ".
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "None of you should wish for death because of a calamity befalling him; but if he has to wish for death, he should say: O Allah! Keep me alive as long as life is better for me, and let me die if death is better for me."
How to Apply This in Life
Remember that sickness can become a means of expiation, visit the ill with mercy, make du‘a for cure, avoid despair, and seek treatment while keeping trust in Allah.
Reference :
Sahih al-Bukhari 5671
In-book reference :
Book 75, Hadith 31
USC-MSA web (English) reference :
Vol. 7, Book 70, Hadith 567
Source :
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 75
5672
Sahih al-Bukhari 5672
Narrated by Qais bin Abi Hazim
حَدَّثَنَا آدَمُ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ أَبِي خَالِدٍ، عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، قَالَ دَخَلْنَا عَلَى خَبَّابٍ نَعُودُهُ وَقَدِ اكْتَوَى سَبْعَ كَيَّاتٍ فَقَالَ إِنَّ أَصْحَابَنَا الَّذِينَ سَلَفُوا مَضَوْا وَلَمْ تَنْقُصْهُمُ الدُّنْيَا وَإِنَّا أَصَبْنَا مَا لاَ نَجِدُ لَهُ مَوْضِعًا إِلاَّ التُّرَابَ وَلَوْلاَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَهَانَا أَنْ نَدْعُوَ بِالْمَوْتِ لَدَعَوْتُ بِهِ، ثُمَّ أَتَيْنَاهُ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى وَهْوَ يَبْنِي حَائِطًا لَهُ فَقَالَ إِنَّ الْمُسْلِمَ لَيُوجَرُ فِي كُلِّ شَىْءٍ يُنْفِقُهُ إِلاَّ فِي شَىْءٍ يَجْعَلُهُ فِي هَذَا التُّرَابِ.
We went to pay a visit to Khabbab who was sick and he had been branded at seven places in his body. He said, "Our companions who died during the lifetime of the Prophet left without having their rewards reduced through enjoying the pleasures of this life, but we have got wealth that we find no way to spend except on the construction of buildings. Had the Prophet not forbidden us to wish for death, I would have wished for it." We visited him again while he was building a wall. He said, "A Muslim is rewarded for whatever he spends except for something that he spends on building."
How to Apply This in Life
Remember that sickness can become a means of expiation, visit the ill with mercy, make du‘a for cure, avoid despair, and seek treatment while keeping trust in Allah.
Reference :
Sahih al-Bukhari 5672
In-book reference :
Book 75, Hadith 32
USC-MSA web (English) reference :
Vol. 7, Book 70, Hadith 568
Source :
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 75
5673
Sahih al-Bukhari 5673
Narrated by Abu Huraira
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو عُبَيْدٍ، مَوْلَى عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " لَنْ يُدْخِلَ أَحَدًا عَمَلُهُ الْجَنَّةَ ". قَالُوا وَلاَ أَنْتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ " لاَ، وَلاَ أَنَا إِلاَّ أَنْ يَتَغَمَّدَنِي اللَّهُ بِفَضْلٍ وَرَحْمَةٍ فَسَدِّدُوا وَقَارِبُوا وَلاَ يَتَمَنَّيَنَّ أَحَدُكُمُ الْمَوْتَ إِمَّا مُحْسِنًا فَلَعَلَّهُ أَنْ يَزْدَادَ خَيْرًا، وَإِمَّا مُسِيئًا فَلَعَلَّهُ أَنْ يَسْتَعْتِبَ ".
I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying, "The good deeds of any person will not make him enter Paradise." They said, "Not even you, O Allah's Messenger?" He said, "Not even myself, unless Allah bestows His favor and mercy on me. So be moderate in your religious deeds and do the deeds that are within your ability. None of you should wish for death, for if he is a good doer, he may increase his good deeds, and if he is an evil doer, he may repent to Allah."
How to Apply This in Life
Remember that sickness can become a means of expiation, visit the ill with mercy, make du‘a for cure, avoid despair, and seek treatment while keeping trust in Allah.
Reference :
Sahih al-Bukhari 5673
In-book reference :
Book 75, Hadith 33
USC-MSA web (English) reference :
Vol. 7, Book 70, Hadith 569
Source :
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 75
5674
Sahih al-Bukhari 5674
Narrated by `Aisha
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ عَبَّادِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ قَالَتْ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَهْوَ مُسْتَنِدٌ إِلَىَّ يَقُولُ " اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَارْحَمْنِي وَأَلْحِقْنِي بِالرَّفِيقِ الأَعْلَى ".
I heard the Prophet (ﷺ), who was resting against me, saying, "O Allah! Excuse me and bestow Your Mercy on me and let me join with the highest companions."
How to Apply This in Life
Remember that sickness can become a means of expiation, visit the ill with mercy, make du‘a for cure, avoid despair, and seek treatment while keeping trust in Allah.
Reference :
Sahih al-Bukhari 5674
In-book reference :
Book 75, Hadith 34
USC-MSA web (English) reference :
Vol. 7, Book 70, Hadith 570
Source :
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 75
20) The invocation for the patient
باب دُعَاءِ الْعَائِدِ لِلْمَرِيضِ
5675
Sahih al-Bukhari 5675
Narrated by `Aisha
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ إِذَا أَتَى مَرِيضًا ـ أَوْ أُتِيَ بِهِ ـ قَالَ " أَذْهِبِ الْبَاسَ رَبَّ النَّاسِ، اشْفِ وَأَنْتَ الشَّافِي لاَ شِفَاءَ إِلاَّ شِفَاؤُكَ، شِفَاءً لاَ يُغَادِرُ سَقَمًا ". قَالَ عَمْرُو بْنُ أَبِي قَيْسٍ وَإِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ طَهْمَانَ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَأَبِي الضُّحَى إِذَا أُتِيَ بِالْمَرِيضِ، وَقَالَ جَرِيرٌ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ أَبِي الضُّحَى وَحْدَهُ، وَقَالَ إِذَا أَتَى مَرِيضًا.
Whenever Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) paid a visit to a patient, or a patient was brought to him, he used to invoke Allah, saying, "Take away the disease, O Lord of the people! Cure him as You are the One Who cures. There is no cure but Yours, a cure that leaves no disease."
How to Apply This in Life
Remember that sickness can become a means of expiation, visit the ill with mercy, make du‘a for cure, avoid despair, and seek treatment while keeping trust in Allah.
Reference :
Sahih al-Bukhari 5675
In-book reference :
Book 75, Hadith 35
USC-MSA web (English) reference :
Vol. 7, Book 70, Hadith 571
Source :
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 75
21) Ablution by a person who pays a visit to a patient
باب وُضُوءِ الْعَائِدِ لِلْمَرِيضِ
5676
Sahih al-Bukhari 5676
Narrated by Jabir bin `Abdullah
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا غُنْدَرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْمُنْكَدِرِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ دَخَلَ عَلَىَّ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَأَنَا مَرِيضٌ فَتَوَضَّأَ فَصَبَّ عَلَىَّ أَوْ قَالَ صُبُّوا عَلَيْهِ فَعَقَلْتُ فَقُلْتُ لاَ يَرِثُنِي إِلاَّ كَلاَلَةٌ، فَكَيْفَ الْمِيرَاثُ فَنَزَلَتْ آيَةُ الْفَرَائِضِ.
The Prophet (ﷺ) came to me while I was ill. He performed ablution and threw the remaining water on me. When I came to my senses I said, "O Allah's Messenger! I have no son or father to be my heir, so how will be my inheritance?" Then the Verse of inheritance was revealed.
How to Apply This in Life
Remember that sickness can become a means of expiation, visit the ill with mercy, make du‘a for cure, avoid despair, and seek treatment while keeping trust in Allah.
Reference :
Sahih al-Bukhari 5676
In-book reference :
Book 75, Hadith 36
USC-MSA web (English) reference :
Vol. 7, Book 70, Hadith 572
Source :
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 75
22) To invoke Allah to remove epidemics and fever
باب مَنْ دَعَا بِرَفْعِ الْوَبَاءِ وَالْحُمَّى
5677
Sahih al-Bukhari 5677
Narrated by `Aisha
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ لَمَّا قَدِمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وُعِكَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَبِلاَلٌ قَالَتْ فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَيْهِمَا فَقُلْتُ يَا أَبَتِ كَيْفَ تَجِدُكَ وَيَا بِلاَلُ كَيْفَ تَجِدُكَ قَالَتْ وَكَانَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ إِذَا أَخَذَتْهُ الْحُمَّى يَقُولُ كُلُّ امْرِئٍ مُصَبَّحٌ فِي أَهْلِهِ وَالْمَوْتُ أَدْنَى مِنْ شِرَاكِ نَعْلِهِ وَكَانَ بِلاَلٌ إِذَا أُقْلِعَ عَنْهُ يَرْفَعُ عَقِيرَتَهُ فَيَقُولُ أَلاَ لَيْتَ شِعْرِي هَلْ أَبِيتَنَّ لَيْلَةً بِوَادٍ وَحَوْلِي إِذْخِرٌ وَجَلِيلُ وَهَلْ أَرِدَنْ يَوْمًا مِيَاهَ مِجَنَّةٍ وَهَلْ تَبْدُوَنْ لِي شَامَةٌ وَطَفِيلُ قَالَ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ فَجِئْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ فَقَالَ " اللَّهُمَّ حَبِّبْ إِلَيْنَا الْمَدِينَةَ كَحُبِّنَا مَكَّةَ أَوْ أَشَدَّ وَصَحِّحْهَا وَبَارِكْ لَنَا فِي صَاعِهَا وَمُدِّهَا وَانْقُلْ حُمَّاهَا فَاجْعَلْهَا بِالْجُحْفَةِ ".
When Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) emigrated to Medina, Abu Bakr and Bilal had a fever. I entered upon them and said, "O my father! How are you? O Bilal! How are you?" Whenever Abu Bakr got the fever he used to say, "Everybody is staying alive with his people, yet death is nearer to him than his shoe laces." When fever deserted Bilal, he would recite verses longing for Mecca. I went to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and informed him. He said, "O Allah! Make us love Medina as much or more than we love Mecca, make it healthy, bless its Sa and its Mudd, and take away its fever and put it in Al-Juhfa."
How to Apply This in Life
Remember that sickness can become a means of expiation, visit the ill with mercy, make du‘a for cure, avoid despair, and seek treatment while keeping trust in Allah.
Reference :
Sahih al-Bukhari 5677
In-book reference :
Book 75, Hadith 37
USC-MSA web (English) reference :
Vol. 7, Book 70, Hadith 573
Source :
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 75
