Dua When Visiting The Sick

.I ask Allah who is the Lofty and the Lord of the Mighty Throne that He cures you\n(Prophet Mohammad (SAW.) said that by reciting this dua seven times, the ill person will regain his health and if death occurs then that (death) is a different issue (i.e. death is written it cannot be prevented))
At-Tirmidhi 2:210

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What decision to visit the sick?
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Praise be to Alla.

Visiting the sick is called ‘iyaadah in Arabic’ (a keyword that means return) because people come back day after day.

Decision to visit the sick

Some scholars are of the opinion that it is a confirmed sunnah (sunnah mu’akkadah). Shaykh al-Islam (Ibn Taymiyah) expressed support for the idea that this is a collective obligation (fard kifaayah), as stated in al-Ikhtiyaaraat (p.85), and it is the correct opinion. It is proved to al-Saheehaayn that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The Muslim has five duties to his Muslim brother,” including the duty to visit the sick. According to another version: “The rights of one Muslim over the other are …” Al-Bukhari said: Chapter on the obligation to visit the sick and told the words of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him): “Feed the hungry, visit the sick and free the captives. “End, quote.

This hadeeth indicates that it is obligatory and can be understood as meaning that it is a common obligation, such as feeding the hungry and freeing the captives. Al-Nawawi reported that there is a scientific consensus that it is not waajib (mandatory). Al-Haafiz said in Al-Fath (10/117): that is, it is not mandatory for individuals.

Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) said in al-Sharh al-Mumti’ (5/173):

The correct opinion is that it is a common obligation and that Muslims are obliged to visit their patients. End quote.

The virtue of visiting the sick
There are many hadiths that speak of his virtue, such as the words of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): “When the Muslim visits his Muslim brother (sick), he reaps the fruits of paradise until he comes back. “Narrated by Muslim, 2568.

The reward obtained by the one who visits the sick is assimilated to the harvest harvested by the one who reaps fruit.

According to al-Tirmidhi (2008), the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Whoever visits a sick person or visits a brother in Islam, a caller shouts to him: ‘May you be happy, may your walk be blessed, and may you occupy a dignified position in paradise’. “Classified as hasan by al-Albaani in Sahih al-Tirmidhi.

Imam Ahmad related that Jaabir (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever visits a sick person plunges into mercy what he sits down, he is immersed in it. Considered as sahhed by al-Albaani in al-Silsilah al-Saheehah, 2504.

Al-Tirmidhi (969) recounted that Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and said, “No Muslim does not visit a Muslim (sick). Early in the morning, but seventy thousand angels bless him until the evening and if he visits him in the evening, seventy thousand angels bless him until daybreak and he will have a garden in paradise . al-Albaani in Sahih al-Tirmidhi.

Visiting the sick does not only concern those you know, but rather the one prescribed to those you know and to those you do not know. This was stated by al-Nawawi in Sharh Muslim.

Definition of the patient to whom it is obligatory to visit

It is the patient whose illness prevents him from seeing people. If he is sick but still goes out and meets people, there is no obligation to visit him.

Al-Sharh al-Mumti ‘, 5/171

Visit a non-mahram woman

There is no sin in a man who visits a woman other than the mahram, or a woman who visits a man who is not, as long as the following conditions are met: adequate coverage, no risk of fitnah, and not be alone together.

Imam al-Bukhaari said: “Chapter on women visiting men (sick). Umm al-Darda ‘visited one of the Ansari men of the mosque. “Then he told a hadeeth of ‘Aa’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her), who said that he visited Abu Bakr and Bilaal (may Allah be pleased with both) when they got sick when they arrived in Madeenah .

Muslim told Anas that Abu Bakr had told ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with them), after the Prophet’s death (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him):’ Let’s go to Umm Ayman and make visit him and the blessing of Allah be upon him) was visiting him “, so they went to her home.

Ibn al-Jawzi said: This should be interpreted as referring to a person from whom there is no fear of fitna, such as an elderly woman. End quote.

Visit a kaafir

There is no sin in visiting a mushrik kaafir who is sick, if it serves an interest. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) visited a Jewish boy and called him to Islam. He became a Muslim. Reported by al-Bukhaari (1356). And the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was present at the time of the death of his paternal uncle, Abu Taalib, and he called him to Islam, but he refused. Agreed on.

In this case, the object may be to call the person to Islam, to control his evil, to soften his heart, etc.

See Fath al-Baari, 10/125

Should the visit be repeated?

Some specialists are of the opinion that one should not go every day to avoid that this becomes a burden for the patient. The correct view is that it varies depending on the situation. Some people can be dear to the sick person and it can be difficult for him if he does not see them every day. In this case, it is the Sunnah to visit permanently, as long as they do not know that the sick person does not like it.

Haashiyat Ibn Qaasim, 3/12

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Do not stay too long with the patient

The visitor should not stay too long with the sick person, but the visit must be brief so that it does not cause him or her family any harm. The patient may go through periods when he suffers because of his illness, or may do something he would not want to see anyone, so staying with him too long would embarrass him.

However, it depends on the situation. the patient may wish some people to stay with him for a long time.

Haashiyat Ibn Qaasim, 3/12; al-Sharh al-Mumti ‘, 5/174

Visit time

There is nothing in the sunna that suggests that there is a specific moment to visit the sick. Ibn al-Qayyim said: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) did not specify the day or time of the visits to the sick, but prescribed it for his umma night and day, at any moment. End quote.

Zaad al-Ma’aad, 1/497

Some salafs used to visit the sick at the beginning of the day or in the early evening, so that the angels give them blessings longer, according to the hadith quoted above: “There is no Muslim who visits (sick) Muslim early in the morning, but seventy thousand angels send him blessings until evening and, if he visits him in the evening, seventy thousand angels bless him until morning and he will have a garden in paradise. “

But we should pay attention to the condition of the patient and what is the easiest for him; the visitor should not choose the time that suits him or her best, if this could be detrimental to the patient or his family. This can be settled with the patient himself or with his family.

Frequent visits by people who do not make sure their visits are short or choose the right time can make the patient’s illness worse.

Do ‘duaa’ for the sick
Du’aa ‘should be done for the sick person in the way described in the Sunnah: “The ba`s, tuhoor in sha Allah (do not worry, it is a cleansing, Allah willing). Narrated by al-Bukhari.

Du’aa ‘to heal should be said three times. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) went to Sa’d ibn Abi Waqqaas and told him, “O Allah, heal Sa’d,” three times. Reported by al-Bukhaari (5659) and Muslim (1628).

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) put his right hand on the sick man and said: “Rabb an-naas of Adhhib al-ba, wa’shfi anta al-Shaafi, laa shifaa’a illa shifaa ‘ uka shifaa’an laa yughaadir saqaman (Take away the suffering, Lord of humanity, and grant healing, because You are the healer, and there is no healing but Your healing which leaves no trace of disease). “Narrated by Muslim, 2191.

According to Ahmad and Abu Dawood (3106), the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Whoever visits a sick man who is not yet dying and says seven times in his presence: ‘As’alu Allaa rabb al-‘arsh he-‘azeem an yashfiyaka (I ask Allah, Lord of the mighty throne, to heal you), Allah will heal him from this sickness. Considered as such by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood.

The visitor should ask him how he is and how he feels, etc. This is proved by the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), as reported by al-Tirmidhi (983) and classified as hasan by al-Albaani.

It is also reported in Sahih al-Bukhari that “Aa’ishah did this when she visited Abu Bakr and Bilaal (may Allah be pleased with them both).

The reassuring and giving him hope for a long life

A hadeeth concerning what was reported by al-Tirmidhi (2087) but it is a weak hadith: “When you enter a patient and reassure him that he will live, it does not change anything, but it raises him. “He was classified as da’eef (weak) by al-Albaani in Da’eef al-Tirmidhi.

But the words of the prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) confirm his meaning: “The ba’s, tuhoor in sha Allah (do not worry, it’s a purification, if Allah wants it).” So we should try to cheer him up and tell him the good news of healing in Allah, because it will comfort the sick person.

See al-Sharh al-Mumti ‘, 5 / 171-176.

Dua When visiting the sick