Visiting the sick
Sahihلاَ بَأْسَ طَهُورٌ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ
Lā baʾs, ṭahūrun in shāʾ Allāh.
No harm: a purification, if Allah wills.
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Visiting the sick
الدعاء عند عيادة المريض
No harm: a purification, if Allah wills.
Evidence
Sahih al-Bukhari 5662
| Grader | Verdict |
|---|---|
| al-Bukhari | Sahih (included by al-Bukhari in his Sahih) (Sahih) |
Full narration
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 ".
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) entered upon sick man to pay him a visit, and said to him, "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