visitingthesick

The sick are usually broken-hearted and dejected persons who most of all stand in need of affibility, kindness and mental reinforcement, because they consider themselves deprived and disabled and at times lose hope completely. It is evident that in such circumstances visits by friends and brethren-in-faith are a source of great consolation for them and provide them with comfort and mental satisfaction.

In view of this Islam recommends very strongly that the sick should be visited and enquiring abou their health should not be neglected.

The holy Prophet of Islam says:
"Every Muslim who visits a sick person is absorbed in Allah's blessings and during the time he is seated by him he sits in the middle of Divine mercy. If he visits the sick man in the morning seventy thousand angels pray for him till evening and if he visits him in the evening seventy thousand angels pray for him till morning."

Manner of visiting the sick

Islam orders that when you visit the sick you should enquire about their health and pray for them, because it is possible that by this means their hearts may be consoled.

The holy Prophet (saw) says:
"Visit the sick and escort the funerals of the dead so that you may be reminded of the next world. Pray for the sick person and say: "O Allah! Cure him with your cure and treat him with your medicine and keep him safe from your calamity."

When you visit a sick person take with you a present for him, although it may be very small.

The holy Prophet (saw) says:
"Whoever is willing to feed a sick person shall be provided by Allah with the fruit of Paradise."

Once when some friends of Imam al Sadiq (as) were going to visit a sick person he met them on the way and asked them to stop. When they stopped he asked them: "Are you carrying with you and apple or quince or citron or some perfume or a piece of aloes-wood?" They replied in the negative. Thereupon the holy Imam (as) said: "Don't you know that suck things ensure peace of mind of a sick person?"
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