Abu Zabiya narrates: Shurahbil bin Simt called Sayyiduna Amr bin Abasah Salami (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: O son of Abasah! Can you narrate such a hadith which you yourself have heard from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), in which there is no addition or mixture of falsehood, and you have not narrated that hadith from any other person who heard it? He said: Yes, I myself heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: Allah Almighty said: Surely, My love is established for those who love each other for My sake; My love is established for those who maintain pure relations with each other for My sake; My love is established for those who visit each other for My love; My love is established for those who spend for My sake; and My love is established for those who help each other for My sake.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: A man set out to visit a brother of his for the sake of Allah; he lived in another village. Allah Almighty appointed an angel on his way. When he passed by him, the angel asked: Where are you intending to go? He replied: I intend to visit so-and-so. The angel asked: Is it because of some kinship between you? He replied: No. The angel asked: Is there any favor he has done for you for which you are going to him? He replied: No. He asked: Then why are you going to him? He replied: Indeed, I love him for the sake of Allah Almighty. The angel said: In fact, I am a messenger to you from Allah Almighty, and I have come to inform you that because of your love for that man, Allah Almighty also loves you.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) also narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When a Muslim visits or calls on his brother for the sake of Allah Almighty, Allah Almighty says: You have become pure and you have prepared a place in Paradise. In another narration, it is stated: You are pure and your walking is also pure.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Thawban (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: When a Muslim goes to visit his Muslim brother who is ill, he remains in the gardens of Paradise until he returns.

(Second chain) The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Whoever visits a sick person remains among the chosen fruits of Paradise for as long as he stays. Someone asked: What is meant by the "khurfah" of Paradise? He, peace and blessings be upon him, replied: Its chosen fruit.

Abdur Rahman bin Abi Laila says: Abu Musa came to visit Sayyiduna Hasan bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) during his illness. Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) asked him: Have you come to visit the sick or to rejoice over the calamity? He replied: To visit the sick. Upon hearing this, Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: If you have truly come to visit the sick, then listen, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When a servant goes to visit his Muslim brother who is ill, he walks among the chosen fruits of Paradise, and when he sits (by the patient), mercy covers him. If it is morning, then until evening, and if it is evening, then until morning, seventy thousand angels pray for mercy upon him.

(Second chain) Abdullah bin Nafi’ says: Sayyiduna Abu Musa Ash’ari (may Allah be pleased with him) came to visit Sayyiduna Hasan bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) to inquire about his health. Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said to him: Have you come to visit as a visitor or to inquire about his health? Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I have come to inquire about his health. Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever visits a sick person in the morning, seventy thousand angels accompany him to his house to see him off, and all these angels seek forgiveness for him until the evening, and a garden is made for him in Paradise. And if he visits in the evening, then likewise seventy thousand angels accompany him to see him off, and they pray for his forgiveness until the morning, and a garden is made for him in Paradise.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), he says that I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Whoever among the Muslims visits his sick brother, Allah Almighty will send seventy thousand angels for him, who will pray for mercy for him. If he does this at any hour of the day, this supplication continues until evening, and if he visits at night, this supplication continues until morning.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever visits a sick person walks among the chosen fruits of Paradise, and when he sits with him, he remains in mercy, and when he leaves from him, seventy thousand angels are appointed with him, who pray for his forgiveness that day.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Allah Almighty said: I became ill, but the son of Adam did not visit Me, and I became thirsty, but the son of Adam did not give Me water to drink. I said: O my Lord! Do You also become ill? Allah Almighty said: One of My servants among the people of the earth became ill, but he was not cared for; if the son of Adam had visited him, it would have been for Me. Similarly, a man became thirsty, but he was not given water to drink; if he had been given water, that act would have been for Me.