Abu Dawood says: I went to Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: O Abu Hamzah! The house is far, but we really like to visit you for your well-being. He raised his head and said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Whoever goes to visit a sick person enters into mercy, and when he sits with the patient, mercy envelops him. I said: O Messenger of Allah! This reward is for the healthy visitor; what is the reward for the sick person? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: His sins are forgiven.

Sayyiduna Ka'b bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever visits a sick person enters into mercy, and whoever sits with him is immersed in mercy, and indeed, you, if Allah wills, have settled in mercy.

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Visit the sick and accompany the funerals, for these remind one of the Hereafter.

Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The one who visits a sick person enters into mercy. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) placed his hand on his buttocks and said: Both when coming and when going. Then, when he sits by him, mercy covers him.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever among the Muslims visits a sick person whose time of death has not yet come, and recites this supplication seven times: "As'alullāhal-'Azīma Rabbal-'Arshil-'Azīmi an yashfiyaka," then he will be granted healing.

Narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When a person goes to visit a sick person, he should say these words: "O Allah! Cure Your servant, so that he may strike down an enemy for You, and walk towards prayer for You."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The complete manner of visiting a sick person is that one should place his hand on the patient's forehead or hand and then ask about his condition, and the complete greeting is that one should also shake hands.

Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would visit a sick person, he would make this supplication: "Remove the illness, Lord of the people, and grant healing, surely You are the Healer, there is no healing except Your healing, grant such a healing that leaves behind no sickness." (O Lord of the people! Remove the illness and grant healing, surely You are the only Healer, and there is no healing except Your healing, grant such a healing that leaves no disease behind.)

It is narrated from Sayyida Umm Salama (may Allah be pleased with her), the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When you are present with a deceased person or a sick person, say good things, because whatever you say, the angels say Ameen to it.

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that a Bedouin was suffering from fever. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went to visit him and said: "It is an expiation and a purifier." But the Bedouin said: "No, rather it is a fever that is boiling over an old man and showing him the graves." Upon hearing this, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up and left him.