Abdur Rahman bin Abi Laila says: Abu Musa came to visit Sayyiduna Hasan bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) during his illness. Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) asked him: Have you come to visit the sick or to rejoice at the calamity? He replied: To visit the sick. Upon hearing this, Sayyiduna 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 person goes to visit his Muslim brother who is sick, he is walking among the chosen fruits of Paradise, and when he sits (by the patient), mercy covers him. If it is in the morning, seventy thousand angels pray for mercy for him until the evening, and if it is in the evening, they pray for him until the morning."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When a man is destined to die in a certain (region) of the earth, Allah makes a need (as a pretext) for him to reach that region. When that man reaches the final traces of his (life), death comes to him. On the Day of Resurrection, the earth will say: O my Lord! This is (the servant) whom You entrusted to me."

Sayyiduna Abu Musa Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "When a servant's child dies, Allah, the Exalted, asks the angels: 'Did you take the soul of My servant's child?' They reply: 'Yes.' Allah then asks: 'Did you take the fruit of his heart?' They reply: 'Yes.' So Allah says: 'What did My servant say?' They inform Him that he praised You and recited «انا لله وانا اليه راجعون» . Then Allah says: 'Build a house for My servant in Paradise and name it "Bayt al-Hamd" (the House of Praise).'"

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ka'b bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When a person feels pain, he should place his hand on the place of pain and recite this supplication seven times: «أعوذ بعزة الله وقدرته على كل شيء من شر ما أجد.» I seek refuge in Allah's might and His power over everything from the evil of what I feel."

Narrated from Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would fall ill, Jibreel Amin would recite this supplication and blow over him: "In the name of Allah, Who grants you health. May He cure you from every illness, from every envier when he envies, and from the evil of every evil eye."

Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to perform ruqyah (spiritual healing) with these words: "O Allah! Lord of the people! Remove the suffering, grant healing, You are the Healer, there is no healing except Your healing, grant such a healing that leaves behind no illness." When the illness of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) increased during his final sickness, I would take his hand and pass it over his body and recite these words, but he withdrew his hand and began to supplicate: "O Allah! Forgive me and join me with the Highest Companion." Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says that these were the last words I heard from the tongue of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).

Kharijah bin Salt narrates from his uncle Sayyiduna Alaqah bin Sahar that he passed by a people, and the people came to him and said, "You have come from that person (the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him) with goodness and virtue. Please perform ruqyah (spiritual healing) for our man." Then they brought a man who was bound in chains. My uncle recited "Umm al-Qur'an" (i.e., Surah al-Fatihah) and performed ruqyah on him three times morning and evening, reciting this surah, gathering his saliva, and spitting on him. (He was cured to such an extent) as if he had been untied and set free from the ropes. They gave him something (as a reward) for this ruqyah. My uncle came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and asked him about this (compensation). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Eat it. By my life! Something will be said about the one who eats through false ruqyah, but you have eaten through a true ruqyah."

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When a man becomes responsible for shrouding his brother, he should give a good shroud, because the dead will be raised in their shrouds and in the same clothing they will meet (others)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Remember death in your prayer, because when a person remembers death in his prayer, it is possible that he will perform his prayer in a good manner, and pray like the person who thinks he will not get a chance to pray after this occasion. And avoid every such act for which you would have to make an excuse."

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I said to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): Your misguided uncle (and my father Abu Talib) has died, so who will bury him now? The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "You yourself go and bury your father." I said: I will not bury him because he died in a state of shirk (polytheism). The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Just go, bury him, and after doing so, come to me without informing anyone about this matter." Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I went, buried my father, and after finishing, I returned to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) instructed me to take a bath, so I took a bath, and then the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) made such precious supplications for me that, compared to them, even the treasures filling the earth did not seem good to me.