It is narrated from Abu Asma’ (may Allah have mercy on him), who said:“Whoever visits his sick Muslim brother is in the gardens of Paradise.”I asked Abu Qilabah: What does it mean to be in Paradise? He said: It means that he will receive the fruits of Paradise in return for it. I further asked: From whom does Abu Asma’ narrate this hadith? He said: From Thawban (may Allah be pleased with him), and he narrates it from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).

Abu Bakr bin Hazm (may Allah have mercy on him), Muhammad bin Munkadir (may Allah have mercy on him), and some worshippers from the mosque visited Umar bin Hakam bin Rafi’ Al-Ansari (may Allah have mercy on him) to inquire about his health. They said to Umar: O Abu Hafs! Tell us a hadith. He said: I heard from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both), who said that I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say:“Whoever visits a sick person enters completely into mercy, and when he sits by the sick person, it is as if he has settled permanently in mercy.”

It is narrated from Ata (may Allah have mercy on him) that Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) went to visit Abdullah bin Safwan (may Allah have mercy on him) when the time for prayer came. So Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) led them in two rak'ahs of prayer and said: We are travelers.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that a Jewish boy used to serve the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). He fell ill, so the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) went to visit him and sat by his head and said: "Accept Islam." Hearing this, the boy looked towards his father who was standing by his head, so he said: "Obey Abul Qasim (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)." Thus, the boy became Muslim. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) came out from his place and was saying: "All praise is for Allah who saved him from the Fire."

Narrated from Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), she said: When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) arrived in Madinah, Sayyiduna Abu Bakr and Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with them both) developed a fever. She says: I went to nurse them, so I said: O my father! How are you? And O Bilal! How are you? Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says that when Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) would have a fever, he would say: Every person is told among his family, "May your morning be well," while death is closer to him than the strap of his sandal. And when Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) would recover, he would say loudly: If only I knew, will I ever spend a night in a valley where around me will be the grasses called Idhkhir and Jalil, and will I ever come to the waters of Juhfah, and will I ever see the mountains of Shamah and Tufail? Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says: I came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and informed him, so the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: «اللَّهُمَّ حَبِّبْ إِلَيْنَا الْمَدِينَةَ كَمَا حَبَّبْتَ إِلَيْنَا مَكَّةَ أَوْ أَشَدَّ، وَصَحِّحْهَا، وَبَارِكْ لَنَا فِي صَاعِهَا وَمُدِّهَا، وَانْقُلْ حُمَّاهَا إِلَى الْجُحْفَةِ» "O Allah! Make Madinah beloved to us just as You made Makkah beloved to us, or even more so. Make its climate healthy for us, and bless us in its Sa’ and its Mudd, and transfer its fever from here to Juhfah."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went to visit a Bedouin who was ill, and whenever the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) visited a sick person, he would recite this supplication: «لا بأس طهور إن شاء الله» "No harm, it is a purification, if Allah wills." The Bedouin said: Is it a purification? Never! It is a fever that has attacked an old man to drive him to the graveyard. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then it shall be as you say."

It is narrated from Nafi' (may Allah have mercy on him) that whenever Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) visited a sick person, he would ask: How is he? And when he would leave from there, he would say: May Allah grant you goodness. He would not say anything more than this.

It is narrated from Sa'id bin Amr (may Allah have mercy on him) that Hajjaj bin Yusuf came to the service of Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), and I was also present there. He asked: How are you? Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) replied: I am fine. Hajjaj said: Who wounded you? He replied: I was wounded by the one who ordered the carrying of weapons on the day when carrying weapons was not permissible, that is, Hajjaj himself.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with them), he said: When drunkards fall ill, do not visit them (for illness).

It is narrated from Harith bin Ubaidullah Ansari (may Allah have mercy on him) that I saw Sayyida Umm Darda (may Allah be pleased with her) on a litter made of wood, and it did not have a covering. She had come to visit an Ansari from among the people of the mosque who was ill.