Visiting (‘Aayadat) The Sick Person Enquiring after an ailing person is called ‘AAYADAT’. It is the practice of the Holy Prophet Sal'am (Sunnat). Its excellence and importance is narrated in several Hadiths. Hzt. Nabi Kareem Sal'am said that one who visits a sick person in the morning, seventy thousand angels pray for forgiving his sins till the evening. "One who visits a sick person in the evening, seventy thousand angles pray for his forgiveness till the morning. " (Safaral sadat) One who visits a sick Muslim brother, he will be awarded with a lovely garden in paradise. (Termizi) Hzt. Nabi Kareem Sallam ordered his companions to enquire about the health of the sick person and join the funeral procession. (Saheeh Buqari) We should visit a sick person with ablution (Wadhu) once in two or three days for enquiry of his health, with an intention of getting virtues and blessing of Allah. We have to go nearer to him, sit with him and enquire about his health and try to comfort him giving hope of quick recovery from the illness. We should also explain virtues involved in illness and pray for his early recovery. We should also request him to pray for us. It is not desirable to sit for long time near him. If the sick feels happy and comfortable in our company then sitting there is desirable. Hzt. Nabi Kareem Sal'am himself used to do like this. (sharh Safaral Sadat) |