Narrated Amir ar-Ram: We were in our country when flags and banners were raised. I said: What is this? The (the people) said: This is the banner of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. So I came to him. He was (sitting) under a tree. A sheet of cloth was spread for him and he was sitting on it. His Companions were gathered around him. I sat with them. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ mentioned illness and said: When a believer is afflicted by illness and Allah cures him of it, it serves as an atonement for his previous sins and a warning to him for the future. But when a hypocrite becomes ill and is then cured, he is like a camel which has been tethered and then let loose by its owners, but does not know why they tethered it and why they let it loose. A man from among those around him asked: Messenger of Allah, what are illnesses? I swear by Allah, I never fell ill. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Get up and leave us. You do not belong to our number. When we were with him, a man came to him. He had a sheet of cloth and something in his hand. He turned his attention to him and said: Messenger of Allah, when I saw you, I turned towards you. I saw a group of trees and heard the sound of fledglings. I took them and put them in my garment. Their mother then came and began to hover round my head. I showed them to her, and she fell on them. I wrapped them with my garment. They are now with me. He said: Put them away from you. So I put them away, but their mother stayed with them. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to his companions: Are you surprised at the affection of the mother for her young? They said: Yes, Messenger of Allah. He said: I swear by Him Who has sent me with the Truth, Allah is more affectionate to His servants than a mother to her young ones. Take them back put them and where you took them from when their mother should have been with them. So he took them back.

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ النُّفَيْلِيُّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاق، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنِي رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الشَّامِ يُقَالُ لَهُ أَبُو مَنْظُورٍ،‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَمِّهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنِي عَمِّي، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَامِرٍ الرَّامِ أَخِي الْخَضِرِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ النُّفَيْلِيُّ:‏‏‏‏ هُوَ الْخَضِرُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَلَكِنْ كَذَا قَالَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ إِنِّي لَبِبِلَادِنَا إِذْ رُفِعَتْ لَنَا رَايَاتٌ وَأَلْوِيَةٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقُلْتُ:‏‏‏‏ مَا هَذَا ؟ قَالُوا:‏‏‏‏ هَذَا لِوَاءُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَأَتَيْتُهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَهُوَ تَحْتَ شَجَرَةٍ قَدْ بُسِطَ لَهُ كِسَاءٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ عَلَيْهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَقَدِ اجْتَمَعَ إِلَيْهِ أَصْحَابُهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَجَلَسْتُ إِلَيْهِمْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَذَكَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْأَسْقَامَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ "إِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ إِذَا أَصَابَهُ السَّقَمُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏ثُمَّ أَعْفَاهُ اللَّهُ مِنْهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏كَانَ كَفَّارَةً لِمَا مَضَى مِنْ ذُنُوبِهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَمَوْعِظَةً لَهُ فِيمَا يَسْتَقْبِلُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَإِنَّ الْمُنَافِقَ إِذَا مَرِضَ ثُمَّ أُعْفِيَ كَانَ كَالْبَعِيرِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَقَلَهُ أَهْلُهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏ثُمَّ أَرْسَلُوهُ فَلَمْ يَدْرِ لِمَ عَقَلُوهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَلَمْ يَدْرِ لِمَ أَرْسَلُوهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِمَّنْ حَوْلَهُ:‏‏‏‏ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَمَا الْأَسْقَامُ ؟ وَاللَّهِ مَا مَرِضْتُ قَطُّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:‏‏‏‏ قُمْ عَنَّا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَلَسْتَ مِنَّا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَبَيْنَا نَحْنُ عِنْدَهُ إِذْ أَقْبَلَ رَجُلٌ عَلَيْهِ كِسَاءٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَفِي يَدِهِ شَيْءٌ قَدِ الْتَفَّ عَلَيْهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏إِنِّي لَمَّا رَأَيْتُكَ أَقْبَلْتُ إِلَيْكَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَمَرَرْتُ بِغَيْضَةِ شَجَرٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَسَمِعْتُ فِيهَا أَصْوَاتَ فِرَاخِ طَائِرٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَأَخَذْتُهُنَّ فَوَضَعْتُهُنَّ فِي كِسَائِي، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَجَاءَتْ أُمُّهُنَّ فَاسْتَدَارَتْ عَلَى رَأْسِي، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَكَشَفْتُ لَهَا عَنْهُنَّ فَوَقَعَتْ عَلَيْهِنَّ مَعَهُنَّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَلَفَفْتُهُنَّ بِكِسَائِي، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَهُنَّ أُولَاءِ مَعِي، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ ضَعْهُنَّ عَنْكَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَوَضَعْتُهُنَّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَأَبَتْ أُمُّهُنَّ إِلَّا لُزُومَهُنَّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِأَصْحَابِهِ:‏‏‏‏ أَتَعْجَبُونَ لِرُحْمِ أُمِّ الْأَفْرَاخِ فِرَاخَهَا ؟ قَالُوا:‏‏‏‏ نَعَمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ فَوَالَّذِي بَعَثَنِي بِالْحَقِّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏لَلَّهُ أَرْحَمُ بِعِبَادِهِ مِنْ أُمِّ الْأَفْرَاخِ بِفِرَاخِهَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏ارْجِعْ بِهِنَّ حَتَّى تَضَعَهُنَّ مِنْ حَيْثُ أَخَذْتَهُنَّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَأُمُّهُنَّ مَعَهُنَّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَرَجَعَ بِهِنَّ".

Narrated Muhammad ibn Khalid as-Sulami: on his father's authority said his grandfather reported: He was a Companion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: When Allah has previously decreed for a servant a rank which he has not attained by his action, He afflicts him in his body, or his property or his children. Abu Dawud said: Ibn Nufail added in his version: "He then enables him to endure that. " The agreed version goes: "So that He may bring him to the rank previously decreed from him by Allah. "

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ النُّفَيْلِيُّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَإِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ الْمِصِّيصِيُّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏الْمَعْنَى قَالَا:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْمَلِيحِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ السَّلَمِيُّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ جَدِّهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَكَانَتْ لَهُ صُحْبَةٌ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏يَقُولُ:‏‏‏‏ "إِنَّ الْعَبْدَ إِذَا سَبَقَتْ لَهُ مِنَ اللَّهِ مَنْزِلَةٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏لَمْ يَبْلُغْهَا بِعَمَلِهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏ابْتَلَاهُ اللَّهُ فِي جَسَدِهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَوْ فِي مَالِهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَوْ فِي وَلَدِهِ"، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد:‏‏‏‏ زَادَ ابْنُ نُفَيْلٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏ثُمَّ صَبَّرَهُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏ثُمَّ اتَّفَقَا حَتَّى يُبْلِغَهُ الْمَنْزِلَةَ الَّتِي سَبَقَتْ لَهُ مِنَ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى.

Narrated Abu Musa: I heard the Prophet ﷺ many times say: When a servant of Allah is accustomed to do a good work, then becomes ill or goes on journey, what was accustomed to do when he was well and staying at home will be recorded for him.

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عِيسَى، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَمُسَدَّدٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏الْمَعْنَى قَالَا:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنِ الْعَوَّامِ بْنِ حَوْشَبٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ السَّكْسَكِيِّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ غَيْرَ مَرَّةٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَلَا مَرَّتَيْنِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏يَقُولُ:‏‏‏‏ "إِذَا كَانَ الْعَبْدُ يَعْمَلُ عَمَلًا صَالِحًا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَشَغَلَهُ عَنْهُ مَرَضٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَوْ سَفَرٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏كُتِبَ لَهُ كَصَالِحِ مَا كَانَ يَعْمَلُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَهُوَ صَحِيحٌ مُقِيمٌ".

Narrated Umm al-Ala: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ visited me while I was sick. He said: Be glad, Umm al-Ala for Allah removes the sins of a Muslim for his illness as fire removes the dross of gold and silver.

حَدَّثَنَا سَهْلُ بْنُ بَكَّارٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِي عَوَانَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أُمِّ الْعَلَاءِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَتْ:‏‏‏‏ عَادَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَأَنَا مَرِيضَةٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ "أَبْشِرِي يَا أُمَّ الْعَلَاءِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَإِنَّ مَرَضَ الْمُسْلِمِ يُذْهِبُ اللَّهُ بِهِ خَطَايَاهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏كَمَا تُذْهِبُ النَّارُ خَبَثَ الذَّهَبِ وَالْفِضَّةِ".

Narrated Aishah: I said: Messenger of Allah, I know the severest verse in the Quran. He asked: What is that verse. Aishah? She replied: Allah's words: "If anyone does evil, he will be requited for it. " He said: Do you know Aishah, that when a believer is afflicted with a calamity or a thorn, it serves as an atonement for his evil deed. He who is called to account will be punished. She said: Does Allah not say: "He truly will recieve an easy reckoning. " He said: This is the presentation, Aishah. If anyone criticized in reckoning, he will be punished. Abu Dawud said: This is the version of Ibn Bashshar. He said: Ibn Abi Mulaikah narrated to us.

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى. ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد وَهَذَا لَفْظُ ابْنِ بَشَّارٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِي عَامِرٍ الْخَزَّازِ،‏‏‏‏عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَتْ:‏‏‏‏ قُلْتُ:‏‏‏‏ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏إِنِّي لَأَعْلَمُ أَشَدَّ آيَةٍ فِي الْقُرْآنِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ "أَيَّةُ آيَةٍ يَا عَائِشَةُ ؟ قَالَتْ:‏‏‏‏ قَوْلُ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى:‏‏‏‏ مَنْ يَعْمَلْ سُوءًا يُجْزَ بِهِ سورة النساء آية 123، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ أَمَا عَلِمْتِ يَا عَائِشَةُ أَنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ تُصِيبُهُ النَّكْبَةُ أَوِ الشَّوْكَةُ فَيُكَافَأُ بِأَسْوَإِ عَمَلِهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَمَنْ حُوسِبَ عُذِّبَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَتْ:‏‏‏‏ أَلَيْسَ اللَّهُ يَقُولُ:‏‏‏‏ فَسَوْفَ يُحَاسَبُ حِسَابًا يَسِيرًا سورة الانشقاق آية 8، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ ذَاكُمُ الْعَرْضُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏يَا عَائِشَةُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏مَنْ نُوقِشَ الْحِسَابَ عُذِّبَ"، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد:‏‏‏‏ وَهَذَا لَفْظُ ابْنِ بَشَّارٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ.

Narrated Usamah bin Zaid: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ went out to visit Abdullah bin Ubayy during his illness of which he died. When he entered upon him, he realised death on him. He said: I used to forbid you from the love of Jews. He (Abdullah) said: Asad bin Zurarah hated them. So what (the benefited) ? When he died, his son came and said: Prophet of Allah, Abdullah bin Ubayy has died, give me your shirt, so that I shroud him in it. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ took off his shirt and gave it to him.

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ يَحْيَى، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاق، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أُسَامَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَعُودُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ أُبَيٍّ فِي مَرَضِهِ الَّذِي مَاتَ فِيهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَلَمَّا دَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ عَرَفَ فِيهِ الْمَوْتَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ "قَدْ كُنْتُ أَنْهَاكَ عَنْ حُبِّ يَهُودَ"، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ فَقَدْ أَبْغَضَهُمْ أسْعَدُ بْنُ زُرَارَةَ فَمَهْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَلَمَّا مَاتَ أَتَاهُ ابْنُهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏إِنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ أُبَيٍّ قَدْ مَاتَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَأَعْطِنِي قَمِيصَكَ أُكَفِّنْهُ فِيهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَنَزَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَمِيصَهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَأَعْطَاهُ إِيَّاهُ.

Narrated Anas: A young Jew became ill. The Prophet ﷺ went to visit him. He sat down by his head and said to him: Accept Islam. He looked at his father who was beside him near his head, and he said: Obey Abu al-Qasim. So he accepted Islam, and the Prophet ﷺ stood up saying: Praise be to Allah Who has saved him through me from Hell.

حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ زَيْدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَنَسٍ:‏‏‏‏ أَنَّ غُلَامًا مِنَ الْيَهُودِ كَانَ مَرِضَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَأَتَاهُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَعُودُهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَعَدَ عِنْدَ رَأْسِهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ لَهُ:‏‏‏‏ "أَسْلِمْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَنَظَرَ إِلَى أَبِيهِ وَهُوَ عِنْدَ رَأْسِهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُوهُ:‏‏‏‏ أَطِعْ أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَأَسْلَمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَامَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَهُوَ يَقُولُ:‏‏‏‏ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَنْقَذَهُ بِي مِنَ النَّارِ".

Narrated Jabir: The Prophet ﷺ would visit me (during my illness) riding neither a mule nor a pony.

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْمُنْكَدِرِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ جَابِرٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَعُودُنِي، ‏‏‏‏‏‏لَيْسَ بِرَاكِبِ بَغْلٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَلَا بِرْذَوْنٍ.

Narrated Anas ibn Malik: The Prophet ﷺ said: If anyone performs ablution well and pays a sick-visit to his brother Muslim seeking his reward from Allah, he will be removed a distance of sixty years (kharif) from Hell. I asked: What is kharif, Abu Hamzah? He replied: A year. Abu Dawud said: Only the people of Basrah have narrated the tradition on visiting the sick after performing ablution.

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَوْفٍ الطَّائِيُّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ رَوْحِ بْنِ خُلَيْدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ دَلْهَمٍ الْوَاسِطِيُّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ ثَابِتٍ الْبُنَانِيِّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:‏‏‏‏ "مَنْ تَوَضَّأَ فَأَحْسَنَ الْوُضُوءَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَعَادَ أَخَاهُ الْمُسْلِمَ مُحْتَسِبًا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏بُوعِدَ مِنْ جَهَنَّمَ مَسِيرَةَ سَبْعِينَ خَرِيفًا". قُلْتُ:‏‏‏‏ يَا أَبَا حَمْزَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَمَا الْخَرِيفُ ؟ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ الْعَامُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد:‏‏‏‏ وَالَّذِي تَفَرَّدَ بِهِ الْبَصْرِيُّونَ مِنْهُ الْعِيَادَةُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَهُوَ مُتَوَضِّئٌ.

Narrated Ali: If a man visits a patient in the evening, seventy thousand angels come along with him seeking forgiveness from Allah for him till the morning, and he will have a garden in the Paradise.If a man visits a patient in the morning seventy thousand angels come along with him seeking forgiveness from Allah for him till the evening and he will have a garden in the Paradise.

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنِ الْحَكَمِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نَافِعٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ "مَا مِنْ رَجُلٍ يَعُودُ مَرِيضًا مُمْسِيًا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏إِلَّا خَرَجَ مَعَهُ سَبْعُونَ أَلْفَ مَلَكٍ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ لَهُ حَتَّى يُصْبِحَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَكَانَ لَهُ خَرِيفٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَمَنْ أَتَاهُ مُصْبِحًا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏خَرَجَ مَعَهُ سَبْعُونَ أَلْفَ مَلَكٍ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ لَهُ حَتَّى يُمْسِيَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَكَانَ لَهُ خَرِيفٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ".