ุนููู ุฃูุจูู ุฐูุฑูู ุฑูุถููู ุงูููู ุนููููู ุฃูููุถูุงุ “ุฃูููู ููุงุณูุง ู ููู ุฃูุตูุญูุงุจู ุฑูุณูููู ุงูููููู ุตูู ุงููู ุนููู ู ุณูู ููุงูููุง ููููููุจูููู ุตูู ุงููู ุนููู ู ุณูู ููุง ุฑูุณูููู ุงูููููู ุฐูููุจู ุฃููููู ุงูุฏููุซููุฑู ุจูุงููุฃูุฌููุฑูุ ููุตููููููู ููู ูุง ููุตูููููุ ููููุตููู ูููู ููู ูุง ููุตููู ูุ ููููุชูุตูุฏููููููู ุจูููุถูููู ุฃูู ูููุงููููู ู. ููุงูู: ุฃูููููููุณู ููุฏู ุฌูุนููู ุงูููููู ููููู ู ู ูุง ุชูุตููุฏูููููููุ ุฅููู ุจูููููู ุชูุณูุจููุญูุฉู ุตูุฏูููุฉูุ ููููููู ุชูููุจููุฑูุฉู ุตูุฏูููุฉูุ ููููููู ุชูุญูู ููุฏูุฉู ุตูุฏูููุฉูุ ููููููู ุชููููููููุฉู ุตูุฏูููุฉูุ ููุฃูู ูุฑู ุจูู ูุนูุฑูููู ุตูุฏูููุฉูุ ูููููููู ุนููู ู ูููููุฑู ุตูุฏูููุฉูุ ููููู ุจูุถูุนู ุฃูุญูุฏูููู ู ุตูุฏูููุฉู. ููุงูููุง: ููุง ุฑูุณูููู ุงูููููู ุฃูููุฃูุชูู ุฃูุญูุฏูููุง ุดูููููุชููู ููููููููู ูููู ูููููุง ุฃูุฌูุฑูุ ููุงูู: ุฃูุฑูุฃูููุชูู ู ูููู ููุถูุนูููุง ููู ุญูุฑูุงู ู ุฃูููุงูู ุนููููููู ููุฒูุฑูุ ููููุฐููููู ุฅุฐูุง ููุถูุนูููุง ููู ุงููุญูููุงููุ ููุงูู ูููู ุฃูุฌูุฑู
On the authority of Abu Dharr RA: Some people from amongst the Companions of the Messenger of Allah RA said to the Prophet ๏ทบ, “O Messenger of Allah, the affluent have made off with the rewards; they pray as we pray, they fast as we fast, and they give [much] in charity by virtue of their wealth.” He ๏ทบ said, “Has not Allah made things for you to give in charity? Truly every tasbeehah [saying: ‘subhan-Allah’] is a charity, and every takbeerah [saying: ‘Allahu akbar’] is a charity, and every tahmeedah [saying: ‘al-hamdu lillah’] is a charity, and every tahleelah [saying: ‘laa ilaha illAllah’] is a charity. And commanding the good is a charity, and forbidding an evil is a charity, and in the bud`i [sexual act] of each one of you there is a charity.” They said, “O Messenger of Allah, when one of us fulfils his carnal desire will he have some reward for that?” He ๏ทบ said, “Do you not see that if he were to act upon it [his desire] in an unlawful manner then he would be deserving of punishment? Likewise, if he were to act upon it in a lawful manner then he will be deserving of a reward.” [Muslim]
All of the above-mentioned actions have been referred to as charity because their reward is equivalent to giving charity. This is because they are done for the pleasure of Allah, even though they may differ in status, nature, characteristics and effect.
The Hadith highlights the aspect of morality and faithfulness in marriage and is particularly important in our era of immorality and shamelessness. Islam teaches that fulfilling oneโs desires with oneโs wife draws divine rewards when it is accompanied with the correct intention. Such an intention could be to safeguard oneโs chastity or the chastity of oneโs spouse from evil thoughts and gazes, to fulfil the spouseโs marital rights, to produce offspring that will believe in one Allah, or to increase the Ummah of the Messenger of Allah ๏ทบ. Intending to rear pious offspring is a noble intention as they will serve as a perpetual reward after their parentโs demise by performing good deeds on the latterโs behalf.
EASY GOOD DEED โ Visiting the Sick
Visiting the sick is an act of great merit and is included in the human rights an enunciated by the exalted Prophet ๏ทบ. Some jurists regard it Wajib, but in fact it is a Sunnah.
ุฅูููู ุงููู ูุณูููู ู ุฅูุฐูุง ุนูุงุฏู ุฃูุฎูุงูู ุงููู ูุณูู ูู ูุฒู ููู ุฎูุฑูููุฉู ุงููุฌููููุฉู ุญูุชููู ููุฑูุฌูุนู
Thauban RA reported Allahโs messenger ๏ทบ as saying, โWhen a Muslim pays a visit to his sick brother Muslim he continues to gather the fruits of paradise till he returns.โ [Muslim]
ู ุง ู ู ู ุณูู ูุนูุฏ ู ุณูู ุงู ุบุฏูุฉ ุฅูุง ุตูู ุนููู ุณุจุนูู ุฃูู ู ูู ุญุชู ูู ุณูุ ูุฅู ุนุงุฏู ุนุดูุฉ ุฅูุง ุตูู ุนููู ุณุจุนูู ุฃูู ู ูู ุญุชู ูุตุจุญุ ููุงู ูู ุฎุฑูู ูู ุงูุฌูุฉ
Ali bin Abi Talib RA reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah (๏ทบ) saying, “When a Muslim visits a sick Muslim at dawn, seventy thousand angels keep on praying for him till dusk. If he visits him in the evening, seventy thousand angels keep on praying for him till the morning; and he will have (his share of) reaped fruits in Jannah.” [Tirmidhi].
It was the noble habit and practise of our exalted and eternally blessed Prophet ๏ทบ, that when he heard of sickness of anyone among his acquaintances, he ๏ทบ went to visit him.
The correct way of visiting the sick is to put one’s hand on the sick man’s forehead and inquire about his illness, but only if putting the hand on his forehead does not cause the sick one pain, otherwise it is sufficient to ask how he is.
Our Prophet ๏ทบ has taught us the following duas which are to be recited seven times when visiting the sick:-
ู ูุง ู ููู ู ูุณูููู ู ููุนููุฏู ู ูุณูููู ูุง ููููููููู ุณูุจูุนู ู ูุฑููุงุชู: ุฃูุณูุฃููู ุงูููููู ุงููุนูุธููู ู ุฑูุจูู ุงููุนูุฑูุดู ุงููุนูุธููู ู ุฃููู ููุดููููููู ุฅููููุง ุดููููู ุฅููููุง ุฃููู ููููููู ููุฏู ุญูุถูุฑู ุฃูุฌููููู
Ibn Abbas RA reported Allahโs messenger ๏ทบ as saying, “No Muslim will visit another and say seven times, โI ask Allah, the Mighty, the Lord of the mighty throne, to cure youโ without his being cured, unless his time has come.โ [Abu Dawud and Tirmidhi]
Our Holy Prophet ๏ทบ also used to recite the following prayers several times while visiting the sick:
ุงูู ุฑูุณูููู ุงูููููู ุตููููู ุงูููููู ุนููููููู ููุณููููู ู ุฅูุฐูุง ุงุดูุชูููู ู ููููุง ุฅูููุณูุงูู ู ูุณูุญููู ุจูููู ูููููู ุซูู ูู ููุงูู: ยซุฃูุฐูููุจู ุงููุจูุงุณู ุฑูุจูู ุงููููุงุณู ููุงุดููู ุฃูููุชู ุงูุดููุงููู ููุง ุดูููุงุกู ุฅููููุง ุดูููุงุคููู ุดูููุงุกู ููุง ููุบูุงุฏูุฑู ุณูููู ูุง
Aโisha RA said: When one of us had a complaint, Allahโs messenger ๏ทบ wiped him with his right hand and then said, โRemove the harm, Lord of men, and give healing. Thou art the Healer. There is no healing but Thine, a healing which leaves no illness behind.โ [Bukhari and Muslim]
And also said:
ุฃู ุงููุจู ุตูู ุงููู ุนููู ูุณูู ุงููู ุนููู ูุณูู ุตูู ุงููู ุนููู ูุณูู ุ ุฏุฎู ุนูู ุฃุนุฑุฃุจู ูุนูุฏู ููุงู ุฅุฐุง ุฏุฎู ุนูู ู ู ูุนูุฏู ูุงูโ:โ โ “โูุง ุจุฃุณุ ุทููุฑ ุฅู ุดุงุก ุงููู
Ibn ‘Abbas RA reported: The Prophet (๏ทบ) visited a bedouin who was sick. Whenever he visited an ailing person, he would say, “La ba’sa, tahurun in sha’ Allah [No harm, (it will be a) purification (from sins), if Allah wills].” [Bukhari].
It should be remembered that the visitors’ actions should never cause the slightest trouble or pain to the sick and this has been emphasized more than visiting the sick. A visit which pains or troubles the sick would be a sin rather than an act of merit. Thus, if visitors are not allowed to see the patient, they must not visit; in such a case mere asking and praying for the patient become an act of merit.
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