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ุนูŽู†ู’ ุฃูŽุจููŠ ุฐูŽุฑูู‘ ุฑูŽุถููŠูŽ ุงู„ู„ู‡ู ุนูŽู†ู’ู‡ู ุฃูŽูŠู’ุถู‹ุงุŒ “ุฃูŽู†ูŽู‘ ู†ูŽุงุณู‹ุง ู…ูู†ู’ ุฃูŽุตู’ุญูŽุงุจู ุฑูŽุณููˆู„ู ุงู„ู„ูŽู‘ู‡ู ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆ ุณู„ู… ู‚ูŽุงู„ููˆุง ู„ูู„ู†ูŽู‘ุจููŠูู‘ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆ ุณู„ู… ูŠูŽุง ุฑูŽุณููˆู„ูŽ ุงู„ู„ูŽู‘ู‡ู ุฐูŽู‡ูŽุจูŽ ุฃูŽู‡ู’ู„ู ุงู„ุฏูู‘ุซููˆุฑู ุจูุงู„ู’ุฃูุฌููˆุฑูุ› ูŠูุตูŽู„ูู‘ูˆู†ูŽ ูƒูŽู…ูŽุง ู†ูุตูŽู„ูู‘ูŠุŒ ูˆูŽูŠูŽุตููˆู…ููˆู†ูŽ ูƒูŽู…ูŽุง ู†ูŽุตููˆู…ูุŒ ูˆูŽูŠูŽุชูŽุตูŽุฏูŽู‘ู‚ููˆู†ูŽ ุจูููุถููˆู„ู ุฃูŽู…ู’ูˆูŽุงู„ูู‡ูู…ู’. ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ: ุฃูŽูˆูŽู„ูŽูŠู’ุณูŽ ู‚ูŽุฏู’ ุฌูŽุนูŽู„ูŽ ุงู„ู„ูŽู‘ู‡ู ู„ูŽูƒูู…ู’ ู…ูŽุง ุชูŽุตูŽู‘ุฏูŽู‘ู‚ููˆู†ูŽุŸ ุฅู†ูŽู‘ ุจููƒูู„ูู‘ ุชูŽุณู’ุจููŠุญูŽุฉู ุตูŽุฏูŽู‚ูŽุฉู‹ุŒ ูˆูŽูƒูู„ูู‘ ุชูŽูƒู’ุจููŠุฑูŽุฉู ุตูŽุฏูŽู‚ูŽุฉู‹ุŒ ูˆูŽูƒูู„ูู‘ ุชูŽุญู’ู…ููŠุฏูŽุฉู ุตูŽุฏูŽู‚ูŽุฉู‹ุŒ ูˆูŽูƒูู„ูู‘ ุชูŽู‡ู’ู„ููŠู„ูŽุฉู ุตูŽุฏูŽู‚ูŽุฉู‹ุŒ ูˆูŽุฃูŽู…ู’ุฑูŒ ุจูู…ูŽุนู’ุฑููˆูู ุตูŽุฏูŽู‚ูŽุฉูŒุŒ ูˆูŽู†ูŽู‡ู’ูŠูŒ ุนูŽู†ู’ ู…ูู†ู’ูƒูŽุฑู ุตูŽุฏูŽู‚ูŽุฉูŒุŒ ูˆูŽูููŠ ุจูุถู’ุนู ุฃูŽุญูŽุฏููƒูู…ู’ ุตูŽุฏูŽู‚ูŽุฉูŒ. ู‚ูŽุงู„ููˆุง: ูŠูŽุง ุฑูŽุณููˆู„ูŽ ุงู„ู„ูŽู‘ู‡ู ุฃูŽูŠูŽุฃู’ุชููŠ ุฃูŽุญูŽุฏูู†ูŽุง ุดูŽู‡ู’ูˆูŽุชูŽู‡ู ูˆูŽูŠูŽูƒููˆู†ู ู„ูŽู‡ู ูููŠู‡ูŽุง ุฃูŽุฌู’ุฑูŒุŸ ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ: ุฃูŽุฑูŽุฃูŽูŠู’ุชูู…ู’ ู„ูŽูˆู’ ูˆูŽุถูŽุนูŽู‡ูŽุง ูููŠ ุญูŽุฑูŽุงู…ู ุฃูŽูƒูŽุงู†ูŽ ุนูŽู„ูŽูŠู’ู‡ู ูˆูุฒู’ุฑูŒุŸ ููŽูƒูŽุฐูŽู„ููƒูŽ ุฅุฐูŽุง ูˆูŽุถูŽุนูŽู‡ูŽุง ูููŠ ุงู„ู’ุญูŽู„ูŽุงู„ูุŒ ูƒูŽุงู†ูŽ ู„ูŽู‡ู ุฃูŽุฌู’ุฑูŒ

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 oneโ€™s desires with oneโ€™s wife draws divine rewards when it is accompanied with the correct intention. Such an intention could be to safeguard oneโ€™s chastity or the chastity of oneโ€™s spouse from evil thoughts and gazes, to fulfil the spouseโ€™s 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 parentโ€™s demise by performing good deeds on the latterโ€™s 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.

ุฅูู†ู‘ูŽ ุงู„ู’ู…ูุณู’ู„ูู…ูŽ ุฅูุฐูŽุง ุนูŽุงุฏูŽ ุฃูŽุฎูŽุงู‡ู ุงู„ู’ู…ูุณู„ู… ู„ู… ูŠุฒู„ ูููŠ ุฎูุฑู’ููŽุฉู ุงู„ู’ุฌูŽู†ู‘ูŽุฉู ุญูŽุชู‘ูŽู‰ ูŠูŽุฑู’ุฌูุนูŽ

Thauban RA reported Allahโ€™s messenger ๏ทบ as saying, โ€œWhen a Muslim pays a visit to his sick brother Muslim he continues to gather the fruits of paradise till he returns.โ€ [Muslim]

ู…ุง ู…ู† ู…ุณู„ู… ูŠุนูˆุฏ ู…ุณู„ู…ุงู‹ ุบุฏูˆุฉ ุฅู„ุง ุตู„ู‰ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุณุจุนูˆู† ุฃู„ู ู…ู„ูƒ ุญุชูŠ ูŠู…ุณูŠุŒ ูˆุฅู† ุนุงุฏู‡ ุนุดูŠุฉ ุฅู„ุง ุตู„ู‰ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ุณุจุนูˆู† ุฃู„ู ู…ู„ูƒ ุญุชูŠ ูŠุตุจุญุŒ ูˆูƒุงู† ู„ู‡ ุฎุฑูŠู ููŠ ุงู„ุฌู†ุฉ

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:-

ู…ูŽุง ู…ูู†ู’ ู…ูุณู’ู„ูู…ู ูŠูŽุนููˆุฏู ู…ูุณู’ู„ูู…ู‹ุง ููŽูŠูŽู‚ููˆู„ู ุณูŽุจู’ุนูŽ ู…ูŽุฑู‘ูŽุงุชู: ุฃูŽุณู’ุฃูŽู„ู ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ูŽ ุงู„ู’ุนูŽุธููŠู…ูŽ ุฑูŽุจู‘ูŽ ุงู„ู’ุนูŽุฑู’ุดู ุงู„ู’ุนูŽุธููŠู…ู ุฃูŽู†ู’ ูŠูŽุดู’ูููŠูŽูƒูŽ ุฅูู„ู‘ูŽุง ุดููููŠูŽ ุฅูู„ู‘ูŽุง ุฃูŽู†ู’ ูŠูŽูƒููˆู†ูŽ ู‚ูŽุฏู’ ุญูŽุถูŽุฑูŽ ุฃูŽุฌูŽู„ูู‡ู

Ibn Abbas RA reported Allahโ€™s messenger ๏ทบ as saying, “No Muslim will visit another and say seven times, โ€˜I 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:

ุงู†ูŽ ุฑูŽุณููˆู„ู ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ุตูŽู„ู‘ูŽู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ุนูŽู„ูŽูŠู’ู‡ู ูˆูŽุณูŽู„ู‘ูŽู…ูŽ ุฅูุฐูŽุง ุงุดู’ุชูŽูƒูŽู‰ ู…ูู†ู‘ูŽุง ุฅูู†ู’ุณูŽุงู†ูŒ ู…ูŽุณูŽุญูŽู‡ู ุจููŠูŽู…ููŠู†ูู‡ู ุซูู…ู‘ูŽ ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ: ยซุฃูŽุฐู’ู‡ูุจู ุงู„ู’ุจูŽุงุณูŽ ุฑูŽุจู‘ูŽ ุงู„ู†ู‘ูŽุงุณู ูˆูŽุงุดู’ูู ุฃูŽู†ู’ุชูŽ ุงู„ุดู‘ูŽุงูููŠ ู„ูŽุง ุดูููŽุงุกูŽ ุฅูู„ู‘ูŽุง ุดูููŽุงุคููƒูŽ ุดูููŽุงุกูŒ ู„ูŽุง ูŠูุบูŽุงุฏูุฑู ุณูŽู‚ูŽู…ู‹ุง

Aโ€™isha RA said: When one of us had a complaint, Allahโ€™s messenger ๏ทบ wiped him with his right hand and then said, โ€œRemove 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† ุงู„ู†ุจูŠ ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… ุŒ ุฏุฎู„ ุนู„ูŠ ุฃุนุฑุฃุจูŠ ูŠุนูˆุฏู‡ ูˆูƒุงู† ุฅุฐุง ุฏุฎู„ ุนู„ูŠ ู…ู† ูŠุนูˆุฏู‡ ู‚ุงู„โ€:โ€ โ€ “โ€ู„ุง ุจุฃุณุŒ ุทู‡ูˆุฑ ุฅู† ุดุงุก ุงู„ู„ู‡

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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