Patients (Marda) — Visiting the Sick & Patient's Etiquette

INTENSITY MARKERS:
[M] = Fard / Wajib (Obligatory — must do) | [1] = Sunnah Mu'akkadah / Highly Recommended | [2] = Sunnah / Recommended | [3] = Mustahab / Virtuous / Commendable | [H] = Haram (Forbidden — must not do) | [h] = Makruh (Discouraged — should not do) | [P] = Mubah (Permissible — neutral)

✅ What to Do

[1]Visit the sick — it is a right of one Muslim over another. (Bukhari 5642)

[2]Place your hand on the sick person and ask how they are. (Bukhari 5651)

[M]Be patient with illness — it expiates sins. (Bukhari 5647, Muslim 3026)

[1]Say to the sick: "La ba'sa, tahurun in sha'Allah" (No harm, purification if Allah wills).

[2]Make du'a for the sick person — especially the du'a of Jibril. (Bukhari 5678)

[1]Seek treatment — Allah has sent down a cure for every disease. (Bukhari 5678)

[1]The sick person should maintain hope and not wish for death due to hardship. (Bukhari 5673)

🚫 What Not to Do

What to Do ↑ As You Wish ↓

[h]Visit the sick when they are resting or sleeping.

[h]Overstay the visit — keep visits short and comforting.

[H]Wish for death because of difficulty or illness. (Bukhari 5673)

[h]Attribute illness to evil eye without due cause — seek refuge in Allah instead.

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Patients (Marda) — Visiting the Sick & Patient's Etiquette

✅ What to Do

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