Al-Adab Al-Mufrad #519
Visiting the Ill
Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless
him and grant him peace, said, "Allah says: 'I asked you for food and you
did not feed Me. He (His slave) will say, 'Lord, how could I feed You when
You did not ask me for food and You are the Lord of the universe?' He will
say, 'Do you not know that My slave so-and-so asked you for food and you
did not feed him? Do you not know that if you had fed him, you would have
found that action with Me? Son of Adam, I asked you for water and you did
not give Me water.' The slave will reply, 'O Lord, how could I give you
water when You are the Lord of the universe?' He will say, 'My slave so-and-so
asked you for water and you did not give him water. Do you not know that
if you had given him water, you would have found that action with Me? Son
of Adam, I was ill and you did not visit Me.' He will say, 'O Lord, how
could I visit You when You are the Lord of the universe?' He will say,
'Do you not know that My slave so-and-so was ill. If you had visited him
you would have found that action with Me (or you would have found Me with
him)."
Narrated by Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless
him and grant him peace, said, "Allah says:
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This hadith is #519 from Al-Adab Al-Mufrad, in the Book of Visiting the Ill and narrated by Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Allah says:. Al-Adab Al-Mufrad contains 1,326 hadiths across 57 books.