make Du’a for the one who inquires after a sick Muslim; the one who inquires after a sick Muslim will be given a garden in Paradise; the one who inquires after a sick Muslim will be kept away from Hell at the distance of 70 years.

Remember! Inquiring after a sick person is an act of reward, but sometimes those who inquire after the patient become a trouble for the patient instead of comfort. Asking about details of the illness unnecessarily, giving different types of advice despite having no knowledge in the medical field and asking other useless questions troubles the patient and displeases his heart. Anyway, while inquiring after a sick person, we should take great care of the patient’s medical condition. If we feel that our presence is causing inconvenience to the patient, we should leave soon. The Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said: ‘اَفْضَلُ الْعِیَادَۃِ سُرْعَۃُ الْقِیَام’ the best (way of) inquiring after someone is to get up soon. (Shu’ab-ul-Iman, vol. 6, pp. 542, Hadees 9221)

Regarding this blessed Hadees, Mufti Ahmad Yar Khan رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has mentioned: All these are on the condition that the sick person finds his (visitor’s) sitting inconvenient. (Mirat-ul-Manajeeh, vol. 2, pp. 433)

Allamah ‘Ali Qaari رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has mentioned: When it is presumed that the patient prefers someone’s company e.g., the visitor is his friend or a pious man or he considers the visitor better for himself or gets any other benefit, in such situations there is no harm if that person (visitor) sits with the patient for a long time. (Mirqat-ul-Mafatih, vol. 4, pp. 60, Taht-al-Hadees 1591)

Second Madani pearl, in the above-mentioned parable, is that Sayyiduna Ghaus-e-A’zam رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه possessed saintly miracles; by virtue of the blessing of his blessed self, even dry trees turned green and started bearing out-of-season fruit. He رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه had such a great and elevated status and rank in the court of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ that fortune would smile on the person for whom he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه made Du’a of blessing as he was Mustajaab-ud-Da’waat, that is, his Du’as were very much answered. From the above-mentioned parable, it has been understood that he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه not only blessed the land of Shaykh Isma’eel Bin ‘Ali رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه with his blessed presence, but he also made Du’a of blessings for him. His Du’a for him was answered and in a short period of time, not only the production of the grain increased twofold to