and reconcile them. But unfortunately in this age of social media, if two people are quarrelling, the third one keeps on making video. If somebody encounters an accident, nobody rushes him to hospital. Rather those having a negative mind-set try to steal the victim’s belongings e.g. mobile, cash, jewellery. Due to our business activities we have no time to go to anyone to inquire after her, though going to a patient to inquire after her at her home, heartens her, sit beside her for her comfort, persuade her to make repentance by presenting her call towards righteousness and make Du’a for her health all bring about reward.

تُو سارے مریضوں کو الله شفا دیدے      اچھا ہے فقط وہ جو بیمارِ مدینہ ہے

افسوس مرض بڑھتا جاتا ہے گناہوں کا     دے دیجے شفا عرض اے سرکار مدینہ ہے

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب       صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic sisters! Teaching us the good manners, Islam has commanded us to inquire after the patient in order to comfort and console her. Islam has also taught us its manners. Visiting a patient to inquire after her does not lessen her suffering, but it surely gives her pleasure. Thus not only should we go to inquire after our relatives, but we should also go to inquire after other patient Islamic sisters in the hospitals.

Let’s listen to two blessed sayings of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم about inquiring after a patient and also make intention to act upon them sincerely.

1.         The Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said: A proclaimer says to the person, who inquires after a patient or goes to meet his Islamic brother for the pleasure of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, by addressing: Be happy because this walk of yours is blessed and you have made your abode in Paradise. (Sunan-ut-Tirmizi, vol. 3, pp. 405, Hadees 2015)

Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ will grant a shadow through 75,000 angels, on the one who inquires after a patient and one virtue will be written for each step (foot)