29. Visiting the Ill
٢٩۔ كتاب عيادة المرضى
Abu Bakr ibn Hazm and Muhammad ibn al-Munkadir were some people from the mosque who visited 'Umar ibn al-Hakam ibn Rafi' al-Ansari. They said, "Abu Hafs! Relate to us!" He said, "I heard 'Abdullah say that he heard the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, "When someone visits a sick person, he dives into mercy to such an extent that when he sits with him, he settles in it."
سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَنْ عَادَ مَرِيضًا خَاضَ فِي الرَّحْمَةِ حَتَّى إِذَا قَعَدَ اسْتَقَرَّ فِيهَا