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ahmad:22309ʿAlī b. Isḥāq > ʿAbdullāh / Ibn al-Mubārak > Yaḥyá b. Ayyūb > ʿUbaydullāh b. Zaḥr > ʿAlī b. Yazīd > al-Qāsim > Abū Umāmah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When visiting a sick person, one should immerse oneself in mercy." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ placed his hand on his thigh and said, "This is how one should approach and depart (when visiting the sick). And when sitting beside him, mercy envelops him."  

أحمد:٢٢٣٠٩حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْمُبَارَكِ أَخْبَرَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ بْنِ زَحْرٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ يَزِيدَ عَنْ الْقَاسِمِ عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَائِدُ الْمَرِيضِ يَخُوضُ فِي الرَّحْمَةِ وَوَضَعَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَدَهُ عَلَى وَرِكِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ هَكَذَا مُقْبِلًا وَمُدْبِرًا وَإِذَا جَلَسَ عِنْدَهُ غَمَرَتْهُ الرَّحْمَةُ  


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tabarani:7854Aḥmad b. Rishdīn > Saʿīd b. Abū Maryam > Yaḥyá b. Ayyūb > ʿUbaydullāh Zaḥr > ʿAlī b. Yazīd > al-Qāsim > Abū Umāmah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah said, "The one who visits the sick is immersed in mercy." The Messenger of Allah then placed his hands on his knees and said, "When you sit with the sick, mercy surrounds him. And it is essential to the complete visitation of the sick that one of you places his hand on his face or his hand, and asks him how he is. The fullness of your love for one another is expressed through shaking hands."  

الطبراني:٧٨٥٤حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ رِشْدِينَ ثنا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ أنا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ زَحْرٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ يَزِيدَ عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ «عَائِدُ الْمَرِيضِ يَخُوضُ فِي الرَّحْمَةِ» وَوَضَعَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَدَيْهِ عَلَى رُكْبَتَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ «فَإِذَا جَلَسَ عِنْدَهُ غَمَرَتْهُ الرَّحْمَةُ وَمِنْ تَمَامِ عِيَادَةِ الْمَرِيضِ أَنْ يَضَعَ أَحَدُكُمْ يَدَهُ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ أَوْ عَلَى يَدِهِ فَيَسْأَلَهُ كَيْفَ هُوَ وَتَمَامُ مَحَبَّتِكُمْ بَيْنَكُمِ الْمُصَافَحَةُ»