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Sunan Ibn Majah 1447 (Book 6, Hadith 15) #30799
Visiting the Sick and Dying

SUMMARY: When visiting someone who is sick or dying, one should say good things as the angels will say "Amin" to whatever is said. When Abu Salamah died, Umm Salamah was compensated with someone better than him - Muhammad (PBUH).

It was narrated that Umm Salamah said: "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'When you visit one who is sick or dying, say good things, for the angels say: Amin to whatever you say.’ When Abu Salamah died, I came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: 'O Messenger of Allah! Abu Salamah has died.’ He said: 'Say: "Allahummaghfir li wa lahu, wa a’qibni minhu 'uqba hasanah (O Allah, forgive me and him, and compensate me with someone better than him).’" She said: 'I said that, and Allah compensated me with someone better than him: Muhammad the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.’"
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ شَقِيقٍ، عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ، قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ ﷺ ـ ‏"‏ إِذَا حَضَرْتُمُ الْمَرِيضَ أَوِ الْمَيِّتَ فَقُولُوا خَيْرًا فَإِنَّ الْمَلاَئِكَةَ يُؤَمِّنُونَ عَلَى مَا تَقُولُونَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَلَمَّا مَاتَ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ـ ﷺ ـ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ أَبَا سَلَمَةَ قَدْ مَاتَ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ قُولِي اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَلَهُ وَأَعْقِبْنِي مِنْهُ عُقْبَى حَسَنَةً ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَتْ فَفَعَلْتُ فَأَعْقَبَنِي اللَّهُ مَنْ هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِنْهُ ‏.‏ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ ﷺ
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visiting  *  sickness  *  death  *  angels  *  compensation

QUICK LESSONS:
Speak kindly when visiting those who are ill or have passed away .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith teaches us that when we visit someone who is sick or dying, we should say good things as the angels will be listening and saying "Amin" to whatever we say. This hadith also tells us about how Allah SWT recompensed Umm Salamah for her loss of Abu Salamah by giving her a much greater blessing in return - Prophet Muhammad PBUH himself. We learn from this that Allah SWT always rewards those who are patient in times of difficulty and sorrow, even if it may not be immediately apparent. It also teaches us that when visiting those who are ill or have passed away, it is important to remember our manners and speak kindly so that our words can bring comfort to them in their time of need.

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