Sahih al-Bukhari · Book 75

كتاب المرضى

The Book of Patients

37 hadith · 22 chapters

The chapter divisions

Chapters in this book

11- بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي كَفَّارَةِ الْمَرَضِ:(1) Chapter. The saying that sickness is expiation for sins.22- بَابُ شِدَّةِ الْمَرَضِ:(2) Chapter. The severity of disease.33- بَابُ أَشَدُّ النَّاسِ بَلاَءً الأَنْبِيَاءُ ثُمَّ الأَوَّلُ فَالأَوَّلُ:(3) Chapter. The people most prone to trials are Prophets, and then the most pious people, and then the less pious and so on.44- بَابُ وُجُوبِ عِيَادَةِ الْمَرِيضِ:(4) Chapter. It is compulsory to visit the sick.55- بَابُ عِيَادَةِ الْمُغْمَى عَلَيْهِ:(5) Chapter. To visit an unconscious person.66- بَابُ فَضْلِ مَنْ يُصْرَعُ مِنَ الرِّيحِ:(6) Chapter. The superiority of a person who is suffering from epilepsy.77- بَابُ فَضْلِ مَنْ ذَهَبَ بَصَرُهُ:(7) Chapter. The superiority of a person who has lost his sight.88- بَابُ عِيَادَةِ النِّسَاءِ الرِّجَالَ:(8) Chapter. The visiting of sick men by women.99- بَابُ عِيَادَةِ الصِّبْيَانِ:(9) Chapter. To visit sick children.1010- بَابُ عِيَادَةِ الأَعْرَابِ:(10) Chapter. To visit a (sick) bedouin.1111- بَابُ عِيَادَةِ الْمُشْرِكِ:(11) Chapter. To visit a (sick) Mushrik.1212- بَابُ إِذَا عَادَ مَرِيضًا فَحَضَرَتِ الصَّلاَةُ فَصَلَّى بِهِمْ جَمَاعَةً:(12) Chapter. If one visited a patient and when the time of the Salat (prayer) became due, he led the people present there, in a congregational Salat (prayer).1313- بَابُ وَضْعِ الْيَدِ عَلَى الْمَرِيضِ:(13) Chapter. Placing the hand on the patient.1414- بَابُ مَا يُقَالُ لِلْمَرِيضِ وَمَا يُجِيبُ:(14) Chapter. What (a visitor) should say to a patient and what should be the answer of the patient.1515- بَابُ عِيَادَةِ الْمَرِيضِ رَاكِبًا وَمَاشِيًا وَرِدْفًا عَلَى الْحِمَارِ:(15) Chapter. To visit a patient riding, walking or sitting with another person on a donkey.1616- بَابُ مَا رُخِّصَ لِلْمَرِيضِ أَنْ يَقُولَ إِنِّي وَجِعٌ، أَوْ وَارَأْسَاهْ، أَوِ اشْتَدَّ بِي الْوَجَعُ:(16) Chapter. It is permissible for a patient to say: “I am sick,” or “Oh, my head!” or “My ailment has been aggravated.”1717- بَابُ قَوْلِ الْمَرِيضِ قُومُوا عَنِّي:(17) Chapter. The saying of the patient: “Get up from me!”1818- بَابُ مَنْ ذَهَبَ بِالصَّبِيِّ الْمَرِيضِ لِيُدْعَى لَهُ:(18) Chapter. Whoever took the sick boy (to someone) to invoke Allah for him.1919- بَابُ تَمَنِّي الْمَرِيضِ الْمَوْتَ:(19) Chapter. The patient’s wish for death.2020- بَابُ دُعَاءِ الْعَائِدِ لِلْمَرِيضِ:(20) Chapter. The invocation for the patient by the one who pays a visit to him.2121- بَابُ وُضُوءِ الْعَائِدِ لِلْمَرِيضِ:(21) Chapter. The performing of ablution by a person who pays a visit to a patient.2222- بَابُ مَنْ دَعَا بِرَفْعِ الْوَبَاءِ وَالْحُمَّى:(22) Chapter. Whoever invoke Allah to remove epidemics and fever.

Opening leaves

First narrations

Bukhari · 5641مَا يُصِيبُ الْمُسْلِمَ مِنْ نَصَبٍ ، وَلَا وَصَبٍ ، وَلَا هَمٍّ ، وَلَا حُزْنٍ ، وَلَا أَذًى ، وَلَا غَمٍّ ، حَتَّى الشَّوْكَةِ يُشَاكُهَا ، إِلَّا كَفَّرَ اللَّهُ بِهَا مِنْ خَطَايَاهُThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "No fatigue, nor disease, nor sorrow, nor sadness, nor hurt, nor distress befalls a Muslim, even if it were the prick he receives from a thorn, but that Allah expiates some of his sins for that."7 narratorsBukhari · 5642مَا يُصِيبُ الْمُسْلِمَ مِنْ نَصَبٍ ، وَلَا وَصَبٍ ، وَلَا هَمٍّ ، وَلَا حُزْنٍ ، وَلَا أَذًى ، وَلَا غَمٍّ ، حَتَّى الشَّوْكَةِ يُشَاكُهَا ، إِلَّا كَفَّرَ اللَّهُ بِهَا مِنْ خَطَايَاهُThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "No fatigue, nor disease, nor sorrow, nor sadness, nor hurt, nor distress befalls a Muslim, even if it were the prick he receives from a thorn, but that Allah expiates some of his sins for that."7 narratorsBukhari · 5643مَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِ كَالْخَامَةِ مِنَ الزَّرْعِ تُفَيِّئُهَا الرِّيحُ مَرَّةً وَتَعْدِلُهَا مَرَّةً ، وَمَثَلُ الْمُنَافِقِ كَالْأَرْزَةِ لَا تَزَالُ حَتَّى يَكُونَ انْجِعَافُهَا مَرَّةً وَاحِدَةًThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The example of a believer is that of a fresh tender plant, which the wind bends lt sometimes and some other time it makes it straight. And the example of a hypocrite is that of a pine tree which ke10 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 5644قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِ كَمَثَلِ الْخَامَةِ مِنَ الزَّرْعِ ، مِنْ حَيْثُ أَتَتْهَا الرِّيحُ كَفَأَتْهَا ، فَإِذَا اعْتَدَلَتْ تَكَفَّأُ بِالْبَلَاءِ ، وَالْفَاجِرُ كَالْAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "The example of a believer is that of a fresh tender plant; from whatever direction the wind comes, it bends it, but when the wind becomes quiet, it becomes straight again. Similarly, a believ6 narratorsBukhari · 5645مَنْ يُرِدِ اللَّهُ بِهِ خَيْرًا يُصِبْ مِنْهُAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "If Allah wants to do good to somebody, He afflicts him with trials."5 narratorsBukhari · 5646مَا رَأَيْتُ أَحَدًا أَشَدَّ عَلَيْهِ الْوَجَعُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَI never saw anybody suffering so much from sickness as Allah's Messenger (ﷺ).10 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 5647أَجَلْ مَا مِنْ مُسْلِمٍ يُصِيبُهُ أَذًى ، إِلَّا حَاتَّ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ خَطَايَاهُ ، كَمَا تَحَاتُّ وَرَقُ الشَّجَرِI visited the Prophet (ﷺ) during his ailments and he was suffering from a high fever. I said, "You have a high fever. Is it because you will have a double reward for it?" He said, "Yes, for no Muslim is afflicted with an6 narratorsBukhari · 5648مَا مِنْ مُسْلِمٍ يُصِيبُهُ أَذًى شَوْكَةٌ فَمَا فَوْقَهَا إِلَّا كَفَّرَ اللَّهُ بِهَا سَيِّئَاتِهِ كَمَا تَحُطُّ الشَّجَرَةُ وَرَقَهَاI visited Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) while he was suffering from a high fever. I said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! You have a high fever." He said, "Yes, I have as much fever as two men of you." I said, "Is it because you will 6 narratorsBukhari · 5649أَطْعِمُوا الْجَائِعَ ، وَعُودُوا الْمَرِيضَ ، وَفُكُّوا الْعَانِيَThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Feed the hungry, visit the sick, and set free the captives."5 narratorsBukhari · 5650أَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِسَبْعٍ ، وَنَهَانَا عَنْ سَبْعٍ ، نَهَانَا عَنْ : خَاتَمِ الذَّهَبِ ، وَلُبْسِ الْحَرِيرِ ، وَالدِّيبَاجِ ، وَالْإِسْتَبْرَقِ ، وَعَنِ الْقَسِّيِّ ، وَالْمِيثAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) ordered us to do seven things and forbade us to do seven other things. He forbade us to wear gold rings, silk, Dibaj, Istabriq, Qissy, and Maithara; and ordered us to accompany funeral processions, 5 narratorsBukhari · 5651حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ ، عَنْ ابْنِ الْمُنْكَدِرِ سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا ، يَقُولُ : مَرِضْتُ مَرَضًا ، فَأَتَانِي النَّبِيُّ صَلّOnce I fell ill. The Prophet (ﷺ) and Abu Bakr came walking to pay me a visit and found me unconscious. The Prophet (ﷺ) performed ablution and then poured the remaining water on me, and I came to my senses to see the Prop4 narratorsBukhari · 5652أَلَا أُرِيكَ امْرَأَةً مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ ؟ ، قُلْتُ : بَلَى ، قَالَ : هَذِهِ الْمَرْأَةُ السَّوْدَاءُ أَتَتِ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَتْ : إِنِّي أُصْرَعُ ، وَإِنِّي أَتَكَشَّفُ فَادْعُIbn `Abbas said to me, "Shall I show you a woman of the people of Paradise?" I said, "Yes." He said, "This black lady came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, 'I get attacks of epilepsy and my body becomes uncovered; please inv5 narrators