Riyad as-Salihin: Book 6, Hadith 25 Abu Sa’id Al-Khudri (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “Exhort your dying men to recite: ‘La ilaha illallah’ (There is no true god except Allah).”. وعن أبي سعيد الخدري رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : “لقنوا […]
Riyad as-Salihin is a renowned compilation of hadith by Imam An-Nawawi that focuses on ethics, manners, and spirituality. It gathers teachings of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) aimed at guiding Muslims toward righteous conduct and strengthening their relationship with Allah and fellow human beings.
Book 6, The Book of Visiting the Sick, discusses the virtues and proper conduct of visiting those who are ill.
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 6, Hadith 26 Umm Salamah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) visited Abu Salamah (May Allah be pleased with him) when his eyes were open soon after he died. He closed them (the eyes) for him and said, “When the soul is taken away, the sight […]
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 6, Hadith 27 Umm Salamah (May Allah be pleased with her): The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “When you visit a sick or a dying person, you should utter good words because the angels say `Amin’ at what you say.” She added: When Abu Salamah (May Allah be pleased with him) died, […]
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 6, Hadith 28 Umm Salamah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying, “When a person suffers from a calamity and utters: ‘Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi raji’un. Allahumma ujurni fi musibati, wakhluf li khairan minha (We belong to Allah and to Him we shall […]
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 6, Hadith 29 Abu Musa Al-Ash’ari (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “When a man’s child dies, Allah, the Exalted, asks His angels, ‘Have you taken out the life of the child of My slave?’ and they reply in the affirmative. He (SWT) then asks, […]
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 6, Hadith 30 Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Allah, the Exalted, says: ‘I have no reward except Jannah for a believing slave of Mine who shows patience and anticipates My reward when I take away his favourite one from the inhabitants of […]
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 6, Hadith 31 Usamah bin Zaid (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: A daughter of the Prophet (ﷺ) sent a message to him that her son was at his last breath, and requested him to come to her. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sent back the informer saying: “To Allah belongs […]
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 6, Hadith 32 Ibn ‘Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) visited Sa’d bin ‘Ubadah during his illness. He was accompanied by ‘Abdur-Rahman bin ‘Auf, Sa’d bin Abu Waqqas and ‘Abdullah bin Mas’ud (May Allah be pleased with them). The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) began to […]
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 6, Hadith 33 Usamah bin Zaid (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: A grandson (child of the daughter) of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was presented to him while the child was at his last breath. Tears began to flow from the eyes of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). Sa’d said […]
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 6, Hadith 34 Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came to his son Ibrahim (May Allah be pleased with him) when he was breathing his last. The eyes of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) began shedding tears. ‘Abdur-Rahman bin ‘Auf (May Allah be pleased with […]
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 6, Hadith 35 Abu Rafi` Aslam (May Allah be pleased with him), the freed slave of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “He who washes a dead body and conceals what he notices of physical defects, he will be forgiven forty times.” . عن أبي رافع […]
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 6, Hadith 36 Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “Whoever follows the funeral procession and offers the funeral prayer for it, will get a reward equal to one Qirat, and whoever attends it till burial, will get a reward equal to two Qirat.” […]