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, I came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: “O Messenger of Allah, Abu Salamah has died.” He (ﷺ) directed me to supplicate thus: “Allahummaghfir li wa lahu, wa a`qibni minhu `uqba hasanatan .” So I supplicated as he directed, and Allah gave me a man who was better for me than Abu Salamah (i.e., the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ)). (The Prophet (ﷺ) married Umm Salamah afterwards.)
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-عن أم سلمة رضي الله عنها قالت: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : ”إذا حضرتم المريض، أو الميت، فقولوا خيرا، فإن الملائكة يؤمنون علي ما تقولون، قالت: فلما مات أبو سلمة، أتيت النبي صلى الله عليه وسلمى الله عليه وسلم الله عليه وسلم الله عليه وسلم فقلت: يا رسول الله، إن أبا سلمة قد مات، قال: “قولي: اللهم اغفر لي وله، واعقبني منه عقبة حسنة” فقلت: فأعقبني الله من هو خير لي منه: محمداً صلى الله عليه وسلم .” ((رواه مسلم هكَذا:”إِذا حَضَرْتُمُ المَرِيضَ” أَو”الميِّت”عَلَى الشَّكِّ، رواه أبو داود وغيره:”الميِّت”بلا شَكٍّ)).
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 6, Hadith 27
The above hadith is from the Riyad as-Salihin collection of hadiths. Compiled by the esteemed Imam Yahya ibn Sharaf al-Nawawi in the 12th century, Riyad as-Salihin (The Gardens of the Righteous) is a cherished collection of approximately 1,900 hadith. This monumental work, organized into 20 distinct books, was the product of a painstaking 44-year composition process dedicated to compiling prophetic teachings.
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For more Hadith in Book 6: The Book of Visiting the Sick