Question

Is the following authentic?

To visit the sick is more beloved in the sight of Allah than ‘ibadah for 40 or 50 years 

 

Answer

Visiting the sick is extremely rewarding and very much encouraged. However, the narration in question has been declared a fabrication by the Hadith masters.

(La-alil Masnu’ah, vol. 2, pg. 405 and Tanzihush Shari’ah, vol. 2, pg. 353)

See here for a few reliable narrations on this topic.

 

And Allah Ta’ala Knows best,

Answered by: Mawlana Muhammad Abasoomar

Checked by: Mawlana Haroon Abasoomar

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التخريج من المصادر العربية

تنزيه الشريعة المرفوعة: (٢/ ٣٥٣)
حديث: «عيادة المريض أحب إلى الله من عبادة أربعين أو خمسين سنة» (فت) من حديث أنس وفيه إبراهيم بن عبد الله الكوفي وعبد الله بن قيس.

اللآلىء المصنوعة في الأحاديث الموضوعة: (٢/ ٤٠٥)
(الأزدي) حدثنا محمد بن زكربا بن الهيثم بن أبي حرب حدثنا الحسن بن علي بن زياد حدثنا إبراهيم بن عبد الله الكوفي عن عبد الله بن قيس عن حميد الطويل قال دخلنا على أنس بن مالك نعوده فقلنا حدثنا بشيء سمعته من رسول الله: قال سمعت رسول الله يقول: «عيادة مريض أحب إلي من عبادة أربعين أو خمسين سنة قلنا زدنا».


Moulana Muhammad A


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