Abu Sa'id said: Gabriel came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and said: "O Muhammad, have you fallen ill?" He said: "Yes." He said: "In the name of Allah, I perform ruqyah for you, from everything that harms you, from the evil of every soul or envious eye, may Allah heal you" (49). Abu Zur'ah said: Both of these hadiths are authentic. It is narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "When you enter upon a sick person, expand his hope for his term of life (i.e., offer comfort), for that does not avert anything of the decree of Allah, but it pleases the heart of the sick person." Narrated by Ibn Majah (50). One should also encourage him to repent and make a will, based on what Ibn Umar narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) that he said: "It is not for a Muslim person who has something to leave by will, to spend two nights, except that his will is written with him." Agreed upon (51).
Section: It is recommended that the sick person be attended by the person of his family who is most gentle with him, most knowledgeable about his situation, and most God-fearing towards
Dawud, in: Chapter of how to perform ruqyah, from the Book of Medicine (Sunan Abi Dawud 2/338); Al-Tirmidhi, in: Chapter of what has come regarding seeking refuge for the sick, from the Chapters of Funerals (Aridat al-Ahwadhi 4/196); and Imam Ahmad, in: Al-Musnad 3/151, 267. (49) Documented by Muslim, in: Chapter of medicine, illness, and ruqyah, from the Book of Peace (Sahih Muslim 4/1718); Al-Tirmidhi, in: Chapter of what has come regarding seeking refuge for the sick, from the Chapters of Funerals (Aridat al-Ahwadhi 4/196); Ibn Majah, in: Chapter of that with which the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) sought refuge and with which he was sought refuge, from the Book of Medicine (Sunan Ibn Majah 2/1164); and Imam Ahmad, in: Al-Musnad 3/28, 56, 58, 75. (50) In: Chapter of what has come regarding visiting the sick, from the Book of Funerals (Sunan Ibn Majah 1/462). It was also documented by Al-Tirmidhi, in: Chapter of 'Abdullah ibn Sa'id narrated to us...', from the Chapters of Medicine (Aridat al-Ahwadhi 8/238). (51) Documented by Al-Bukhari, in: The beginning of the Book of Wills (Sahih al-Bukhari 4/2); and Muslim, in: The beginning of the Book of Wills (Sahih Muslim 3/1249). It was also documented by Abu Dawud, in: Chapter of what has come regarding what is commanded of the will, from the Book of Wills (Sunan Abi Dawud 1/101); Al-Tirmidhi, in: Chapter of what has come regarding the encouragement to make a will, from the Chapters of Funerals, and in: Chapter of what has come regarding the encouragement to make a will, from the Chapters of Wills (Aridat al-Ahwadhi 4/197, 8/273); Al-Nasa'i, in: Chapter of dislike for delaying the will, from the Book of Wills (Al-Mujtaba 6/199); Ibn Majah, in: Chapter of the encouragement to make a will, from the Book of Wills (Sunan Ibn Majah 2/901); Al-Darimi, in: Chapter of one who recommended making a will, from the Book of Wills (Sunan al-Darimi 2/402); Imam Malik, in: Chapter of the command to make a will, from the Book of Wills (Al-Muwatta 2/761); and Imam Ahmad, in: Al-Musnad 2/4, 10, 50, 57, 80, 113.
