Gardens of the Righteous — Page 172
172. GARDENS OF THE RIGHTEOUS 910. Ibn Abbas relates that the Holy Prophet said: If a person visits an invalid who is not on the point of death and supplicates seven times: I beseech. Allah the Glorious, Lord of the Glorious Throne, to bestow healing on thee:. Allah will heal him of his sickness (Abu Daud and Tirmidhi). 911. Ibn Abbas relates that the Holy Prophet visited a rustic who was ailing. When he visited an invalid he was wont to say: Have no fear. The ailment will prove purifying, if God wills (Bokhari). 912. Abu Sa'id Khudri relates that Gabriel came to the Holy Prophet and inquired: Muhammad, are you in pain? He answered: Yes. Gabriel said:. In the name of Allah, I cleanse thee of all that troubles thee and from the mischief of every person and of every envious eye. May Allah heal thee. In the name of Allah, I cleanse thee (Muslim). 913. Abu Sa'id Khudri and Abu Hurairah both bear witness that the. Holy Prophet said: If a person says: There is none worthy of worship save. Allah, Great is Allah; his Lord responds to him and affirms: There is none worthy save I, and I am Great. When he says: There is none worthy of worship save Allah, the One, He has no associate; He affirms: There is none worthy of worship save I Alone. I have no associate. When he says: There is none worthy of worship save Allah, His is the kingdom and His the praise; He affirms:. There is none worthy of worship save I; Mine is the praise and Mine is the. Kingdom. When he says: There is none worthy of worship save Allah, and there is no strength to resist evil nor power to do good except through Allah;. He affirms: There is none worthy of worship save I, and there is no strength to resist evil nor power to do good except through Me. The Holy Prophet added:. He who says this in his illness and dies thereafter will not be devoured by the. Fire (Tirmidhi). 914. 145. . On Inquiring about the Sick. Ibn Abbas relates that Ali ibn Abu Talib came out of the chamber of the Holy Prophet during the illness of the latter which proved fatal and the people asked him: Abu Hasan, how is the Holy Prophet this morning? He answered: Praise be to Allah, he is in good condition (Bokhari). 146. . On what one should say on the Approach of Death 915. Ayesha relates that she heard the Holy Prophet say, when he was resting against her in his last illness: Allah, forgive me and have mercy on me and join me to the Companion on high (Bokhari and Muslim).