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O Son of Adam, I Was Sick and You Did Not Visit Me

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Sahih Muslim · 2569·Narrated by Abu Hurayrah (RA)

إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَقُولُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ مَرِضْتُ فَلَمْ تَعُدْنِي. قَالَ يَا رَبِّ كَيْفَ أَعُودُكَ وَأَنْتَ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ. قَالَ أَمَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّ عَبْدِي فُلاَنًا مَرِضَ فَلَمْ تَعُدْهُ أَمَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّكَ لَوْ عُدْتَهُ لَوَجَدْتَنِي عِنْدَهُ يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ اسْتَطْعَمْتُكَ فَلَمْ تُطْعِمْنِي. قَالَ يَا رَبِّ وَكَيْفَ أُطْعِمُكَ وَأَنْتَ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ. قَالَ أَمَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّهُ اسْتَطْعَمَكَ عَبْدِي فُلاَنٌ فَلَمْ تُطْعِمْهُ أَمَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّكَ لَوْ أَطْعَمْتَهُ لَوَجَدْتَ ذَلِكَ عِنْدِي يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ اسْتَسْقَيْتُكَ فَلَمْ تَسْقِنِي. قَالَ يَا رَبِّ كَيْفَ أَسْقِيكَ وَأَنْتَ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ قَالَ اسْتَسْقَاكَ عَبْدِي فُلاَنٌ فَلَمْ تَسْقِهِ أَمَا إِنَّكَ لَوْ سَقَيْتَهُ وَجَدْتَ ذَلِكَ عِنْدِي

Transliteration

Innallaha 'azza wa jalla yaqulu yawmal-qiyamah: yabna adama maridtu falam ta'udni. Qal: ya rabbi kayfa a'uduka wa anta rabbul-'alamin? Qal: ama 'alimta anna 'abdi fulanan marida falam ta'udh, ama 'alimta annaka law 'udtahu lawajadtani 'indah. Yabna adamas-tat'amtuka falam tut'imni. Qal: ya rabbi wa kayfa ut'imuka wa anta rabbul-'alamin? Qal: ama 'alimta annahus-tat'amaka 'abdi fulanun falam tut'imh, ama 'alimta annaka law at'amtahu lawajadta dhalika 'indi. Yabna adamas-tasqaytuka falam tasqini. Qal: ya rabbi kayfa asqika wa anta rabbul-'alamin? Qal: istasqaka 'abdi fulanun falam tasqih, ama innaka law saqaytahu wajadta dhalika 'indi

Translation

Narrated Abu Hurayrah (RA): The Messenger of Allah (SAW) said, "Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, will say on the Day of Resurrection: 'O son of Adam, I was sick and you did not visit Me.' He will say, 'O my Lord, how could I visit You when You are the Lord of the worlds?' He will say, 'Did you not know that My servant so-and-so was sick and you did not visit him? Did you not know that had you visited him, you would have found Me with him? O son of Adam, I asked you for food and you did not feed Me... O son of Adam, I asked you for drink and you did not give Me drink...'"

Practice This Today

Visit or call someone who is ill today, or feed someone who is hungry. Allah says you will find Him there.

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