Abu Qilaba reported from Abu'l-Ash'ath as-San'ani that Abu Asma'
said, "Whoever visits his brother is in a tent of the Garden." I (the transmitter)
asked Abu Qilaba, "What is the tent of the Garden?" "Its fruits," he replied.
I said to Abu Qilaba, "From whom did Asma' transmit?" "From Thawban from
the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace," he replied.
Three of the Banu Sa'd related from their father that the Messenger
of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, visited Sa'd (ibn Abi
Waqqas) in Makka and Sa'd wept. He asked, "Why are your weeping?" Sa'd
replied, "I fear that I will die in the land from which I have emigrated
as Sa'd (ibn Khawla) died." The Prophet said, "O Allah, heal Sa'd!" three
times. Sa'd said, "I have a lot of property which my daughter will inherit.
Shall I will all of it away?" "No," he replied. Sa'd asked, "Two-thirds?"
"No," he replied. "A half then?" Sa'd asked. "No," he answered. Sa'd asked,
"A third?" "A third," he said, "but a third is a lot. What you give as
sadaqa from your property is sadaqa. What you spend on your family is sadaqa.
What your wife eats of your food is sadaqa for you. It is better for you
to leave your family in a state of plenty (or he said "livelihood") than
to leave them where they have to importune people."
Abu Bakr ibn Hazm and Muhammad ibn al-Munkadir were some people
from the mosque who visited 'Umar ibn al-Hakam ibn Rafi' al-Ansari. They
said, "Abu Hafs! Relate to us!" He said, "I heard 'Abdullah say that he
heard the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, "When
someone visits a sick person, he dives into mercy to such an extent that
when he sits with him, he settles in it."
Narrated Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, said, "There are three things which are all a duty for
every Muslim:
to visit the sick, to attend funerals, and to say, 'may Allah
have mercy on you' when someone sneezes if he praises Allah Almighty."
