Sunan Ibn Majah
Sunan Ibn Majah 1440
What was narrated concerning visiting the sick
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ وَكِيعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو يَحْيَى الْحِمَّانِيُّ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ الرَّقَاشِيِّ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ دَخَلَ النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ عَلَى مَرِيضٍ يَعُودُهُ فَقَالَ " أَتَشْتَهِي شَيْئًا أَتَشْتَهِي كَعْكًا " . قَالَ نَعَمْ . فَطَلَبُوا لَهُ .
Translation
It wasnarrated that Anas bin Malik said
“The Prophet (ﷺ) enteredupona sick person to visit him. He said: ‘Do you long for anything?Doyou long for Ka’k (a type of bread)?’ He said: ‘Yes.’ So theysentsomeone to bring some Ka’k for him.”