Mishkat al-Masabih
Mishkat al-Masabih 1590, 1591
Arabic hadith text
وَعَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى الله عَلَيْهِ وَسلم: «العيادة فوَاق نَاقَة» وَفِي رِوَايَةِ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ مُرْسَلًا: «أَفْضَلُ الْعِيَادَةِ سُرْعَةُ الْقِيَامِ» . رَوَاهُ الْبَيْهَقِيُّ فِي شُعَبِ الْإِيمَان
Translation
Anas said: The Messenger of God said: A visit to the sick should last no longer than the interval between milkings of a she-camel.
In a mursal version from Said ibn al-Musayyib: The best sick visit is to get up and leave quickly.
Al-Bayhaqi transmitted it in Shuab al-Iman.
Translation notes
The English witness adds an explanation of camel milking that is not present in this Arabic block.