<b>Guidance from the Hadiths:</b><br> 1) Visiting the sick is a means leading to Paradise and enjoying its bliss.<br> 2) The angels invoke Allah’s forgiveness upon a person who visits the sick.<br> 3) The duration of stay with the sick person differs according to different conditions and persons.<br> 4) One of the ways for seeking knowledge is to pose a question so as to receive the answer.<br> <br> <b>Benefit:</b><br> Some people think that we should only visit people who are seriously ill and not those whose illness is moderate, like having a toothache or a headache or the like. This contradicts the Sunnah and deprives them of some of the means for forgiveness of sins and obtaining great rewards. Zayd ibn Arqam said: “I had a pain in my eyes and the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) visited me.” [Narrated by Al-Bukhāri in Al-Adab al-Mufrad] So, we should be keen on seizing such opportunities. A small deed in the sight of people may be the reason for you to enter Paradise.