Visiting the sick and reminding them of repentance is recommended

The questioner:
He (may Allah have mercy on him) said: It is recommended to visit the sick and remind them of repentance and making a will.

The Shaykh:
When a person is struck by illness. And illness is a precursor to death.

The presenter:
Important.

The Shaykh:
So it is recommended to visit him, such that his Muslim brother, whether from among his relatives or others, visits him. Visiting the sick is visiting the sick person. It is not merely for the sake of greeting him, but the greatest purpose of visiting the sick is to remind him, to remind him of repentance and seeking forgiveness. Also, he becomes comfortable with his visiting brother, and that alleviates his pain. So visiting the sick is among the rights of a Muslim over his Muslim brother, and it is among the virtues of deeds. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to visit the sick. Until he visited the disbelievers to call them to Allah. He visited his uncle Abu Talib while he was on the verge of death and called him to Allah, saying to him: Say, "There is no god but Allah," a word by which I will intercede for you with Allah. He also visited a Jewish boy who served him, so he called him to Allah. The boy accepted Islam and died upon Islam. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you.

The questioner:
He said: And reminding him of repentance and the will.

The Shaykh:
Reminding him of repentance, which is returning to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) before he dies, before death descends upon him, because , so he should hasten to repent as long as he is alive and as long as death has not descended upon him. The sick person is in the greatest need of repentance, because he is on the verge of death, close to death, so he should hasten to repent as long as the time for the acceptance of repentance remains. Likewise, he is reminded of the will, and this does not mean that the sick person should be made to feel that he is going to die, because the command to repent is required of the healthy as well as the sick, and likewise the will. It is not understood from this that the sick person is being made to feel that he will die or that he is in danger of death, because this causes him pain. However, asking for the will is done even from the healthy. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Yes.