What is the ruling on visiting the sick?
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The questioner : I mean, for a period of time, for example, the sick are the most common thing in the hospital. Yes. I want to say, I don't know of anyone who is sick, but I am certain that there must be a sick person in the hospital.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : How does this process work?
The Shaykh : This means you are fulfilling a collective obligation. Because not every sick person in the hospital is visited by their family; the norm is that their relatives visit them. However, sometimes a person has no relatives here, or no one knows about him. Yes, that is right. May Allah reward you with good. And you, if Allah wills, have now sufficed us all.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : How does this process work?
The Shaykh : This means you are fulfilling a collective obligation. Because not every sick person in the hospital is visited by their family; the norm is that their relatives visit them. However, sometimes a person has no relatives here, or no one knows about him. Yes, that is right. May Allah reward you with good. And you, if Allah wills, have now sufficed us all.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 2457 - 4600 ما حكم زيارة المريض؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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