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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Following it, and it is also authentic, clarifies what concerns the patient who is unable to perform the act of worship. It is the hadith of 'Abd Allah ibn 'Amr, and in the copy it is 'Abd Allah ibn

Shaykh Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albani

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The Shaykh : And the hadith following it, which is also authentic, clarifies what concerns the patient who is unable to perform the act of worship. It is the hadith of 'Abd Allah ibn 'Amr, and in the copy it is 'Abd Allah ibn 'Umar, which is an error; the correct name is 'Abd Allah ibn 'Amr (may Allah be pleased with them both), from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), who said
There is no one among the people who is struck with a calamity in his body except that Allah, Mighty and Majestic, commands the angels who guard him and says: Write for My servant, in every day and night, what he used to do of good while he was in My bond ما من أحد من الناس يُصاب ببلاء في جسده إلا أمر الله عز وجل الملائكة الذين يحفظونه وقال اكتبوا لعبدي في كل يوم وليلة ما كان يعمل من خير ما كان في وِثَاقي
or
My bond وَثاقي
What was in My captivity and in the illness with which I afflicted him ما كان في أسري وفي مرضي الذي ابتليته به
This confirms the meaning that came in the previous hadith with some detail. It is clear and evident and does not need any commentary.
He says in its tracing: Ahmad narrated it, and the wording is his, and al-Hakim said it is authentic according to their conditions. In a narration from Ahmad, it was said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
When a servant of God is accustomed to worship Him in a good manner, then becomes ill, the angel who is entrusted with him is told to record for him actions equivalent to those which he did when he was well till God sets him free from his illness or takes him in إن العبد إذا كان على طريقة حسنة من العبادة ثم مرض قيل للملك المُوكّل به اكتب له مثل عمله إذا كان طليقا حتى أطْلِقه أو أكفته إليّ
Mishkat al-Masabih 1559
It was said to the angel assigned to him: Write for him like his righteous work that he used to do and was unable to perform
Like his work when he was free مثل عمله إذا طليقا
meaning when he was healthy and not ill, write for him the reward of that work that he was unable to do until he is released, meaning until I make him healthy and cure him. If he returns to health and soundness and continues the previous work, it is written for him as well. But if he leaves it, it is not written. Rather, his previous work is written for him as long as he is in the bond of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, and in His captivity and the illness with which He afflicted him. Thus says the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).
When a servant of God is accustomed to worship Him in a good manner, then becomes ill, the angel who is entrusted with him is told to record for him actions equivalent to those which he did when he was well till God sets him free from his illness or takes him in إن العبد إذا كان على طريقة حسنة من العبادة ثم مرض قيل للملك الموكّل به اكتب له مثل عمله إذا كان طليقا حتى أطلقه - أي أعافيه - أو أكفته إليّ
Mishkat al-Masabih 1559
Meaning I gather him and return him, meaning I take him and I cause him to die. The chain of narration of this narration is good. He explained his statement
I take him to Me أكفته إليّ
with a kaf, then a fa, then a tha with a dot above, meaning I gather him to Me and I take him.
Source alathar.net

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