Ways of The Prophet (S.A.W)

Consoling and comforting

Hadrat Abu Said al-Khudri (Radi Allahu Ta’ala Anhu) narrated ALLAH’s Messenger (Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam) as saying “When you go to visit an invalid, express a hope that he will live long. That will not avert anything, but it will comfort him.” [Tirmizi, Ibn Majah, Mishkat]

Sometimes he (Prophet) used to place his hand on the forehead of the sick person, then wipe his hand on the chest and belly and used to say (Du’a) “O ALLAH, give him healing”. And when he went near the patient, he used to say, “Don’t worry. If ALLAH wills, every thing will be alright”. Sometimes he said, “This ailment will be atonement for and purifier from the sins.” [Zadul Ma’ad]