Chapter: The recommendation to advise the relatives of a sick person and those who serve him to treat him kindly, bear with him, and remain patient with the hardship that may come from him; likewise, to counsel regarding a person whose death is imminent because of a prescribed punishment, retaliation, or the like.

913 – ʿImrān ibn Ḥuṣayn (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that a woman from the tribe of Juhaynah came to the Prophet ﷺ while she was pregnant from fornication. She said, “Messenger of Allah, I have incurred a prescribed punishment; so carry it out on me.” The Messenger of Allah ﷺ summoned her guardian and said, “Treat her well, and when she has given birth, bring her to me.” He did so. The Prophet ﷺ then ordered that her garments be fastened around her, and he commanded that she be stoned. After she was stoned, he performed the funeral prayer for her. Narrated by Muslim.

[Explanation]

Imām al-Nawawī, may Allah have mercy on him, states in his Riyāḍ al-Ṣāliḥīn under the chapter on encouraging the family of the sick person to be patient with him and bear with him, and so forth—that one ought to show kindness toward the ill, endure them, and be patient with any harsh words that may come from them, for the sick person’s spirit is constricted and the world has grown narrow for him. He may therefore utter rough speech, complain, or the like. Let the caregiver remain patient with this and seek his reward from Allah ﷻ, for he will be rewarded for