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O Allah, bless Sister Sakinah Warid. Send some of your servants nearby to visit her. Comfort her and her family. Amin.

It's very true that most of us have neglected this act that has a lot of blessing to other faith such as the Christians. I was reading al-Jummah recently, and it quoted Imam Shafie` as saying "Knowledge is of two kinds, that of religion and that of the world. The knowledge of religion is the law of Islam. The knowledge of the world is medicine." Taking care of the sick is second to learning once religion. The prophet muhammad Salallahu Alaihi Wasalam had made is easier by saying we should simply visit the sick. In the case of our sister who wrote this article, I truely simpathised with her and pray that Allah subhanahu wa taalla grant her speedy recovery and reward her for her patience in this trial, Ameen. As an ordinary muslim, I wonder how feasible it is to visit a felow muslim at the hospital when one does not know her name and which unit she is in? I think it should be classified as part of the duties of the Imams, as she clearly stated. In that case, the Imam will have additional responsibility unbehalf of the muslim community. If not, then we muslims need to design a better way to intract with our sick sisters and brothers. Also we can donate Qurans to hospitals and stipulate the best manner to handle them , insha ALlah. I pray for my sister. May her trial be a "tahur" (wiping away of sins) for her, Ameen.