Health & wellbeingFrom the masjid's own video, May 8, 2026.
Visiting the sick is worship
“The right of a Muslim upon another Muslim is for you to visit the sick.”
In one sentence
Visiting the sick is a neglected Muslim duty and an act of worship that brings divine reward, offers hope, and can serve as compassionate da'wah.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Introduces visiting the sick as a Muslim's right, alongside the etiquette of returning greetings.
- Explains the reward of visiting sick people, including angels' prayers and a path toward Paradise.
- Gives guidance to make healing supplications, offer hope, and avoid burdening patients.
- Extends the practice to sick non-Muslim neighbors and presents it as a form of da'wah.
- Frames illness as a temporary test through which Allah forgives sins.
- Concludes with prayers, Qur'anic recitations, and announcements of religious classes.
Try this week
Visit sick Muslims, including people in hospitals.
Visit sick non-Muslim neighbors and acquaintances.
Offer hope in Allah's mercy and remind patients that illness can be a temporary test.
Avoid burdening sick people with unhelpful conversation.
Feed the hungry and release captives.
Sources the khateeb cited
Quran 24:27-28Recited regarding greeting people and seeking permission before entering homes.
Quran 16:90Recited as a closing command toward justice, excellence, family care, and avoiding wrongdoing.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“the right of a Muslim upon another Muslim is for you to visit the sick”
“even if the person that you're visiting is a non-Muslim you're allowed to visit them”
“when you go and you visit someone who is sick that you evoke hope in their heart in the mercy of Allah azawajal”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
Today's khutbah taught us that visiting someone who is sick is a real right and a beautiful act of worship. The speaker said a visitor receives the prayers of many angels, and should make a healing du'a, offer hope, and avoid burdening the patient. He also reminded us that we may visit sick non-Muslim neighbors, and that kindness can open hearts to Islam. Illness can be a test through which Allah forgives sins, so we should respond with compassion and make visiting the sick part of our community life.
- Who could we visit or check on this week, and what kindness could we bring them?
- What words might give hope to someone who is sick?
- How can visiting a neighbor show good character?
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