LessonsEncouragement, Ease, Service to Others, and Social Etiquette (Hadith 154–161)Quiz

أَطْعِمُوا الْجَائِعَ وَعُودُوا الْمَرِيضَ وَفُكُّوا الْعَانِيَ
Feed the hungry, visit the sick, and help free the captive.

Source: البخاري

أَطْعِمُوا (“feed”), عُودُوا (“visit”), and فُكُّوا (“help release”) are plural imperatives. Their objects are الْجَائِعَ (the hungry), الْمَرِيضَ (the sick), and الْعَانِيَ (the captive).

The three commands address three kinds of human need: food, consolation and attention during illness, and assistance for someone held in captivity. Genuine concern should produce appropriate action, not stop at sympathetic words.

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Hadith 158: The hungry, the sick, and the captive

Encouragement, Ease, Service to Others, and Social Etiquette (Hadith 154–161)

أَطْعِمُوا الْجَائِعَ وَعُودُوا الْمَرِيضَ وَفُكُّوا الْعَانِيَ
Feed the hungry, visit the sick, and help free the captive.

Source: البخاري

أَطْعِمُوا (“feed”), عُودُوا (“visit”), and فُكُّوا (“help release”) are plural imperatives. Their objects are الْجَائِعَ (the hungry), الْمَرِيضَ (the sick), and الْعَانِيَ (the captive).

The three commands address three kinds of human need: food, consolation and attention during illness, and assistance for someone held in captivity. Genuine concern should produce appropriate action, not stop at sympathetic words.