A person visiting the sick should not linger around much . He should not engage in unnecessary conversations nor should he enquire from the indisposed person the details of his illness . The sick person is inconvenienced by such behaviour . Do not inform far off relatives of slight ailments . This creates unnecessary anxiety .
Some people never bother to visit the sick .
This is not correct . There is great thawaab in visiting the sick . It is improper for a physician to inform the patient that his illness cannot be remedied or that all hope is lost . Some even specify a time limit for the patient s life .