Please provide the reference and authenticity of the narration which states that an Angel calls out, “Your footsteps are good” when visiting the sick.
Answer:
Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said:
“Whomsoever visits a sick person or visits his brother for the sake of Allah, a caller calls out, ‘You have done good, your footsteps are blessed and you have prepared an abode in Jannah”
(Sunan Tirmidhi, Hadith: 2008, Sunan Ibn Majah, Hadith: 1443 and Sahih Ibn Hibban; Al Ihsan, Hadith: 2961 with slight variation in the words)
Imam Tirmidhi has graded the Hadith sound (hasan).
And Allah Ta’ala knows best.
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