Is the following authentic?
To visit the sick is more beloved in the sight of Allah than ‘ibadah for 40 or 50 years
Answer:
Visiting the sick is extremely rewarding and very much encouraged. However, the narration in question has been declared a fabrication by the Hadith masters.
(La-alil Masnu’ah, vol.2 pg.405 and Tanzihush Shari’ah, vol.2 pg.353)
See here for a few reliable narrations on this topic.
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best,
Answered by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar