[51] مَكَارِمُ الْأَخْلَاقِ، قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ص تَمَامُ عِيَادَةِ الْمَرِيضِ أَنْ يَضَعَ أَحَدُكُمْ يَدَهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ يَسْأَلَهُ كَيْفَ هُوَ كَيْفَ أَصْبَحْتَ وَ كَيْفَ أَمْسَيْتَ وَ تَمَامُ تَحِيَّتِكُمُ الْمُصَافَحَةُ. (The book) ‘Makarim Al Akhlaq’ – ‘The Prophet -saww said: ‘The complete consolation of the sick is that one of you should place his hand upon him and ask him how he is, and how is his morning, and how is his evening, and complete your salutations with the handshakes’’.
[52] وَ عَنْ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ ع قَالَ: عَادَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع صَعْصَعَةَ بْنَ صُوحَانَ فَقَالَ يَا صَعْصَعَةُ لَا تَفْخَرْ عَلَى إِخْوَانِكَ بِعِيَادَتِي إِيَّاكَ وَ انْظُرْ لِنَفْسِكَ فَكَأَنَّ الْأَمْرَ قَدْ وَصَلَ إِلَيْكَ وَ لَا يُلْهِيَنَّكَ الْأَمَلُ. And from Abu Al-Hassan -asws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen -asws consoled Sa’sa Bin Sowhan. He -asws said: ‘O Sa’sa!
Do no pride upon your brothers by my -asws having consoled you, and look out of yourself, for it is as if the matter (death) has arrived to you, and don’t engage in the long hopes’’.
And from the book ‘Zohad Amir Al-Momineen -asws ’, and from ‘Kitab Al-Janaiz’ – from Al-Sadiq ‑asws having said: ‘There is no consoling regarding the eye pain, nor can consolation be in less than three days. When it is obligated, so a day, and a day no, or a day from two days no, and when the illness is prolonged, leave the sick and his dependants’’.
(The book) ‘Al Makarim’ – ‘From Al-Sadiq -asws having said: ‘The complete consoling of the sick is that you should place your hand upon his forearm, and hasten the standing from his presence, for consoling the sore throat (his more talking to the visitors) is severer upon the sick than his pain’’.