(7) باب فِي فَضْلِ الْعِيَادَةِ عَلَى وُضُوءٍ
Narrated Anas ibn Malik:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If anyone performs ablution well and pays a visit to his (sick) Muslim brother seeking his reward from Allah, he will be removed a distance of seventy years (kharif) from Hell. I asked: What is kharif, Abu Hamzah? He replied: A year.Abu Dawud said: Only the people of Basrah have narrated the tradition on visiting the sick after performing ablution. (ES)
Reference (ES): Sunan Abi Dawud 3097 (ES)
In-book reference (ES): Book 21, Hadith 9 (ES)
English translation (ES): Book 20, Hadith 3091 (ES)