# Sunan Abi Dawud - Funerals (Kitab Al-Jana'iz)

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**1 hadith**

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## Hadith #3097

**Book:** Funerals (Kitab Al-Jana'iz) | **Narrator(s):** Abdullah bin Nafi' al-Sa'agh عبد الله بن نافع الصائغ المخزومي, al-Hakam bin 'Utayba الحكم بن عتيبة, Ali ibn Abi Talib, Muhammad bin Kathir bin Abi 'Ata' محمد بن كثير بن أبي عطاء الثقفي, Shu'bah bin al-Hajjaj شعبة بن الحجاج | **Grade:** Da'if

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.

*Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-abi-dawud-3097/)*

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