Al-Adab Al-Mufrad — Hadith #47019

Ishaq told us, he said: An-Nadr bin Shumail told us, he said: Hammad bin Salamah told us, on the authority of Thabit al-Bunani, on the authority of Abu Rafi’, on the authority of Abu Hurairah, on the authority of the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, he said: God says: I asked you for food but you did not feed Me. He said: Then He says: O Lord, and how? Did you feed me and I did not feed you, and you are the Lord of the worlds? He said: Did you not know that such-and-such servant of Mine asked you for food and you did not feed him? Did you not know that you If you had fed him, you would have found him with me? Son of Adam, I asked you to give you something to drink, but you did not give me something to drink. So he said: O Lord, how can I give you something to drink when you Lord of the Worlds? Then He will say: Such-and-such servant of Mine asked you for water but you did not provide for him. Did you not know that had you given him water to drink you would have found him with Me? Son of Adam, I fell ill and you did not visit me. He said: O Lord, how can I visit you, when You are the Lord of the worlds? He said: Did you not know that my servant is so-and-so? He fell ill, and if you had visited him, you would have found him with me? Or you had found me with him?