Why visiting ill persons and helping them is so important?

It is narrated that one day Imam Hussain (AS) visited an ill person by the name of Osama Ibn Zaid who owed money.

 

Why visiting ill persons and helping them is so important?

He was complaining and repeatedly was saying: Oh, what a misfortune! Imam Hussain (AS) asked: What is wrong? Osama replied: I am in debt, I owe sixty thousand dirham, and the pain of this debt has spread in me. Imam Hussain (AS) said: Do not worry; I will pay your debt. Osama said: I fear to die before paying my debt. Imam (AS) said: I will pay your debt before your death, and Imam Hussain (AS) paid all his debt before Osama passed away [1].

[1] Manaqib Aal-e-Abi Talib, Vol. 3, Page 221.

Source: en.shafaqna.com

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