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Quoting the UN page, Basically, people with HIV/AIDS are sick people as usual. This means that he still receives humane treatment, such as receiving adequate medical services and support from people close to him so that he remains steadfast during the exam.
In a qudsi hadith, the Prophet SAW once said, “Verily Allah swt will say on the Day of Judgment: ‘O son of Adam, I am sick, but you do not visit me.’ He said, ‘O my Lord, how can I visit You, when You are the Lord of the universe?’ He said, ‘You know that my servant so-and-so is sick, but don’t you want to visit him? You know, if you look at him, you will find me by his side.’” (HR Muslim).
This hadith shows Islam’s concern for other human beings who are tested for disease, including people who are HIV/AIDS positive. Commenting on the above hadith, Imam an-Nawawi conveyed, the meaning of ‘you will find me at his side’ is that there is reward and glory for people who want to visit people who are sick.
Thus, relying on dhamir mutakallim on the word ‘abdun shows that the person who is sick is indeed receiving glory from God and is close to Him. In other words, this hadith encourages us to pay attention and give support to fellow human beings who are sick . (An-Nawawi, Muslim Syrah, [2017]juz VIII, p. 103).
On several occasions, the Prophet also appreciated people who wanted to visit their sick relatives, and even several hadith books have made the priority of visiting the sick a separate chapter. Just to quote, one of them is the following word of the Apostle, which means:
“God’s Messenger commanded us seven things and forbade us seven things. He commanded us to (1) visit the sick, (2) accompany the dead, (3) pray for those who sneeze, (4) keep our promises , (5) help the downtrodden, (6) fulfill invitations, and (7) spread hello
Thus, he forbade us to (1) wear gold rings, (2) drink from silver vessels, (3) wear silk mats, (4) wear clothes embroidered with thick silk, (5) raw silk, (6) ) thick silk, or (7) fine silk.” (Muslim HR) From this hadith, Imam an-Nawawi said that it is a sunnah to visit the sick. This applies to anyone, whether they are people we know or not whether related or not (Imam An-Nawawi, Syarah Muslim, chapter XIV, page 13).
