What is the ruling on treating with hot springs?
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Question:
This questioner asks, saying: In our country, in this land, there is a hot spring to which people come from far away in order to seek healing and treatment, believing that it is a cause for curing many skin diseases.
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with that if it has a specific property; if it has a property of a medicine, there is nothing wrong with it. Is this seeking blessing (tabarruk)? No, it is not seeking blessing. This water has a property because it is warm, or because it is salty, or yes.
This questioner asks, saying: In our country, in this land, there is a hot spring to which people come from far away in order to seek healing and treatment, believing that it is a cause for curing many skin diseases.
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with that if it has a specific property; if it has a property of a medicine, there is nothing wrong with it. Is this seeking blessing (tabarruk)? No, it is not seeking blessing. This water has a property because it is warm, or because it is salty, or yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم التداوي بالعيون الحارة؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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