Is it permissible to call cancer the evil disease?
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Question:
This questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, is it permissible to call cancer, may Allah protect us and you and our brothers from it, the evil disease?
Answer:
It is not permissible to describe a disease as evil or bad, or to say, "This is a serious disease," or "This disease has no cure," or the like. There is no harm in that. However, to call it "evil" is not permissible. Yes.
This questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, is it permissible to call cancer, may Allah protect us and you and our brothers from it, the evil disease?
Answer:
It is not permissible to describe a disease as evil or bad, or to say, "This is a serious disease," or "This disease has no cure," or the like. There is no harm in that. However, to call it "evil" is not permissible. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 7068- هل يجوز تسمية مرض السرطان بالخبيث؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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