Is not wearing a mask during 'Umrah and in crowded places considered reliance upon Allah?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is not wearing a mask during 'Umrah and in crowded places considered reliance upon Allah?
Answer:
Reliance upon Allah means taking the necessary measures. It does not mean leaving the beneficial measures, or indeed all beneficial measures, and relying on Allah without depending on the measures. It is not leaving reliance upon Allah and not depending on it while abandoning the measures; rather, one combines them. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) was the greatest of those who relied on Allah, yet he wore armor in jihad. He wore a helmet on his head (peace and blessings be upon him), carried weapons, and took precautions. He did not say that he relied on Allah and leave the measures.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is not wearing a mask during 'Umrah and in crowded places considered reliance upon Allah?
Answer:
Reliance upon Allah means taking the necessary measures. It does not mean leaving the beneficial measures, or indeed all beneficial measures, and relying on Allah without depending on the measures. It is not leaving reliance upon Allah and not depending on it while abandoning the measures; rather, one combines them. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) was the greatest of those who relied on Allah, yet he wore armor in jihad. He wore a helmet on his head (peace and blessings be upon him), carried weapons, and took precautions. He did not say that he relied on Allah and leave the measures.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [430 /641] هل عدم لبس الكمامة في العمرة وفي الأماكن المزدحمة يعد من التوكل؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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