It was mentioned in the hadith of the seventy thousand that among their characteristics is that they do not perform ruqyah. So, is it better for a person to leave treatment with the doctor?
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Question:
Umm 'Abd al-Bari has a number of questions. In one of them, she says: It was mentioned in the hadithSahih Muslim 220a that among their characteristics is that they do not perform ruqyah, so they left ruqyah due to their strong reliance on Allah. My question is: Does this include leaving treatment with doctors? And is it better for a person to leave treatment with the doctor as an act of reliance on Allah? Or is seeking treatment by taking the means, along with reliance on Allah, the correct approach? With reliance, knowledge, and certainty that healing is from Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He?
Answer:
The wording of the hadith in the correct narration is not "those who do not perform ruqyah." Rather, the correct narration is "those who do not seek ruqyah" with the letter sin, meaning they do not ask others for ruqyah. This is because it involves a need for people and the humility of asking people. As for "those who do not perform ruqyah," this is not correct. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed ruqyah, and he was also subjected to ruqyah. This is the wording that was transmitted: "they do not seek ruqyah," meaning they do not ask others for it, because of the asking of others and the need for people. So they leave asking people out of modesty and reliance on Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He.
As for ruqyah in itself, it is prescribed. It is one of the good, beneficial means by the permission of Allah. The meaning of reliance on Allah is not to leave the means. Rather, what is prescribed is both: taking the beneficial means along with reliance on Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. Leaving the means is not prescribed, and it is a deficiency in tawhid (the oneness of Allah). Relying on the means is shirk (associating partners with Allah).
Relying on them is shirk. Relying on the means and leaving reliance on Allah is shirk. And reliance on Allah and leaving the means is a deficiency in the Shari'ah. So it is obligatory to combine the two: taking the beneficial means along with reliance on Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He.
Umm 'Abd al-Bari has a number of questions. In one of them, she says: It was mentioned in the hadith
seventy thousand persons who would be made to enter Paradise without rendering any account
السبعين الألف الذين يدخلون الجنة بغير حسابAnswer:
The wording of the hadith in the correct narration is not "those who do not perform ruqyah." Rather, the correct narration is "those who do not seek ruqyah" with the letter sin, meaning they do not ask others for ruqyah. This is because it involves a need for people and the humility of asking people. As for "those who do not perform ruqyah," this is not correct. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed ruqyah, and he was also subjected to ruqyah. This is the wording that was transmitted: "they do not seek ruqyah," meaning they do not ask others for it, because of the asking of others and the need for people. So they leave asking people out of modesty and reliance on Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He.
As for ruqyah in itself, it is prescribed. It is one of the good, beneficial means by the permission of Allah. The meaning of reliance on Allah is not to leave the means. Rather, what is prescribed is both: taking the beneficial means along with reliance on Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. Leaving the means is not prescribed, and it is a deficiency in tawhid (the oneness of Allah). Relying on the means is shirk (associating partners with Allah).
Relying on them is shirk. Relying on the means and leaving reliance on Allah is shirk. And reliance on Allah and leaving the means is a deficiency in the Shari'ah. So it is obligatory to combine the two: taking the beneficial means along with reliance on Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He.
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قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ورد في حديث السبعين الألف أن من صفاتهم أنهم لا يرقون فهل إذا ترك الإنسان العلاج عند الطبيب أفضل؟ — youtube.com
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