The ruling on calling cancer the malignant disease
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Question:
Another questioner says: Honorable Shaykh! Some people call cancer—may Allah protect us, you, and all our brothers—from being called the malignant disease.
Answer:
It is not permissible to use this name for the disease. This is among the legions of Allah the Mighty and Majestic. It is not to be described as malignant, nor as good. It is to be described, for example, as a serious disease, and it is not to be described as malignant. Yes.
Another questioner says: Honorable Shaykh! Some people call cancer—may Allah protect us, you, and all our brothers—from being called the malignant disease.
Answer:
It is not permissible to use this name for the disease. This is among the legions of Allah the Mighty and Majestic. It is not to be described as malignant, nor as good. It is to be described, for example, as a serious disease, and it is not to be described as malignant. Yes.
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع فضيلة الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7279 — youtube.com (17:43)
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