The reward for patience with mental illnesses while undergoing treatment
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, the female questioner says: I have suffered from mental illnesses since the beginning of my life, and I have been patient and seeking reward from Allah until this time. Do I receive reward, Shaykh, for my patience and seeking reward in these illnesses, even though I am undergoing treatment and have reached the age of twenty-six?
Answer:
Yes, if you are patient and do not despair of the illness, and you also seek treatment, then that is a good thing. There is reward in patience. As for the patience where you abandon treatment, that is not praiseworthy. Do the cause and be patient with the pain of the illness until Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) cures you. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, the female questioner says: I have suffered from mental illnesses since the beginning of my life, and I have been patient and seeking reward from Allah until this time. Do I receive reward, Shaykh, for my patience and seeking reward in these illnesses, even though I am undergoing treatment and have reached the age of twenty-six?
Answer:
Yes, if you are patient and do not despair of the illness, and you also seek treatment, then that is a good thing. There is reward in patience. As for the patience where you abandon treatment, that is not praiseworthy. Do the cause and be patient with the pain of the illness until Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) cures you. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (153) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1438-02-01] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (41:04)
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