How to reconcile the warning against seeking worldly benefits through one's deeds with the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) hadith, "Treat your illnesses with charity"?

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Regarding the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), "Treat your illnesses with charity." He also says: It is also reported that there is a prohibition against a person seeking worldly benefits through his good deeds. Does treating illness with charity fall under this?

Answer:
This world alone; that is not permissible. But if he wants both this world and the Hereafter, there is no harm. Our Lord, give us in

in this world [that which is] good and [also] in the Hereafter

الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ

[Al-A'raf 7:156]

a good [outcome]. After He, the Exalted, said:

And among the people is he who says, "Our Lord, give us in this world," and he will have in the Hereafter no share. ⁽²⁰¹⁾ But among them is he who says, "Our Lord, give us in this world [that which is] good and in the Hereafter [that which is] good and protect us from the punishment of the Fire."

فَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَن يَقُولُ رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا وَمَا لَهُ فِي الْآخِرَةِ مِنْ خَلَاقٍ وَمِنْهُم مَّن يَقُولُ رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ

[Al-Baqarah 2:200-201]

. So if he combines this world with the Hereafter, there is nothing wrong with it. The only thing to be wary of is if he limits himself to this world alone. Yes.

Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [65 -308] كيف الجمع بين التحذير عن إرادة الإنسان الخير بأمور الدنيا وحديثه ﷺ «داووا مرضاكم بالصدقة»! — youtube.com

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