What is the ruling on going to the doctor?
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The questioner:
This questioner says: Is going to the doctor like seeking healing through ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation), such that it prevents one from being [faithful]?
The Shaykh:
No, going to the doctor is permissible. Seek medical treatment. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Seek medical treatment, but do not seek treatment with what is forbidden"Sunan Ibn Majah 3438Sahih (Darussalam). So this is permissible. And the one who is patient with his illness and says, "I want the reward," and does not contradict [this], is patient with his illness and has a share [in the reward]. He wants the reward and does not contradict [this]. How?
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
Regarding treatment, they say that seeking treatment is not obligatory according to the Hanbalis; it is not obligatory. Therefore, they say that seeking treatment is permissible by consensus and does not contradict reliance upon Allah. This is a phrase from the text of al-Zad. Yes, it is permissible. So it is permissible according to them. If you seek treatment, there is no harm, and if you leave it, there is no harm. Yes.
This questioner says: Is going to the doctor like seeking healing through ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation), such that it prevents one from being [faithful]?
The Shaykh:
No, going to the doctor is permissible. Seek medical treatment. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Seek medical treatment, but do not seek treatment with what is forbidden"
Allah does not send down any disease, but He also sends down the cure for it.
ما أنزل الله داء إلا أنزل له دواءThe presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
Regarding treatment, they say that seeking treatment is not obligatory according to the Hanbalis; it is not obligatory. Therefore, they say that seeking treatment is permissible by consensus and does not contradict reliance upon Allah. This is a phrase from the text of al-Zad. Yes, it is permissible. So it is permissible according to them. If you seek treatment, there is no harm, and if you leave it, there is no harm. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم الذهاب إلى الطبيب؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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