Is a person with an illness given the choice between treatment and patience?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a person has an illness, is he given the choice if he wants to be patient or to seek treatment, and what is best for him?
Answer:
Treatment is permissible; if he wishes, he does it, and if he wishes, he leaves it. It is not obligatory, nor even recommended; rather, it is permissible. It is permissible to seek treatment, and he is given the choice: if he wishes, he seeks treatment, and if he wishes, he leaves the treatment. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a person has an illness, is he given the choice if he wants to be patient or to seek treatment, and what is best for him?
Answer:
Treatment is permissible; if he wishes, he does it, and if he wishes, he leaves it. It is not obligatory, nor even recommended; rather, it is permissible. It is permissible to seek treatment, and he is given the choice: if he wishes, he seeks treatment, and if he wishes, he leaves the treatment. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3503- 4717] هل يخير من به مرض بين العلاج أو الصبر؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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