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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Supplicating to Allah for the removal of affliction is not dissatisfaction

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Question:
May Allah reward you with good and do you good. He also asks and says: A man started to limp in his leg, which caused him some lameness when walking, as well as burns on his hands. Is it permissible to supplicate to Allah the Exalted to remove this affliction, or is it a form of dissatisfaction?

Answer:
Supplicating to Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) for the cure of illness is a good matter and an act of worship; supplication is worship. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Supplication is worship.الدعاء هو العبادة،
It is not dissatisfaction with the divine decree and destiny of Allah, but rather it is worship of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Allah is near and responsive. The Prophet of Allah, Ayyub, supplicated to his Lord to remove the illness from him. He (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned what Allah related about him:
Indeed, adversity has touched me, and you are the Most Merciful of the merciful."أَنِّي مَسَّنِيَ الضُّرُّ وَأَنتَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ
[Al-Anbya 21:83]
So Allah responded to his supplication and removed the harm that was upon him.
And [mention] Job, when he called to his Lord, "Indeed, adversity has touched me, and you are the Most Merciful of the merciful."وَأَيُّوبَ إِذْ نَادَىٰ رَبَّهُ أَنِّي مَسَّنِيَ الضُّرُّ وَأَنتَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ
[Al-Anbya 21:83]
So We responded to him and removed what afflicted him of adversityفَاسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُ فَكَشَفْنَا مَا بِهِ مِن ضُرٍّ
[Al-Anbya 21:84]
This is worship of Allah the Exalted, and the servant is in need of raising his need to his Lord (Glorified and Exalted is He). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to perform ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation) for the sick; ruqyah is supplication, supplication for his healing. In any case, this does not fall under dissatisfaction. Dissatisfaction means despair from the decree and destiny of Allah, whereas supplication is worship of Allah, and it is accompanied by patience and seeking reward. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4280- دعاء الله برفع البلاء ليس من التسخط - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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