Is lice a punishment from Allah?
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it true that lice, may Allah honor you, are a punishment from Allah, such that if a person has them, he is being punished?
The Shaykh:
A punishment from Allah. Yes. And the harmful lice suck blood. So they are among the harmful and biting creatures that disturb a person’s comfort. Yes.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
They are the result of illness and weakness. And also the result of not keeping clean, cleaning the body and clothes. Lice arise from dirt on the body or on the clothes. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it true that lice, may Allah honor you, are a punishment from Allah, such that if a person has them, he is being punished?
The Shaykh:
A punishment from Allah. Yes. And the harmful lice suck blood. So they are among the harmful and biting creatures that disturb a person’s comfort. Yes.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
They are the result of illness and weakness. And also the result of not keeping clean, cleaning the body and clothes. Lice arise from dirt on the body or on the clothes. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل القمل من عذاب الله؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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