The Meaning of the Hadith: There is no 'adwa (contagion) and no tatiyyah (superstition)
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Question:
The hadithSunan Ibn Majah 3539, what is the meaning of this hadith? And is it applied in our present time?
Answer:
The meaning of this hadith is the negation of what the people of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance (jahiliyyah) believed, namely that disease spreads by itself and transfers by itself. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saidSunan Abi Dawud 3911Sahih (Al-Albani) ghul, Sunan al-Bayhaqi 10:1137, so it is the invalidation of what the people of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance believed, namely that disease transfers by itself. Disease only transfers by the permission of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He); He is the One who sends it down and He is the One who transfers it. So the Muslim relies upon Allah, avoids the causes by which something he dislikes might befall him, and avoids them by staying away from the afflicted. For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If the plague breaks out in a land, do not advance toward it.
And whoever is in a land where the plague breaks out, he should not leave it. All of this is from the category of acting without causes. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The hadith
There is no ‘Adwa, no omen, no Hamah and no Safar.
لا عدوى ولا طيرة ولا هامة ولا صفرAnswer:
The meaning of this hadith is the negation of what the people of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance (jahiliyyah) believed, namely that disease spreads by itself and transfers by itself. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said
There is no infection, no evil,
لا عدوى ولا طيرة ولا صفر ولاand flee from the leper as you would flee from a lion
وفر من المجذوم فرارك من الأسدAnd whoever is in a land where the plague breaks out, he should not leave it. All of this is from the category of acting without causes. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
نور على الدرب 21-05-1438هـ — af.org.sa (3:16)
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