Attributing illness to Allah in His saying, the Exalted: “And if I am ill, He is the One who cures me”
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Question:
This brother says: Allah, Glorious and Exalted, said:[Ash-Shu'ara 26:80] Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, attributed illness to the servant. Is it permissible to attribute illness to Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He?
Answer:
This is what Allah mentioned regarding Ibrahim (peace be upon him), His intimate friend, when He said, "And when I fell ill, He cured me." The cure is from Allah, and the illness is from Allah. However, Allah is not attributed with evil. Even though He is the One who decreed it, it is not attributed to Him out of reverence for Allah, respect for Allah the Exalted, and proper etiquette with Him. So He said, "And when I fell ill." This is part of the etiquette with Allah the Exalted. He did not say, "When He made me ill." He said, "When I fell ill." This is part of the etiquette with Allah the Exalted. Yes.
This brother says: Allah, Glorious and Exalted, said:
And when I am ill, it is He who cures me
وَإِذَا مَرِضْتُ فَهُوَ يَشْفِينِAnswer:
This is what Allah mentioned regarding Ibrahim (peace be upon him), His intimate friend, when He said, "And when I fell ill, He cured me." The cure is from Allah, and the illness is from Allah. However, Allah is not attributed with evil. Even though He is the One who decreed it, it is not attributed to Him out of reverence for Allah, respect for Allah the Exalted, and proper etiquette with Him. So He said, "And when I fell ill." This is part of the etiquette with Allah the Exalted. He did not say, "When He made me ill." He said, "When I fell ill." This is part of the etiquette with Allah the Exalted. Yes.
Source
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