Patience in illness and taking the means of healing
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Question:
Your Eminence the Shaykh! The hadith of the woman who came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) while she was having seizures, and she asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to supplicate to Allah to heal her, so he gave her the choice between patience and Paradise, or the supplication and healing. Does this indicate that patience in illness is better than taking the means for healing?
Answer:
Yes, taking the means is permissible. And if one is patient and leaves off the means in reliance upon Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), there is no doubt that this is better. This is better. Yes.
Your Eminence the Shaykh! The hadith of the woman who came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) while she was having seizures, and she asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to supplicate to Allah to heal her, so he gave her the choice between patience and Paradise, or the supplication and healing. Does this indicate that patience in illness is better than taking the means for healing?
Answer:
Yes, taking the means is permissible. And if one is patient and leaves off the means in reliance upon Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), there is no doubt that this is better. This is better. Yes.
Source
لقاء مفتوح — alfawzan.live (33:55)
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