The Hadith of al-Shifa' Regarding What Is Forbidden and Treating Illness by Wearing Silk
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. It is reported from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said: "Indeed, Allah the Mighty and Majestic upon it. He asks: How do we reconcile this with what is reported from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)?
The Shaykh:
This is narrated from Ibn Mas'ud: "Allah has not made your healing in what He has forbidden to you." As for what is reported from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), it is his saying:Sunan Abi Dawud 3874Da'if (Al-Albani) This is what is reported from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) Sunan Abi Dawud 3874Da'if (Al-Albani) As for "Allah has not made your healing in what He has forbidden to you," this is narrated from Ibn Mas'ud as a mawquf (stopping at a Companion), and it is also narrated as marfu' (traced to the Prophet), but the mawquf is more well-known. Yes.
The questioner:
Then he says, may Allah preserve you. Is wearing silk and treating oneself with it for one who has scabies or a skin disease an exception to this?
The Shaykh:
Yes, it is an exception for one who has scabies or severe itching that goes away with the silk; there is no harm. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) granted a dispensation for some of the Companions who had scabies or itching. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. It is reported from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said: "Indeed, Allah the Mighty and Majestic
He has not made the healing of my Ummah in what is forbidden
لم يجعل شفاء أمتي فيما حرمThe Shaykh:
This is narrated from Ibn Mas'ud: "Allah has not made your healing in what He has forbidden to you." As for what is reported from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), it is his saying:
so treat yourselves medically, but use nothing unlawful.
تداووا ولا تداووا بحرامso treat yourselves medically, but use nothing unlawful.
تداووا ولا تداووا بحرامThe questioner:
Then he says, may Allah preserve you. Is wearing silk and treating oneself with it for one who has scabies or a skin disease an exception to this?
The Shaykh:
Yes, it is an exception for one who has scabies or severe itching that goes away with the silk; there is no harm. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) granted a dispensation for some of the Companions who had scabies or itching. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 12-06-1435هـ — alfawzan.live (1:02:02)
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