A son traveling for treatment and leaving his blind father
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A man says: His father is blind and needs someone to accompany him to the mosque and take care of his needs. His son has had to travel for treatment for an illness he has contracted, and his treatment period abroad may be long. His question is: Is this son a sinner for leaving his father and traveling for treatment?
Answer:
He should entrust someone to take his place, even if it is for a wage. He may hire someone to take his place in serving his father until he returns. He should not leave him to be neglected.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A man says: His father is blind and needs someone to accompany him to the mosque and take care of his needs. His son has had to travel for treatment for an illness he has contracted, and his treatment period abroad may be long. His question is: Is this son a sinner for leaving his father and traveling for treatment?
Answer:
He should entrust someone to take his place, even if it is for a wage. He may hire someone to take his place in serving his father until he returns. He should not leave him to be neglected.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 04-11-1435هـ — alfawzan.live (1:02:47)
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