The ruling on going to the doctor when ill
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Question:
What is better for a servant to do when he is afflicted with an illness: should he be patient and not go to the doctor, or should he be patient and go to the doctor? Does the ruling differ depending on the type of illness and its severity?
Answer:
Patience is required, and taking the means is also required. Going to the doctor is taking a means. If one is patient and does not go to the doctor, he has a choice, because treatment is not obligatory; it is permissible. If you wish, you do it, and if you wish, you leave it and be patient. You are at your option. If you do it, you have taken the permissible means. If you do not do it and are patient, you have likewise left a permissible means; you have not left an obligation. Yes.
What is better for a servant to do when he is afflicted with an illness: should he be patient and not go to the doctor, or should he be patient and go to the doctor? Does the ruling differ depending on the type of illness and its severity?
Answer:
Patience is required, and taking the means is also required. Going to the doctor is taking a means. If one is patient and does not go to the doctor, he has a choice, because treatment is not obligatory; it is permissible. If you wish, you do it, and if you wish, you leave it and be patient. You are at your option. If you do it, you have taken the permissible means. If you do not do it and are patient, you have likewise left a permissible means; you have not left an obligation. Yes.
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