The Ruling on Seeking Medical Treatment and Reliance upon Allah
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Question:
May Allah grant you success. Some of the elderly women and men, when they fall ill, do not agree to go to the doctors. What is your opinion on that? Is this part of perfect reliance upon Allah? Does the hadith apply to them: "Those who do not apply cautery and place their trust in their Lord"?
Answer:
Yes, going to the doctor is permissible. If the believer leaves it, he has left a permissible matter, not an obligatory one. Treatment is not obligatory, nor is it recommended according to the Hanbalis; rather, it is permissible. He may do it, and he may leave it. If he leaves it in reliance upon Allah and seeking reward, this indicates strong faith, without a doubt. Yes. Yes. And... Makhru, read, we want the recitation, read, and Allah is near and responsive. If the faith is sincere and the reliance is sincere, then recitation is the most beneficial of medicines. Yes.
May Allah grant you success. Some of the elderly women and men, when they fall ill, do not agree to go to the doctors. What is your opinion on that? Is this part of perfect reliance upon Allah? Does the hadith apply to them: "Those who do not apply cautery and place their trust in their Lord"?
Answer:
Yes, going to the doctor is permissible. If the believer leaves it, he has left a permissible matter, not an obligatory one. Treatment is not obligatory, nor is it recommended according to the Hanbalis; rather, it is permissible. He may do it, and he may leave it. If he leaves it in reliance upon Allah and seeking reward, this indicates strong faith, without a doubt. Yes. Yes. And... Makhru, read, we want the recitation, read, and Allah is near and responsive. If the faith is sincere and the reliance is sincere, then recitation is the most beneficial of medicines. Yes.
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