The ruling on disapproving of obesity resulting from illness
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, is it permissible to disapprove of a person whose body is overweight and advise him to lose weight?
Answer:
He should consult a doctor. This matter is one to be discussed with a doctor. If his obesity is not due to indulgence in worldly pleasures, a desire for food, or a voracious appetite, then he is not to be criticized, because some obesity is a disease, a result of illness, such as what they call cholesterol or whatever it is in the blood. This is a disease, not health. However, if the obesity is due to health, indulgence, and a desire for worldly things, then that is what is criticized. But if the obesity is a result of illness, then he is not to be criticized for it.
Honorable Shaykh, is it permissible to disapprove of a person whose body is overweight and advise him to lose weight?
Answer:
He should consult a doctor. This matter is one to be discussed with a doctor. If his obesity is not due to indulgence in worldly pleasures, a desire for food, or a voracious appetite, then he is not to be criticized, because some obesity is a disease, a result of illness, such as what they call cholesterol or whatever it is in the blood. This is a disease, not health. However, if the obesity is due to health, indulgence, and a desire for worldly things, then that is what is criticized. But if the obesity is a result of illness, then he is not to be criticized for it.
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