The ruling on taking flowers to visit a sick person
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The questioner:
It was said: O Shaykh, I heard that it is not permissible to take flowers to visit a sick person. Is this correct? And what is the reason for it?
The Shaykh:
This is from the practices of the Christians, going with flowers to the sick person, and giving flowers to the sick person. This is from the practices of the Christians, that they believe in the flowers that healing is achieved through them. This is not permissible, because it involves imitating the Christians, and it may involve the belief that healing is achieved through these flowers.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
Also, they buy them for high prices, they buy them for prices that have no value, they hold onto money in them believing that they will cure the sick person.
It was said: O Shaykh, I heard that it is not permissible to take flowers to visit a sick person. Is this correct? And what is the reason for it?
The Shaykh:
This is from the practices of the Christians, going with flowers to the sick person, and giving flowers to the sick person. This is from the practices of the Christians, that they believe in the flowers that healing is achieved through them. This is not permissible, because it involves imitating the Christians, and it may involve the belief that healing is achieved through these flowers.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
Also, they buy them for high prices, they buy them for prices that have no value, they hold onto money in them believing that they will cure the sick person.
Source
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