Vaccination against diseases and its relationship to reliance upon Allah
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Question:
Is vaccination during the time of diseases, before they are cured, considered a contradiction of reliance upon Allah? And is it shirk (associating partners with Allah)?
Answer:
No, this is a form of precaution, and there is nothing wrong with it. If the vaccination is with a permissible medication, there is nothing wrong with it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered that if a disease breaks out in a country, we should not enter it. This is precaution.Sahih Muslim 2221a This is precaution: taking the protective measures against diseases. These measures are permissible, and there is nothing wrong with them. Yes. When the issue of vaccination first appeared, some scholars initially disapproved of it. But after it was studied and its results and effects were known, they issued a ruling that it is permissible, and praise be to Allah. Yes. Yes.
Is vaccination during the time of diseases, before they are cured, considered a contradiction of reliance upon Allah? And is it shirk (associating partners with Allah)?
Answer:
No, this is a form of precaution, and there is nothing wrong with it. If the vaccination is with a permissible medication, there is nothing wrong with it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered that if a disease breaks out in a country, we should not enter it. This is precaution.
but he said that the sick camel should not be taken to the healthy one
وقال لا يورد ممرض على مصح
Source
الفوزان -أشرطة- أسئلة وأجوبة من دروس التوحيد - أسئلة وأجوبة - الفوزان - ٨ — archive.org (4:01)
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